At a Glance: Name: Svetlana – Meaning: light, bright one – Origin: Russian (Slavic) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: svet-LAH-nah
Svetlana is a Russian (Slavic) girl's name meaning “light, bright one”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Svetlana
Meaning: Light, bright one.
Origin: Russian (Slavic).
A common claim: Often presented as an ancient traditional Slavic name meaning 'light.' Actually: The meaning 'light' is accurate, but the name isn't ancient. Wiktionary dates it to a deliberate coinage in 1802, later popularized as a literary name through Zhukovsky's poem 'Svetlana' before it came into everyday use.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Svetlana
Phonetic: svet-LAH-nah IPA: /svɛtˈlɑːnə/
Popularity of Svetlana
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1967–2024.
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