Svetlana

See also: Světlana

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Светла́на (Svetlána), from свет (svet, “light”). Made up by Alexander Vostokov in 1802, later borrowed into English and other languages.

Proper noun

Svetlana

  1. A female given name, common in Slavic nations in which Orthodox Christianity is established.

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Azerbaijani

Proper noun

Svetlana

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Светла́на (Svetlána).

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1925. From Russian Светла́на (Svetlána).

Proper noun

Svetlana f

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Светла́на (Svetlána).

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Svetlana was the only given name of 20 467 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɛtɫana/

Proper noun

Svetlana f (genitive singular Svetlany, nominative plural Svetlany, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name

Declension
Declension of Svetlana
singular plural
nominative Svetlana Svetlany
genitive Svetlany Svetlán
dative Svetlane Svetlanám
accusative Svetlanu Svetlany
locative Svetlane Svetlanách
instrumental Svetlanou Svetlanami

Further reading
  • “Svetlana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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