SVETLANA  

Gender: F
Origin: Russian
Meaning: "star"

Popular Russian name, familiar here via author Svetlana Stalin, the dictator's daughter.

Variations:
Lana, Sveta, Swetlana, Svetochka, Svetlanna, Svjetlana

Svetlana is being discussed in our message boards:

• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• AB, BC, CD, DE, EF, FG, GH....GIRLS
• My first try at a name game
• Blended family
• Name that Vampire Family!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Svetlana:

• RUSSIAN GIRLS' NAMES
• RUSSIAN BABY NAMES