Svetlana

Russian

"star"

Svetlana Origin and Meaning

The name Svetlana is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "star".

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

Popularity of the name Svetlana

• 1996 Nameberry 2025
• 4 Estonia 2024

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Famous People Named Svetlana

• Svetlana "Lana" Alliluyeva (daughter of Stalin) author
• Svetlana Khorkina Olympic Russian gymnast
• Svetlana Kuznetsova Russian tennis player
• Svetlana "Ceca" Raznatovic popular Yugoslavian singer
• Svetlana "Seka" Aleksic popular Yugoslavian singer
• Svetlana Zakharova ballet dancer for Bolshoi Ballet
• Svetlana Alexievich Belarusian journalist and author
• Svetlana Makarovič Slovenian poet
• Svetlana Svetikova Russian singer/actress

The name Svetlana in Pop Culture

• Svetlana Baker charater in "Sims" series
• Svetlana Belikova character in movie Resident Evil: Damnation
• Svetlana Yevgenivna Fisher character in the tv show Shameless