Svetlana name meaning

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Updated: March 15th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Old Slavic and Slavonic
Usage: Russian, Slavic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Finnish
Pronunciation: s-vetla-na
Meaning: Svet and Light
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What does Svetlana mean?

Svetlana means Svet or Light Or Holy is a baby girl name and came from Slavonic and Old Slavic is used notably in Swedish, Slavic, Finnish, Norwegian, Russian and Danish. Svetlana is equivalent of The Russian Name Светлана in Nordic language.

Odd Slavonic and Old Slavic Svetlana means "Svet and Light". Svetlana is equivalent of The Russian Name Светлана in Nordic language. The name is celebrated on March 20th.

How do I pronounce Svetlana?

The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Svetlana is s-vetla-na. Some people pronounce it as sv(et)-lana.

Variants of Svetlana

Sveta

Names that rhyme with Svetlana

How popular is the name Svetlana?

Svetlana is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1967 and was able to reach the top 4000 names. In 2007, it ranked 3286th when 51 girl were named Svetlana.

Over 770 people have been named Svetlana in United States. Svetlana is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1951 and was able to reach the top 700 names.

In 1969, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 652 on girl names chart when 35 babies were named Svetlana. There are over 875 babies that have been given the name Svetlana in France.

Svetlana is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales still in use today. Svetlana is a rare baby name in Belgium where it is still in use. However things change on global perspective, Svetlana is extremely popular in Russia where every 1 in 60 have the name as well as in, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Also the baby name is popular in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Moldova, Serbia, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Germany, Israel, Egypt, Armenia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania and Transnistria. At least, 4370000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our estimate.

YearRankBirths
2018463229
2017530424
2016614820
2015510626
2014697417
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Facts

Svetlana in Nordic countries

CountriesWomen
First NameSecondary Name
Netherlands5954
Finland02710
Sweden1181110
Norway621700
Denmark3420

Numerological aspects of Svetlana

You are courageous but stubborn when convinced you are doing things the right way. To have 7 as your soul urge number reflects the urge of your spirit to be free. You lack motivation and courage to take an action. So what if you fail? You can hardly resist a temptation, a trait which affects your relationships in a negative way. Give people a chance to prove their loyalty and love. The letter A as your capstone represents your high aspirations and unusual character.

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  •  Lotty - Rare girl name Lotty came from Germanic, meaning of Lotty is "Little and Womanly and Glam" is notably used in Swedish and Finnish. Lotty is a short of Charlotte.
  •  Iwona - Originated from Germanic and Celtic, Unwonted Iwona means "Shrub or Yew" and is notably used in Finnish and Norwegian is used as a girl name
  •  Ferdinanda - Origin of Ferdinanda is in German and Gothic is used particulary in Spanish and Swedish and a baby girl name, meaning of Ferdinanda is "Peace, Bold Protector or Bold"
  •  Nastasja - Unwonted Nastasjas origin is Old Greek, meaning of Nastasja is "Risen One or Resurrection", used in Finnish and Swedish is a girl name
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Famous people named Svetlana

  • Svetlana Krivelyova, former track and field athlete
  • Svetlana Goncharenko, former Russian athlete
  • Svetlana Pletnyova, Russian and Soviet archaeologist and historian
  • Svetlana Ishmouratova, Russian biathlete
  • Svetlana Kitova, middle-distance runner
  • Svetlana Pospelova, Russian sprinter
  • Svetlana Nageykina, former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier
  • Svetlana Lapina, Russian high jumper
  • Svetlana Buraga, retired Belarusian heptathlete
  • Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Serbian novelist
  • Svetlana Klyuka, Russian middle distance runner
  • Svetlana Bakhmina, middle-ranking legal executive for Yukos
  • Svetlana Cherkasova, Russian middle distance runner
  • Svetlana Prudnikova, Russian-Serbian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster
  • Svetlana Petcherskaia, former Soviet Union biathlete
  • Svetlana Paramygina, former Belarusian biathlete
  • Svetlana Zalevskaya, retired female high jumper from Kazakhstan
  • Svetlana Kazanina, Kazakhstani heptathlete
  • Svetlana Zakharova, Russian long-distance runner
  • Svetlana Tolstaya, Kazakh race walker
  • Svetlana Beriosova, Lithuanian-born British prima ballerina
  • Svetlana Boldykova, Russian professional snowboarder based
  • Svetlana Mugoša-Antić, former Yugoslav handball player
  • Svetlana Burlak, Russian linguist
  • Svetlana Kitić, retired Yugoslav and Bosnian handball player
  • Svetlana Anastasovska, former Serbian handball player
  • Svetlana Trunova, Russian skeleton racer who has competed since 2004
  • Svetlana Savitskaya, retired Soviet aviator and cosmonaut
  • Svetlana Alliluyeva, youngest child and only daughter of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and Nadezhda Alliluyeva
  • Svetlana Masterkova, : 1:55
  • Svetlana Pesotskaya, television reporter in Moscow
  • Svetlana Boginskaya, former artistic gymnast for the Soviet Union and Belarus
  • Svetlana Khorkina, retired Russian artistic gymnast
  • Svetlana Feofanova, Russian pole vaulter
  • Svetlana Matveeva, Russian chess player holding the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster
  • Svetlana Abrosimova, Russian basketball player
  • Svetlana Broz, Bosnian author and physician
  • Svetlana Kuzina, Russian water polo player
  • Svetlana Chmakova, Russian and Canadian comic artist
  • Svetlana Zhurova, speed skater from Russia
  • Svetlana Vysokova, Russian speed skater
  • Svetlana Bazhanova, former speed skater
  • Svetlana Zakharova, prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet and an étoile of the La Scala Theatre Ballet
  • Svetlana Krachevskaya, Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put
  • Svetlana Grozdova, retired Soviet Russian gymnast
  • Svetlana Ulyanova, Russian weightlifter
  • Svetlana Tsarukayeva, Russian weightlifter
  • Svetlana Shimkova, Russian weightlifter
  • Svetlana Boiko, Russian foil fencer
  • Svetlana Metkina, Russian actress from Moscow
  • Svetlana Alexievich, Belarusian investigative journalist

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