Svetlana
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 Svetlana is often used in reference to the Samaritan woman at the well in the Biblical Gospel of John. It is the Russian version of the Greek name Saint Photina, meaning "enlightened" |
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| Gender | female (feminine) |
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| Word/Name | Slavic (Russian) |
| Meaning | "light", "pure" |
| Region of origin | Russia |
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| Nickname(s) | Svetka, Sveta, Svetla, Svietla, Svietlanka, Svetulya, Svetochka, Lana |
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Svetlana (Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian: Светлана; Belarusian: Святла́на; Ukrainian: Світла́на) is a common Slavic female name, deriving from the Russian word свет svet, which translates into English as "light", "shining", "pure", or "holy", depending upon context. The name was coined by Alexander Vostokov and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballade, first published in 1813. The name is also used in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, and Serbia, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries.[1] In 2000 it ranked 389th in popularity in South Australia.[2]
In the Russian Orthodox Church Svetlana is used as a Russian translation of Photina (derived from φως (phos), meaning "light" in Greek), the Samaritan woman at the Jacob's well in John 4.
Etymologically, similar names to this are Lucia (of Latin word origin, meaning "light"), Claire (meaning "light" or "clear" in French), Roxana (of Old Persian origin, literally: "little shiny star" or "light"), or Shweta in Sanskrit which means "white" or "pure".
The short form of the name is Sveta (Света), and also Ceca (Цеца, pronounced Tsetsa) in Serbian language. The Ukrainian equivalent is Svitlana (Світлана), the Belarusian -- Sviatlana (Святлана). The Polish variant is Świetlana.
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[edit] People named Svetlana
- Svetlana Alliluyeva, the youngest daughter of Joseph Stalin
- Svetlana Boiko, a Russian fencer
- Svetlana Boginskaya, a Soviet Belarusian gymnast
- Svetlana Bolshakova, a Belgian triple jump athlete
- Svetla Bozhkova (or Svetlana), a Bulgarian discus thrower
- Svetlana Cherkasova, a Russian middle distance runner
- Svetlana Chmakova, a Russian-born comics artist
- Svetlana Ishmouratova, a Russian biathlete and soldier
- Svetlana Kapanina, a Russian aerobatic pilot
- Svetlana Khorkina, a Russian gymnast
- Svetlana Koroleva (model), a Russian model
- Svetlana Koroleva (water polo), a Kazakhstani waterpolo player
- Svetlana Koroleva-Babich, a Soviet javelin thrower
- Svetlana Kuzina, a Russian water polo player
- Svetlana Nikolaevna Kryuchkova, Russian actress
- Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova, Russian volleyball player
- Svetlana Kulikova, a Russian ice dancer
- Svetlana Kuznetsova, a Russian tennis player
- Svetlana Loboda, a Ukrainian singer
- Svetlana Masterkova, a Russian middle distance runner
- Svetlana Matveeva, a Russian chess player
- Svetlana Maziy, a Ukrainian rower
- Svetlana Medvedeva, wife of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
- Svetlana Melnikova, a Soviet discus thrower and shotputter
- Svetlana Moskalets, a Russian heptathlete
- Svetlana Nageykina, a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier
- Svetlana Paramygina, a Soviet Belarusian biathlete
- Svetlana Petcherskaia, a Russian biathlete
- Svetlana Pletneva, a Russian archeologist and historian
- Svetlana Ražnatović, a Serbian pop-folk singer from Serbia
- Svetlana Savitskaya, a Soviet cosmonaut
- Svetlana Sotiroff MacDonald, a Canadian lawyer
- Svetlana Ulmasova, a Soviet long-distance runner
- Svetlana Zakharova (dancer), a principal dancer with the Bolshoï Ballet
- Svetlana Zakharova (athlete), a Russian long-distance runner
- Svetlana Vysokova, a Russian speed skater
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