Svitlana
Ukrainian · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Svitlana
Svitlana derives from the Slavic root "svit" (light), meaning "light" or "luminous one."
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Etymology
Svitlana is a Ukrainian language female given name and may refer to:Svitlana Akhadova, Ukrainian canoeist
Svitlana Azarova, Ukrainian/Dutch composer of contemporary classical music
Svitlana Bevza, Ukrainian fashion designer
Svitlana Biedarieva, Ukrainian art historian, artist, and curator
Svitlana Bilyayeva, archaeologist specialising in Ukraine, the Golden Horde and the Ottoman Empire
Svitlana Bondarenko, former international breaststroke swimmer from Ukraine
Svitlana Chernikova, Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer
Svitlana Demchenko, Canadian chess player
Svitlana Fabrykant, Ukrainian politician
Svitlana Fil, Soviet rower
Svitlana Fomenko, Ukrainian civil servant and politician
Svitlana Frishko, Ukrainian football striker
Svitlana Gorbenko, Paralympian athlete from Ukraine
Svitlana Halyuk, Ukrainian professional racing cyclist
Svitlana Hrynchuk, Ukrainian politician
Svitlana Iaromka, Ukrainian judoka
Svitlana Kashchenko, Russian-born Nicaraguan sport shooter
Svitlana Konstantynova, Ukrainian speed skater
Svitlana Kopchykova, Ukrainian swimmer
Svitlana Krakovska, Ukrainian climate scientist
Svitlana Kryukova, Ukrainian journalist
Svitlana Kryvoruchko, Ukrainian journalist, CEO in BTB and Kyiv TV channels
Svitlana Kudelya, Paralympian athlete from Ukraine
Svitlana Kyrychenko (1935–2016), Ukrainian human rights activist
Svitlana Loboda, Ukrainian singer and composer
Svitlana Malkova, Ukrainian trampoline gymnast, member of the national team
Svitlana Mamyeyeva, Ukrainian triple jumper
Svitlana Mankova, Ukrainian former handball player
Svitlana Matevusheva, Ukrainian sailor
Svitlana Matviyenko, Ukrainian media theorist and researcher
Svitlana Mayboroda, Ukrainian professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota
Svitlana Maziy, retired rower and twice Olympic medallist from Ukraine
Svitlana Nianio, Ukrainian singer and songwriter
Svitlana Okley, Ukrainian murderer
Svitlana Oleksiivna Shvachko, Professor of Germanic Philology in Sumy State University
Svitlana Onyshchuk, Ukrainian politician
Svitlana Prokopova, Ukrainian group rhythmic gymnast
Svitlana Prystav, Ukrainian former pair skater
Svitlana Pyrkalo, London-based Ukrainian writer, journalist and translator
Svitlana Samuliak, Ukrainian weightlifter
Svitlana Semchouk, track and road cyclist from Ukraine
Svitlana Serbina, Ukrainian Olympic diver
Svitlana Shatalova, Ukrainian political figure, deputy Governor of Odesa Oblast
Svitlana Shmidt, Ukrainian middle-distance runner
Svitlana Spiriukhova, Ukrainian rower
Svitlana Stanko-Klymenko, Ukrainian long-distance runner
Svitlana Stetsiuk, Ukrainian athlete
Svitlana Tarabarova, Ukrainian singer, songwriter, music producer, and actress
Svitlana Yeremenko, Ukrainian journalist, writer, NGO manager
Svitlana Zakharova, Ukrainian singer-songwriter
Svitlana Zalishchuk, politician, human rights campaigner, former member of Ukrainian Parliament
Svitlana Zelepukina, Ukrainian gymnast
Svitlana currently ranks #1,649 in the United States as a girl's name.
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