English Explanatory Dictionary

Svetlana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Svetlana

Etymology

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

Related words

Lana Sveta
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