The name Svetlana in the Saints
This anthroponym was absent from the church calendar, because there is no Saint Svetlana in Christianity. It is believed that this name was not known in Rus' until the poems of A. Vostokov (1806) and V. Zhukovsky (1808) were published - in them the authors named the main character Svetlana.
The girl, whom her parents wanted to name the same, was baptized by order of the Holy Synod Photinia, Photina - an ancient Greek name with a similar meaning.
When the responsibility for naming the child was entrusted to the registry office departments, the church gave in, and a new name appeared in Svyattsy on February 26, April 2 and November 16. It is even more common than its ancient Greek counterpart.
Meaning of the name
The root of the name is “light”.
Meanings: “light”, “pure”, “radiant”. Semantically similar names: Evlampia, Lukia, Aglaida, Faina, Photina. In other languages, analogous names: Lucia (Italian), Chiara (French), Clara (German).
Main features
Svetlana's main character traits are ease of communication, impulsiveness, and goodwill. People are drawn to her because her energy radiates warmth and light.
Character
Svetlana has been inquisitive and sociable since childhood. They quickly absorb any information, so they do well at school and graduate from university. Unfortunately, patience is not enough to gain deep knowledge. They achieve success only in those areas in which they have great interest. Business is not their path. Cheerfulness, optimism, ease of communication help to be the life of the party and have a large circle of friends. Despite short bouts of temper, Sveta gets along well with members of the opposite sex, in whose company she feels more confident than in a female environment.
Being a wife, she often nags her husband. However, the spouse tolerates this, because this deficiency is compensated by the lightness and radiance of nature, sincerity and depth of feelings. In addition, the majority of Svetlanas are caring mothers.
Negative traits: the predominance of emotions over reason, unpredictability of behavior even for Sveta herself, uncertainty in decision-making. Increased emotionality, spontaneity, and inconstancy can negatively affect little Lana’s actions, so parents need to keep her strict from childhood.
Characteristics of the name
We figured out what the name Svetlana means. Now we find out what their character and destiny are. Women named Svetlana are always independent, responsible, always relying only on themselves.
They have bright energy, they are light, active, cheerful, they always find a common language with others, and they adapt well to any place, in any conditions. They love noisy companies and new acquaintances. These are unvindictive, non-envious and non-vindictive people, possessing kindness, ready to help with advice and deeds.
The character of Lights is often contradictory: they can be powerful and quiet, aggressive and calm, friendly, generous, persistent, and passive. Their disadvantage is that they are too trusting and try to see only the good in people, not noticing the bad. This often results in disappointment.
Svetlanas are powerful in nature, but very easy-going, they don’t hold a grudge, so it’s easy to communicate with them. Although fate is not very favorable to them, thanks to their good adaptability to life, they always find their place and are quite happy. They often feel the need for support, but do not know how to ask for it.
They are sincere and devoted friends; it is always cozy and warm to be with them. With age, Svetlankas become wiser, which further increases their attractiveness to others. They are not inclined to display arrogance, insolence and self-interest.
Svetlana's name day according to the Orthodox calendar
After the church officially recognized the name Svetlana, its owners can celebrate name days 2 times a year:
- February 26, the Day of Remembrance of St. Photinia of Palestine. The only one who survived the shipwreck, she ended up on an island, where for 6 years, until her death, she performed the feat of an ascetic hermit.
- April 2. The memory of the martyr Photina the Samaritan, a devoted follower of Christ, who accepted a cruel death for her faith, is celebrated.
To find out when to celebrate a name day, you need to find out the date of veneration of the saint closest to baptism (counting forward according to the calendar).
Despite the fact that the name Svetlana is in the Saints on November 16, name days are not celebrated on this day, because according to the church calendar the memory of the saint of the same name is not celebrated.
Family, marriage
They feel better with men than in women's groups, and they become friends with many. Although Svetlanas appear cold and pragmatic, they are actually very romantic and vulnerable, sensitive to care and attention. They have no shortage of admirers, but they are selective and pragmatic in choosing a life partner.
If they meet men they can rely on, they become caring and gentle housewives, devoting a lot of energy and attention to their family and children.
Having connected their lives with a soft-bodied and lazy man, they often become aggressive and become disillusioned with life. They love children and try to create for them the most cozy and warm atmosphere possible. If they find a strong, caring partner in life, they devote themselves entirely to the family, going with the flow and relying on their husband in everything.
Good compatibility in marriage with men named : Vladimir, Peter, Eduard, Oleg, Yuri, Alexey, Vadim, Boris, Vasily, Sergey.
Relationships with men named : Alexander, Dmitry, Evgeniy, Roman, Maxim, Nikolai do not work out very well.
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Fate
Little Svetlana is growing up to be a very active, cheerful, sociable girl. She is always surrounded by friends with whom she loves to walk from morning to evening and play numerous games. At the same time, he does not refuse to help his mother with housework and look after his younger brothers and sisters. From a young age, she chooses the clothes she will wear and the hairstyle her mother will give her. She loves to twirl in front of the mirror in her mother’s clothes and look into her mother’s makeup bag. In a word, she is growing up to be a real coquette.
Thanks to her good memory, Svetlana studies well at school, but without much interest in her subjects. If her parents manage to instill in Svetlana a love of reading, she will grow up to be a comprehensively developed person. During adolescence, Svetlana is more interested in hanging out with friends than studying. If no one monitors her school progress, she will soon lose interest in studying and after school will not want to continue her studies at a higher educational institution. Svetlana knows how to make friends, she will always come to the aid of her friends, for which they appreciate her.
Even as an adult, Svetlana remains friendly and optimistic and loves meeting new people. There is no envy in her, she is incapable of harming anyone. Svetlana cannot always complete a task, but no one around her knows this, since she has the ability to convince people that she has the situation under control. Svetlana does not like to listen to other people's advice, but she loves to be praised. She is very quick-witted, flaring up at her interlocutor, and after a minute she calmly continues the conversation. She practically never has a bad mood. She always dresses with taste, follows fashion, carefully selects jewelry to match her clothes, and loves to visit beauty salons. She can easily start her life from scratch.
Love
Beautiful and well-groomed Svetlana is popular with men, with whom she feels more at ease than with women. Svetlana often looks like a real snow queen, but appearances are deceiving. In fact, Svetlana is very tender and passionate in love, she gives all of herself to her loved one. For her, a man’s appearance and the size of his wallet are not important. If she likes a man, she will date him, and may even agree to one-time sex without obligation. Having truly fallen in love, Svetlana will not cheat on her chosen one, and he will be happy with her.
Famous Svetlanas
Today it is one of the common female names. Among the famous bearers of the name:
Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva (Stalina) - philologist-translator;- Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina - actress, director;
- Svetlana Afanasyevna Svetlichnaya - actress, film director;
- Svetlana Aleksandrovna Alexievich - Nobel laureate in literature, journalist and writer;
- Svetlana Evgenievna Savitskaya - pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of the USSR.
And this is not a complete list of brilliant owners of this name.
Career and business
Over the course of their entire lives, such women can change many jobs and professions until they find something they really like. They are not hardworking by nature , so they rarely reach any career heights. In addition, Svetlanas do not like to study; they often do not have higher education.
They can make a good cook, salesman, bartender, administrator, waitress, operator, manager or copywriter. In addition, Svetlanas are creative people, so they can choose art, culture or music as their field of activity. With age, these individuals can engage in self-education, especially if the chosen business fascinates them.
Since these women really like to show themselves as authoritarian and powerful personalities, they cope well with leadership positions . But they will make a bad businessman. Svetlanas do not know how to complete all the things they start, they do not know how to make profitable deals.
Most often, these natures simply go with the flow, and are not too concerned about building a career and business. These are people of mood, and a momentary impulse can make them radically change their place of work.
Name astrology and horoscope
The zodiac sign is Aquarius, the planets ruled by Mercury and Pluto, Saturday is their most favorable day. It is recommended to wear jasper and rock crystal as jewelry and talismans. Suitable colors: green, red, blue. Associated with the lily flower.
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In numerology, Sveta corresponds to the number 6, this determines her positive attitude towards family and family traditions, and also explains her controversial character and often explosive disposition. They internally gravitate toward religion and try not to commit actions that are incompatible with morality and conscience.
Name meaning, decoding:
Svetlana in other languages:
Who she is – Svetlana (Fotina) Rimskaya
On April 2, 2021, prayers are offered to the martyr Photina of Rome. Her life is filled with suffering caused by Emperor Nero. During his reign (54-64), the struggle against Christianity and all followers of Christ was actively waged with particular cruelty.
The saint learned about her future torment from the Lord, who appeared to her at the well. She voluntarily came to the emperor with her children and sisters to prove the truth of God's power and love for believers. For three long years the martyr endured bullying and deprivation. A special punishment for her was death in a well.
During this time, Svetlana was able to convert Nero's daughter and her servants to Christianity. Perhaps that is why the emperor tortured the maiden, her sons and sisters with particular cruelty. All of them were canonized as holy martyrs.
