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Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word
Shweta __NOTOC__ Shweta ( Deva, श्वेता) is an Indian Hindu feminine given name. The Sanskrit word ' literally means "white". The Hindu goddess of knowledge Saraswati is also known as "Shwetambara". Notable people Shweta * Shweta Bhardwaj ...
in
Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
. Particularly unique among similar common Russian names, this one is not of ancient Slavic origin, but was coined by Alexander Vostokov in 1802 and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous
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Svetlana Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...
", the latter first published in 1813. The name is also used in
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,
Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
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Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
, Macedonia, and
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries. In the
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''Svetlana'' is used as a Russian translation of ''
Photina The Samaritan woman at the well is a figure from the Gospel of John. John 4:4–42 relates her conversation with Jesus at Jacob's Well near the city of Sychar. Biblical account The woman appears in ; here is John 4:4–26: This episode take ...
'' (derived from ''phos'' ( el, φως, "light")), a name sometimes ascribed to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well (the
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, John 4).
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similar names to this are ''
Lucia Lucia may refer to: Arts and culture * ''Lucía'', a 1968 Cuban film by Humberto Solás * ''Lucia'' (film), a 2013 Kannada-language film * '' Lucia & The Best Boys'', a Scottish indie rock band formerly known as ''LUCIA'' * "Lucia", a Swedish c ...
'' (of
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
origin, meaning "light"), ''
Claire Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Que ...
'' ("light" or "clear" in
French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
, equivalent to Spanish and Portuguese '' Clara''), ''
Roxana Roxana (c. 340 BC – 310 BC, grc, Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: ''*Raṷxšnā-'' "shining, radiant, brilliant"; sometimes Roxanne, Roxanna, Rukhsana, Roxandra and Roxane) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married a ...
'' (from
Old Persian Old Persian is one of the two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan language, Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native ...
, "little shiny star, light"), and ''
Shweta __NOTOC__ Shweta ( Deva, श्वेता) is an Indian Hindu feminine given name. The Sanskrit word ' literally means "white". The Hindu goddess of knowledge Saraswati is also known as "Shwetambara". Notable people Shweta * Shweta Bhardwaj ...
'' (
Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
, "white, pure").


Variants

The
Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...
equivalent of the name is ''
Svitlana Svitlana (Ukrainian: Світлана from Russian:Светлана) is a Ukrainian dialect female given name and may refer to: *Svitlana Akhadova (born 1993), Ukrainian canoeist *Svitlana Azarova (born 1976), Ukrainian/Dutch composer of contempora ...
'' ( uk, link=no, Світлана), the
Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...
is ''
Sviatlana Sviatlana (Belarusian: Святлана) is a Belarusian female given name and may refer to: *Sviatlana Khakhlova (born 1984), a Belarusian swimmer * Sviatlana Kouhan (born 1980), a Belarusian long-distance runner *Sviatlana Kudzelich (born 1987), ...
'' ( be, link=no, Святлана), the
Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
variant is ''Świetlana'', and the Czech is ''Světlana''. The
Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...
speaking area has three pronunciations:
Ijekavian Shtokavian or Štokavian (; sh-Latn, štokavski / sh-Cyrl, italics=no, штокавски, ) is the prestige dialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards. It ...
''Svjetlana'' (),
Ekavian Shtokavian or Štokavian (; sh-Latn, štokavski / sh-Cyrl, italics=no, штокавски, ) is the prestige dialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards. ...
''Svetlana'' () and
Ikavian Shtokavian or Štokavian (; sh-Latn, štokavski / sh-Cyrl, italics=no, штокавски, ) is the prestige dialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards. It ...
''Svitlana'' () are used according to local customs.


Diminutives

Russian language diminutives include ''Sveta'' (russian: Света), used in Russian-speaking countries, and ''
Lana Lana may refer to: *Lana (given name) *Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist *Lana (wrestler), professional wrestler and pro wrestling manager *'' Wild Energy. Lana'', a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel Sciences * ...
'' (the latter is mainly used outside the former USSR). ''Sveta'' also means "saint" in Bulgarian. The Slavic element ''Svet'' means "blessed, holy, bright". Serbian language diminutives of the name are ''Sveta'' (Света), and ''Ceca'' (Цеца, pronounced Tsetsa).


Ban on name

The Russian onomasticon in the 19th century was a closed conservative system, practically incapable of replenishment. A new name could appear only through the recognition by the
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of a new saint – the bearer of the name. But by the 19th century, the list of permitted names was generally established and the new saints did not affect the namebook ( menologium), since they already bore names from the calendar; their glorification merely reproduced famous names. For example, the name Ivan was mentioned 79 times in the calendar of the late 19th century.


People

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Svetlana Abrosimova Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (russian: Светлана Олеговна Абросимова, born 9 July 1980) is a Russian basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues. She most recently played for th ...
, Russian professional basketball player * Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian journalist, writer, 2015
Nobel Nobel often refers to: *Nobel Prize, awarded annually since 1901, from the bequest of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel Nobel may also refer to: Companies *AkzoNobel, the result of the merger between Akzo and Nobel Industries in 1994 *Branobel, or ...
laureate in
Literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...
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Svetlana Alliluyeva Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva, born Stalina (); ka, სვეტლანა იოსების ასული ალილუევა () (28 February 1926 – 22 November 2011), later known as Lana Peters, was the youngest child and only ...
, the youngest daughter of
Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...
*
Svetlana Biryukova Svetlana Sergeevna Biryukova (née Denyaeva; russian: Светлана Сергеевна Бирюкова (Деняева); born 1 April 1991) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. Her personal best for the event i ...
(born 1991), Russian long jumper * Svetlana Boiko, Russian fencer * Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet Belarusian gymnast *
Svetlana Bolshakova Svetlana Bolshakova (russian: Светлана Большакова; born 14 October 1984) is a Russian-born triple jumper of who competes for Belgium internationally. She married Belgian high jumper Stijn Stroobants in August 2006 and acquired t ...
, Belgian triple jump athlete *
Svetla Bozhkova Svetla Bozhkova Gyuleva ( bg, Светла Божкова Гюлева; born March 13, 1951, in Yambol) is a retired female discus thrower, who competed for Bulgaria at two Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympi ...
(or Svetlana), Bulgarian discus thrower * Svetlana Cherkasova, Russian middle distance runner *
Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova (russian: Светлана Шмакова) (b. October 7, 1979) is a Russian Canadians, Russian-Canadian comic book artist. She is best known for ''Dramacon'', an original English-language manga, original English-language (OEL) ...
, Russian-born comics artist *
Svetlana Gladysheva Svetlana Alekseyevna Gladysheva (russian: Светлана Алексеевна Гладышева, born 13 September 1971) is a retired Russian alpine skier. In her early career she had her best results in the downhill, becoming the junior worl ...
, Russian alpine skier *
Svetlana Gorshenina Svetlana Gorshenina (also spelt Svetlana Goršenina; born Svetlana Michaïlovna Gorshenina) is an historian, art historian, historiographer and specialist on Central Asia, mainly involved in the history of Turkestan of the nineteenth to the early ...
, Uzbekistani historian of Central Asia *
Svetlana Ishmouratova Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova ( ba, Светлана Ирек ҡыҙы Ишморатова, russian: Светлана Ирековна Ишмуратова) (born 20 April 1972) is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk a ...
, Russian biathlete and soldier *
Svetlana Kapanina Svetlana Vladimirovna Kapanina ( rus, Светлана Владимировна Капанина) is a Russian aerobatic pilot. Biography Kapanina was born on 28 December 1968 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan). She dedic ...
, Russian aerobatic pilot *
Svetlana Khodchenkova Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova (russian: Светла́на Ви́кторовна Хо́дченкова; born 21 January 1983) is a Russian film, television and theater actress. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018). Earl ...
, Russian actress * Svetlana Khorkina, Russian gymnast *
Svetlana Koroleva (model) Svetlana Yuryevna Koroleva (russian: Светлана Юрьевна Королёва, born 1983) is a Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2002 in June 2002, while competing with 69 other contestants from vari ...
, Russian model * Svetlana Koroleva (water polo), Kazakhstani waterpolo player *
Svetlana Koroleva-Babich Svetlana Vladimirovna Babich (russian: Светлана Владимировна Бабич, née , Korolyova; born July 17, 1947) is a retired female javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union twice at the Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1976. S ...
, Soviet javelin thrower *
Svetlana Krachevskaya Svetlana Ivanovna "Esfir" Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya (russian: Светлана Ивановна "Эсфирь" Долженко-Крачевская) (born November 23, 1944) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. She is Jewis ...
, Soviet Olympic silver medalist in shot put *
Svetlana Kuzina Svetlana Vladimirovna Kuzina (russian: Светлана Владимировна Кузина, born June 8, 1975) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially th ...
, Russian water polo player *
Svetlana Nikolaevna Kryuchkova Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...
, Russian actress *
Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova (russian: Светлана Валентиновна Крючкова) (born 21 February 1985) is a Russian volleyball player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed for the Russia women's national volleyball tea ...
, Russian volleyball player * Svetlana Kulikova, Russian ice dancer *
Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian inactive professional tennis player. She is a two-time major singles champion, winning the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open, and finishing runner-up at two other majors. I ...
, Russian tennis player *
Svetlana Loboda Svitlana Serhiivna Loboda ( uk, Світлана Сергіївна Лобода; born 18 October 1982), also known by the stage name LOBODA, is a Ukrainian singer and composer. Loboda represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and ...
, Ukrainian singer *
Svetlana Lunkina Svetlana Aleksandrovna Lunkina (russian: Светла́на Алекса́ндровна Лу́нькина; born 29 July 1979) is a Russian-Canadian ballerina who is a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada. Biography Lunkina was ...
, Russian ballet dancer *
Svetlana Masterkova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Masterkova (russian: Светлана Александровна Мастеркова; born 17 January 1968) is a Russian former middle-distance runner and former women's world record holder for the mile and the current 1 ...
, Russian middle distance runner *
Svetlana Matveeva Svetlana Vladislavovna Matveeva (russian: Светлана Владиславовна Матвеева; born 4 July 1969) is a Russian chess player holding the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. In 1984, she tied for first ...
, Russian chess player * Svitlana Maziy, Ukrainian rower *
Svetlana Medvedeva Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva (russian: Светлана Владимировна Медведева, ; née Linnik, ; born 15 March 1965) is a Russian economist who was the First Lady of Russia from 2008 to 2012. She is married to the forme ...
, wife of Russian Prime Minister
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...
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Svetlana Melnikova Svetlana Melnikova (russian: Светлана Мельникова; born 29 January 1951) is a retired female discus thrower and shot putter, who represented the Soviet Union during her career. Melnikova is best known for winning the gold medal in ...
, Soviet discus thrower and shotputter *
Svetlana Moskalets Svetlana Moskalets (russian: Светлана Москалец); born 22 January 1969) is a retired Russian heptathlete. She finished fifth at the 1994 European Athletics Championships, won the gold medal at the 1995 World Indoor Championships ...
, Russian heptathlete * Svetlana Nageykina, Soviet/Russian cross-country skier *
Svetlana Pankratova Svetlana Pankratova (born April 29, 1971) is a Russian woman formerly recognized, according to ''Guinness World Records'', as having the longest legs of any woman in the world. 11-03-2009 While she is not the world's tallest woman, her legs ar ...
, world record-holder for longest female legs *
Svetlana Paramygina Svetlana Paramygina (sometimes Paramyguina) ( be, Святлана Парамыгіна) (born April 5, 1965 in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR) is a former Belarusian biathlete. Her international biathlon career began in 1983. In the 1993 ...
, Soviet Belarusian biathlete *
Svetlana Petcherskaia Svetlana Vladimirovna Petcherskaia (russian: Светлана Владимировна Печёрская); (née Davidova), born 14 November 1968 in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlon, biathlete. The ...
, Russian biathlete *
Svetlana Pletneva Svetlana Alexandrovna Pletneva (also spelled Pletnyeva and Pletnyova russian: Светлана Александровна Плетнева) (April 1, 1926 in Vyatka- 20 November 2008 in Moscow) was a Russian and Soviet archaeologist and historia ...
, Russian archeologist and historian *
Svetlana Ražnatović Svetlana Ražnatović ( Veličković; sr-cyr, Светлана Ражнатовић, ; ; born 14 June 1973), better known by her stage name Ceca ( sr-cyr, Цеца, ), is a Serbian singer and television personality. Often referred to as the "S ...
, Serbian pop-folk singer from Serbia *
Svetlana Roudenko Svetlana A. Roudenko is a Russian-American mathematician known for her work in functional analysis and partial differential equations, and in particular in scattering theory and nonlinear Schrödinger equations. She is also known for her mentorship ...
, Russian-American mathematician *
Svetlana Savitskaya Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (russian: Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born 8 August 1948) is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. O ...
, Soviet cosmonaut * Svetlana Smirnova, Soviet and Russian actress *
Svetlana Smirnova (sport shooter) Svetlana Alekseyevna Smirnova ( née Veresova) (russian: Светлана Алексеевна Смирнова; born 10 March 1962 in Pskov) is a Russian sport shooter. She won two medals (silver and bronze), as a member of the Soviet Union shoo ...
, Soviet and Russian sport shooter * Svetlana Ulmasova, Soviet long-distance runner *
Svetlana Vysokova Svetlana Yuryevna Vysokova (russian: Светлана Юрьевна Высокова; born 12 May 1972) is a Russian speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the Women's Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, of ...
, Russian speed skater *
Svetlana Zainetdinova Svetlana Zainetdinova (born 19 October 1962 in Ufa) is an Estonian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM, 2006) and ICCF title of Lady Grandmaster (LGM, 2009). Biography In 1979, Svetlana Zainetdinova graduated from s ...
, Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach *
Svetlana Zakharova (dancer) Svetlana Yuryevna Zakharova (russian: Светлана Юрьевна Захарова, uk, Світлана Юріївна Захарова; born 10 June 1979) is a Russian prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet and an étoile of the La Scal ...
, principal dancer with the Bolshoï Ballet *
Svetlana Zakharova (athlete) Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova (russian: Светлана Владимировна Захарова), (born 15 September 1970 in Chuvashia) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marath ...
, Russian long-distance runner


See also

* Alexander Vostokov *
Shweta __NOTOC__ Shweta ( Deva, श्वेता) is an Indian Hindu feminine given name. The Sanskrit word ' literally means "white". The Hindu goddess of knowledge Saraswati is also known as "Shwetambara". Notable people Shweta * Shweta Bhardwaj ...
, equivalent
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References

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