Svetlana

Gender Feminine
Usage Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Georgian
Scripts Светлана(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) Սվետլանա(Armenian) სვეტლანა(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. svyit-LA-nə(Russian) svyeht-lu-NU(Lithuanian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from Russian svet meaning "light, world". It was popularized by the poem Svetlana (1813) by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It is sometimes used as a translation of Photine.

Related Names

VariantsSvetla(Bulgarian) Svjetlana(Serbian)
DiminutivesLana, Sveta, Svetka(Russian) Lana(Georgian)
Other Languages & CulturesSviatlana(Belarusian) Svjetlana, Lana(Croatian) Světlana(Czech) Lana(Slovene) Svitlana(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingSvětlana

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Bulgaria: February 6
Latvia: September 28
Russia: February 26
Russia: April 2
Slovakia: March 15

Categories

ends in -ana, How to Train Your Dragon characters, light, literature, Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest, Resident Evil characters, The Sopranos characters, top 10 in Estonia, top 10 in Kazakhstan, top 10 in Russia, Two and a Half Men characters, Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest, Virtua Tennis opponent characters, world
Entry updated January 21, 2022