What is "svetlana"

Svetlana ( Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian: Светлана; ; ) is a common Slavic female name, deriving from the Slavic root свет svet, which translates into English as "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word Shwet in Sanskrit. The name was coined by Alexander Vostokov and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballad, first published in 1813. The name is also used in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, and Serbia, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries.

In the Russian Orthodox Church Svetlana is used as a Russian translation of Photina (derived from φως (phos), meaning "light" in Greek), a name sometimes ascribed to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well (the Bible, John 4).

Etymologically, similar names to this are Lucia (of Latin origin, meaning "light"), Claire ("light" or "clear" in French, equivalent to Spanish Clara), Roxana (from Old Persian, "little shiny star, light"), and Shweta ( Sanskrit, "white, pure").

The Ukrainian equivalent is Svitlana (Світлана), the Belarusian, Sviatlana (Святлана). The Polish variant is Świetlana.

Russian language diminutives include Sveta (Света) and Lana.

Sveta also means "saint" in Bulgarian. The Slavic element Svet means "blessed, holy, bright".

Serbian language diminutives of the name are Sveta (Света), and Ceca (Цеца, pronounced Tsetsa).

Sveta also means World, Sacred, and Saint.

At least three ships of the Imperial Russian Navy have been named Svetlana.

• , a 40-gun steam frigate built in France and sold for scrap in 1892 - see List of Russian steam frigates.

• , a French-built protected cruiser sunk during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905.

• , name ship of the light cruisers; renamed Krasny Krym by the Soviets before she was completed. Sold for scrap in 1959.

Svetlana is a comedy series starring comedian Iris Bahr. It premiered on HDNet on May 27, 2010 and ran for two seasons.

Svetlana is a Slavic Russian feminine given name.

Svetlana may also refer to:

• Svetlana (ship), three Imperial Russian Navy ships
• Svetlana-class cruiser, the only light cruiser class of the Imperial Russian Navy
• Svetlana (TV series), a HDNet comedy series that premiered in 2010

Svetlana is a singer who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, with her song entitled " Cours après le temps" (Run After Time). The song finished 6th with a total of 78 points.

Her birth name is Claire de Loutche. Her recording career did not last long as it ended after four singles were released.

In 2013, a compilation album was released.