Svyatoslav

Gender Masculine
Usage Russian, Ukrainian
Scripts Святослав(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced Pron. svyi-tu-SLAF(Russian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Slavic elements svetu "blessed, holy" and slava "glory". This was the name of a 10th-century ruler of Kievan Rus, the son of Igor and Olga, and the first to have a name of Slavic origin instead of Old Norse.

Related Names

VariantsSviatoslav(Russian) Sviatoslav(Ukrainian)
DiminutiveSlava(Russian)
Other Languages & CulturesSvetoslav(Bulgarian) Svatoslav(Czech) Świętosław(Polish)

Popularity

People think this name is

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

Categories

divine, fortune, glory
Entry updated January 21, 2022