Russian Names
Russian names are mostly Greek by way of Orthodox Christianity, reshaped by Slavic sound patterns. The diminutive system is unusually elaborate — one name can have a dozen forms carrying different degrees of affection — and English speakers often adopt one of those forms without the formal name behind it.
Languages behind these names
Greek
Sabine
Russian
Hebrew
19 names, very rare — fewer than 25 babies a year, in the United States
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Svetlana Svetlana is a Russian girl's name meaning "light," from the Slavic word svet.Girl Russian 18 in 2025