Sviatoslav


Sviatoslav is a Russian and Ukrainian given name of Slavic origin. Cognates include Svetoslav, Svatoslav, Świętosław, Svetislav. It has a Pre-Christian pagan character and means "one who worships the light". In Christian times the name's meaning started to be associated with the Proto-Slavic roots *svętъ and *slava, to be explained as "One who worships the Holy".
A diminutive form for Sviatoslav is Svetlyo, Slava, Świętek, Slavik. Its feminine form is Sviatoslava. The name may refer to:

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