Comments for the name Svetlana

Very beautiful name! Means LIGHT!

The Ukrainian version of this name is Svitlana, with the same meaning as Svetlana.

Svet means "world". It is derived from "svetlo" meaning "light".

I never heard of any "svet-" meaning world, what is the origin of that?

My mother's name is Svetlana and svet means light in Russian. In English, she commonly uses "Lana."

"Svet" is Serbian word meaning "World". This is from Wikipedia: Boris Rybakov argued for identification of the faces with the gods Perun, Svarog, Lada and Mokosh (c.f. Zbruch idol). Joined together, they see all four sides of the world. This gave rise to a false etymology of the name of the god as "worldseer" (svet = "world", vid = "sight"; Svetovid = "worldseer").

The correct pronunciation of Svetlana is svet-LAH-nah.

Svetlana Khorkina was a famous Russian gymnast. She was very graceful and beautiful to watch.

This is a VERY popular name in Russia - like the equivilant to Brittany here in America. A pet form is Svety. It isn't so well-thought of in most other places because people think it sounds harsh, and Svety reminds them of Sweaty. I LOVE it though! It's so pretty! :D.

Svetlana from The Real World Key West is a famous bearer.

This is my name! I love it! All Svetlanas are cute! =)

"Svet" means "world" in Russian, and the meaning of "light" comes from the Bulgarian word "svetlina".

Other pet forms of Svetlana are Svetla or Svetle.

Josef Stalin's youngest child and only daughter, Svetlana Stalina, who defected to the United States in 1967. She now lives in a retirement home in Minnesota. I have always thought this name was very seductive and glamorous.

Svetlana's a really beautiful name, it's also my friend's name, she's Russian and Greek. It fits her perfect, she's funny, beautiful, nice, I would middle name my daughter this when I have her (in like 15 years!)

The origin of this name's Slavic! I read this in babynames. I love this name!

A famous bearer is Czech actress Světlana Nálepková. She was born 2nd July 1960 Praha, Czechia.

Pronounced as "Sviet-lah-nah". Světlana´s pet forms are Světla, Svetty, Světka, Lana.

Also a feminine name in Slovenia.

Slovak pronunciation is "SVEHT-LAH-nah".

Please correct your entry:
Derived from Slavic svet meaning "light".
To read:
Derived from Slavic svetlo, or svetla, meaning "light".
PS: svet means "world" in some Slavic languages (Serbian).

Svetlana Zakharova, born in 1979, principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova, born in 1985, Russian professional tennis player.

Svetlana Boguinskaia, born in 1973, World and Olympic champion gymnast.

Svetlana Khorkina, born in 1979, World and European Champion gymnast.

Svetlana Stević, singer of Serbian traditional music .

The most common nickname to Svetlana, is Sveta. Or Svetik. I don't know any Svetlanas with Svety as a nickname. My name is Svetlana but everyone I know calls me Sveta.

Nickname: Lana.

'Svet' in Serbian means 'world' but 'svetlo' means light in Serbian and 'sveto' means 'holy'. Similarly 'mir' in Serbian means 'peace' but its obsolete meaning is 'world'. In Russian for example 'mir' still means 'world' or 'planet'.

Ukrainian form is Svitlana. [noted -ed]

Svetlana Savitskaya, the second Soviet woman-astronaut. In Saint-Petersburg (Russia) there is the big factory named Svetlana.

Svetlana Nazarova is a key character of Sergei Lukyanenko's novels: Night Watch, Day Watch, Twilight Watch and Final Watch.

Svetlana is really interesting and beautiful, and the meaning's also interesting-- light.

I love this name, but I also prefer the Croatian version- Svjetlana. Serbian pronunciation is SVET-la-nah, and Russian svet-LAH-nah. Pronunciation of Svjetlana is SVYET-la-nah.

The origin of the name is wrong. It derives from 'svetlo' meaning 'light' not 'svet' meaning 'world'. Similar looking but different words. The name means "she who is light" not literally 'light'.

Ps. One of the most beautiful and gracious names on the planet.

English pronunciation is "svyet-LAH-nah".

In English it's more likely to be pronounced sweat-lana or they just look at the paper blankly and you tell them "just call me Lana".