Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav, Svatoslav, Svetoslav (South Slavic), or Świętosław (Polish) is a Slavic origin given name composed of the roots for "holy" (святой) and "glory" (слава). Its diminutive form is Svetik (Bulgarian: Svetlyo). Its feminine form is Sviatoslava/Świętosława. The name may refer to:

People

Monarchs

• Svetoslav of Croatia, (before 997 - 1000), king of Croatia
• Sviatoslav I of Kiev (c. 942 – 972), prince of Rus
• Sviatoslav II of Kiev (1027–1076), prince of Kiev and Chernigov
• Sviatoslav III of Kiev (before 1141–1194), prince of Turov (1142 and 1154), Vladimir and Volyn (1141–1146), Pinsk (1154), Novgorod-Seversky (1157–1164), Chernigov (1164–1177), Grand Prince of Kiev (1174, 1177–1180, 1182–1194)
• Sviatoslav Olgovich (before 1108–1164), prince of Novgorod-Severski (1136–1138, 1139), Belgorod (1141–1154) and Chernigov (1154–1164)
• Sviatoslav III of Vladimir (1196–1252), prince of Vladimir and Novgorod

Sports

• Svetoslav Dyakov (born 1984), Bulgarian football midfielder
• Svatoslav Galík, Czech orienteering competitor
• Svetoslav Georgiev (born 1977), Bulgarian football player
• Svetoslav Petrov (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer and assistant coach
• Svetoslav Stoyanov (born 1976), badminton player from France
• Svyatoslav Syrota (born 1970), Ukrainian sport administrator and former player
• Svetoslav Todorov (born 1978), Bulgarian international footballer
• Svatoslav Ton (born 1978), Czech high jumper

Other

• Svyatoslav Fyodorov (1927–2000), Russian ophthalmologist
• Svyatoslav Piskun (born 1959), Ukrainian statesman
• Sviatoslav Richter (1915–1997), Soviet pianist
• Svetoslav Roerich (1904–1993), Russian painter
• Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (born 1975), Ukrainian singer

Places

• Svatoslav (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality (obec) in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic
• Svatoslav (Třebíč District), a village and municipality (obec) in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic

See also

• Slavic names
• Świętosław (disambiguation)