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Светлана

“light”

Светлана (Svetlána) is a feminine given name. It is used in Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian.

Bulgarian and Macedonian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Svetlana.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Светлана goes back to a word meaning “light.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Светлана is Svetlana written in Cyrillic. An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Coined by Alexander Vostokov.

Светлана’s family of names

In English usage, Светлана has a diminutive in Lana. In Russian usage, Светлана shares a linguistic root with the Georgian form ნათელა. In Russian usage, Светлана has a conventional equivalent in the English form Svetlana.

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Светлана has relatives in 7 languages.

10 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 11

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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