Svitlana
Svitlana proper noun: a female given name, common in Slavic nations in which Orthodox Christianity is established.
Proper noun
Svitlana
- A female given name, common in Slavic nations in which Orthodox Christianity is established.
Origin of Svitlana
Transliteration of Ukrainian Світла́на (Svitlána), from свет (svet, “light”). Made up by Alexander Vostokov in 1802, later borrowed into English and other languages.
Questions about Svitlana
- What does Svitlana mean?
- Svitlana means a female given name, common in Slavic nations in which Orthodox Christianity is established.
- What part of speech is Svitlana?
- Svitlana is a proper noun.
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