Svetlana () is a common Orthodox

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feminine

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, deriving from the

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and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word

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. Particularly unique among similar common Russian names, this one is not of ancient Slavic origin but was coined by

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in 1802 and popularized by

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in his

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Svetlana Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic languages, Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East Slavic languages, East and South Slavic languages, South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", ...

", the latter first published in 1813. The name is also used in

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, and

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, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries. Popularity of name Svetlana

In the

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''Svetlana'' is used as a Russian translation of '' Photina'' (derived from ''phos'' (, "light")), a name sometimes ascribed to the

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woman at

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(the

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similar names to this are '' Lucia'' (of

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origin, meaning "light"), '' Claire'' ("light" or "clear" in

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, equivalent to

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and Portuguese ''

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''), ''

Roxana Roxana (died BC, , ; Old Iranian: ''*Raṷxšnā-'' "shining, radiant, brilliant", ) sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane, was a Bactrian or Sogdian princess whom Alexander the Great had married after defeating Darius, ruler of the ...

'' (from

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, "little shiny star, light"), and ''

'' (

, "white, pure").

Variants

The Ukrainian equivalent of the name is '' Svitlana'' (), 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'' (), the

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

variant is ''Świetlana'', and the

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

is ''Světlana''. The

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

speaking area has three pronunciations:

Ijekavian Shtokavian or Štokavian (; sh-Latn, štokavski / sh-Cyrl, italics=no, штокавски, ) is the prestige supradialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin stand ...

''Svjetlana'' (),

Ekavian Shtokavian or Štokavian (; sh-Latn, štokavski / sh-Cyrl, italics=no, штокавски, ) is the prestige supradialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standa ...

''Svetlana'' () and

Ikavian Shtokavian or Štokavian (; sh-Latn, štokavski / sh-Cyrl, italics=no, штокавски, ) is the prestige supradialect of the pluricentric Serbo-Croatian language and the basis of its Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standa ...

''Svitlana'' () are used according to local customs.

Diminutives

Russian language diminutives include ''Sveta'' (), used in Russian-speaking countries, and ''

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'' (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).

People

Svetlana Abrosimova Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (, 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 the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association ...

(born 1980), Russian professional basketball player * Svetlana Alekseeva (born 1955), Russian figure skater * Svetlana Alekseeva (born c. 1999), Russian model *

Svetlana Alexievich Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich (born 31 May 1948) is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to s ...

(born 1948), Belarusian journalist, writer, 2015

Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning ''for'' Literature (), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in ...

Svetlana Alliluyeva Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva (née Stalina; 28 February 1926 – 22 November 2011), later known as Lana Peters, was the youngest child and only daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his second wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva. In 1967, she bec ...

(1926–2011), the youngest daughter of

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin, his death in 1953. He held power as General Secret ...

Svetlana Alpers Svetlana Leontief Alpers (née Leontief; born February 10, 1936) is an American art historian, also a professor, writer and critic. Her specialty is Dutch Golden Age painting, a field she revolutionized with her 1984 book ''The Art of Describing'' ...

(born 1936), American art historian, professor, writer and critic * Svetlana Antonova (born 1979), Russian actress *

Svetlana Baskova Svetlana Yurievna Baskova (; born 25 May 1965, Moscow) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and painter. Biography Svetlana Baskova was born 25 May 1965 in Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1989. Since 199 ...

(born 1965), Russian film director, screenwriter and painter *

Svetlana Biryukova Svetlana Sergeevna Biryukova (née Denyaeva; ; born 1 April 1991) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. Her personal best for the event is , set indoors in 2014. She served a two-year ban for doping between 2014 an ...

(born 1991), Russian long jumper * Svetlana Boiko (born 1972), Russian fencer *

Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya (born February 9, 1973) is a former artistic gymnast for the Soviet Union and Belarus of Belarusian origin. She is a three-time Olympic champion, with an individual gold medal on vault from the 1988 Summer Olympi ...

(born 1973), Soviet Belarusian gymnast * Svetlana Bolshakova (born 1984), Belgian triple jump athlete *

Svetlana Bojković Svetlana "Ceca" Bojković ( sr-cyr, Светлана "Цеца" Бојковић; born 14 December 1947) is a Serbian actress. She began her career in 1967 in the film '' Jednog dana moj Jamele'', but her greatest movie success came ten years la ...

(born 1947), Serbian actress *

Svetlana Boym Svetlana Boym (; 1959 – August 5, 2015) was a Russian-American cultural theorist, visual and media artist, playwright and novelist. She was the Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literatures at Harvard University. She was a ...

(1959–2015), Russian-American cultural theorist, artist, playwright and novelist *

Svetla Bozhkova Svetla Bozhkova Gyuleva (; born March 13, 1951, in Yambol) is a retired female discus thrower, who competed for Bulgaria at two Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a m ...

(or Svetlana) (born 1951), Bulgarian discus thrower * Svetlana Broz (1955–2025), Bosnian author and physician * Svjetlana Bukvich, American/Bosnian-Herzegovinian music composer/artist * Svetlana Cherkasova (born 1978), Russian middle-distance runner *

Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova () (b. October 7, 1979) is a Russian-Canadian comic book artist. She is best known for '' Dramacon'', an original English-language (OEL) manga spanning three volumes and published in North America by Tokyopop. Her other origi ...

(born 1979), Russian-born comics artist *

Svetlana Cvetko Svetlana Cvetko is an American cinematographer and film director. She is most notable for being the cinematographer of several critically acclaimed documentaries including: Oscar winning ''Inside Job'' (2010), Oscar nominated '' Facing Fear'' (201 ...

, American cinematographer and film director *

Svetlana Efremova Svetlana Efremova (born 1970; also known as Svetlana Efremova–Reed) is a Soviet-born American stage, film, and television actress as well as an educator. She starred in the American film '' White Oleander'' (2002). Efremova teaches acting at Cal ...

(born 1970), Soviet-born American actress * Svetlana Galante (born 1973), Russian judoka and a sambo practitioner *

Svetlana Gladysheva Svetlana Alekseyevna Gladysheva (, 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 world champion in 1990, and finishing third at the seniors world cham ...

(born 1971), Russian alpine skier * Svetlana Gorshenina, Uzbekistani historian of Central Asia *

Svetlana Ishmouratova Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova (, ) (born 20 April 1972) is a Russian biathlon, biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession. Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics#In ...

(born 1972), Russian biathlete and soldier *

Svetlana Kapanina Svetlana Vladimirovna Kapanina () is a Russian aerobatic pilot. Biography Kapanina was born on 28 December 1968 in Shchuchinsk, Kokchetav Oblast, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (now Akmola R ...

(born 1968), Russian aerobatic pilot * Svetlana Kasyan (born 1984), Russian-Kurdish operatic soprano *

Svetlana Khodchenkova Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova (; born 21 January 1983) is a Russian film, television and theater actress. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018). Early life Khodchenkova was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR The Russian S ...

(born 1983), Russian actress *

Svetlana Khorkina Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina (; born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She competed in three Summer Olympics: 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career, Khorkina won seven Oly ...

(born 1979), Russian gymnast *

Svetlana Kitić Svetlana Kitić ( sr-cyrl, Светлана Китић, born 19 June 1960) is a Bosnian Serb retired professional handball player who competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia, and was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina nation ...

(born 1960), Bosnian retired professional handball player *

Svetlana Kolesnichenko Svetlana Konstantinovna Kolesnichenko ( rus, Светлана Константиновна Колесниченко, , svʲɪˈtɫanə kəlʲɪsʲnʲɪˈtɕenkə; born 20 September 1993) is a Russian competitor in synchronised swimming. She is a ...

(born 1993), Russian synchronized swimmer *

Svetlana Koroleva (model) Svetlana Yuryevna Koroleva () is a Russian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2002 in June 2002, while competing with 69 other contestants from various regions of Russia. During the pageant, she represented her home city of Pe ...

(born 1982), Russian model * Svetlana Koroleva (water polo) (born 1973), Kazakhstani waterpolo player * Svetlana Koroleva-Babich (born 1947), Soviet javelin thrower *

Svetlana Krachevskaya Svetlana Ivanovna "Esfir" Dolzhenko-Krachevskaya (; ; born November 23, 1944) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. She is Jewish, and was born in Shyroke, Odesa, Ukraine. She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summ ...

(born 1944), Soviet Olympic silver medalist in shot put * Svetlana Krivonogikh (born 1975), Russian former cleaning woman and millionaire * Svetlana Nikolaevna Kryuchkova (born 1950), Russian actress * Svetlana Valentinovna Kryuchkova (born 1985), Russian volleyball player * Svetlana Kulikova (born 1980), Russian ice dancer * Svetlana Kuzina (born 1975), Russian water polo player *

Svetlana Kuznetsova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and world No. 3 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Kuznetsova won 18 singl ...

(born 1985), Russian tennis player *

Svetlana Loboda Svetlana Serhiivna Loboda (; ; born 18 October 1982), also known by the stage name LOBODA, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter.Svetlana Lunkina Svetlana Aleksandrovna Lunkina (; born 29 July 1979) is a Russian-Canadian ballerina who is a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada. Biography Lunkina was born in Moscow and attended the Moscow Choreographic Academy. Upon her gr ...

(born 1979), Russian ballet dancer *

Svetlana Masterkova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Masterkova (; born 17 January 1968) is a Russian former middle-distance runner and former women's world record holder for the mile and the current 1000 metres world record. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won the gold m ...

(born 1968), Russian middle-distance runner * Svetlana Matić (born 1966), Serbian writer * Svetlana Matveeva (born 1969), Russian chess player *

Svitlana Maziy Svitlana Ivanivna Maziy (; born 30 January 1968 in Kiev) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who twice won an Olympic medal during her career. She is a four-time Olympian. After having won the silver medal for the Soviet Union in the Women's Quadr ...

(born 1968), Ukrainian rower *

Svetlana Medvedeva Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva (, ; []; born 15 March 1965) is a Russian economist who was the First Lady of Russia from 2008 to 2012, as the wife of the then President of Russia, president and former Prime Minister of Russia, prime minister ...

(born 1965), wife of Russian Prime Minister

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician and lawyer who has served as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev was also President of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and Prime Mini ...

* Svetlana Melnikova (born 1951), Soviet discus thrower and shotputter * Svetlana Morgunova (1940–2024), Russian announcer for Soviet Central Television *

Svetlana Moskalets Svetlana Moskalets (); 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, the silver medal at the 1995 World Cham ...

(born 1969), Russian heptathlete * Svetlana Nageykina (born 1965), Soviet/Russian cross-country skier *

Svetlana Nemolyaeva Svetlana Vladimirovna Nemolyaeva (; born 18 April 1937) is a Soviet and Russian actress of film and theatre. She is the widow of Alexander Lazarev.(29 July 2012)Светлана Немоляева: «Пережить смерть Саши в о� ...

(born 1937), Soviet and Russian actress * Svetlana Osipova (born 2000), Uzbekistani taekwondo athlete * Svetlana Pankratova (born 1971), world record-holder for longest female legs * Svetlana Paramygina (born 1965), Soviet Belarusian biathlete * Svetlana Petcherskaia (born 1968), Russian biathlete *

Svetlana Pletneva Svetlana Alexandrovna Pletneva (also spelled Pletnyeva and Pletnyova; , ; 1 April 1926, Vyatka – 20 November 2008, Moscow) was a Russian archaeologist and historian. Like Lev Gumilev, she was a student of Mikhail Artamonov, although she ...

(1926–2008), Russian archeologist and historian *

Svetlana Podobedova Svetlana Podobedova (; born May 25, 1986, Zima, Irkutsk) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani weightlifter. Career Podobedova was awarded the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 75 kg category with a total of 291 kg. Her 161&n ...

(born 1986), Russian-born Kazakhstani weightlifter *

Svetlana Ražnatović Svetlana Ražnatović (; sr-cyr, Светлана Ражнатовић, ; ; born 14 June 1973), better known as Ceca ( sr-cyr, Цеца, links=no, ), is a Serbian singer. Dubbed the " Serbian Mother" (""), she made her recording debut in 1988 ...

(born 1973), 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 (; 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. On her 1984 Soyuz T-12 mission she became the first woman to fly t ...

(born 1948), Soviet cosmonaut * Svetlana Smirnova (born 1956), Soviet and Russian actress *

Svetlana Smirnova (sport shooter) Svetlana Alekseyevna Smirnova (née Veresova) (; 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 shooting team, at the 1987 ISSF World Shooting Championships in Budap ...

(born 1962), Soviet and Russian sport shooter * Svetlana Sourtseva (born 1984), Russian volleyball player *

Svetlana Spajić Svetlana Spajić ( sr-cyr, Светлана Спајић, born August 19, 1971, in Loznica, Serbia) is a Serbian traditional singer, performer, pedagogue, cultural activist and translator. Apart from performing Serbian traditional music, she is k ...

(born 1971), Serbian singer, performer, pedagogue, activist, and translator * Svetlana Staneva (born 1990), Bulgarian boxer *

Svetlana Surganova Svetlana Yakovlevna Surganova () (born 14 November 1968) is a Russian rock musician, singer and poet. She was a founding member of the popular Russian rock band '' Nochnye Snaipery'', providing vocals and playing violin. Presently she is a found ...

(born 1968), Russian rock musician, singer and poet *

Svetlana Toma Svetlana Andreevna Toma (, born Svetlana Andreevna Fomichyova (; born 24 May 1947) is a Moldovan-Russian and Soviet actress. She debuted at the Moldova-Film studio in 1966. She worked in the Soviet Union. She is the mother of the actress Irina La ...

(born 1947), Soviet actress * Svetlana Tsarukaeva (born 1987), Russian weightlifter *

Svetlana Ulmasova Svetlana Ulmasova (; born 4 February 1953, died 6 April 2009) was a long-distance runner from the Soviet Union and a former world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officia ...

(1953–2009), Soviet long-distance runner *

Svetlana Ustinova Svetlana Vladimirovna Ustinova (; born 1 May 1982) is a Russian actress, most notable for appearing in the film ''Boomer. Film 2''. Early life Ustinova was born in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, R ...

(born 1982), Russian actress *

Svetlana Vysokova Svetlana Yuryevna Vysokova (; 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 (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known ...

(born 1972), Russian speed skater * Svetlana Zainetdinova (born 1962), Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach *

Svetlana Zakharova (athlete) Svetlana Vladimirovna Zakharova (), (born 15 September 1970 in Chuvashia) is a Russian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. She won several international marathons, such as: the Honolulu Marathon (1997, 2002 and 2009), the Chic ...

(born 1970), Russian long-distance runner *

Svetlana Zakharova (dancer) Svetlana Yuryevna Zakharova (, ; born 10 June 1979) is a Ukrainian-born prima ballerina who dances with the Bolshoi Ballet and is acting rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. Early life Svetlana Zakharova was born in Lutsk, U ...

(born 1979), principal dancer with the Bolshoï Ballet *

Svetlana Zhurova Svetlana Sergeyevna Zhurova (; born 7 January 1972) is a speed skater from Russia and a deputy at the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Career Zhurova has been competing internationally since 1989, took part in four Olympics, but did not ...

(born 1972), Russian speed skater * Svetlana Zilberman (born 1958), Israeli badminton player and coach

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