Sviatoslav

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Sviatoslav
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic languages
Meaning"Holy worshipper", "Bright glory"
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
Nickname(s)Svetlyo (Bulgarian), Slava (Russian), Świętek (Polish), Slavik (Ukrainian), Svet (Bulgarian and Russian), Sveto (Ukranian)
Related namesSvetoslav, Svatoslav, Świętosław, Svetislav

Sviatoslav (Russian: Святосла́в, romanized: Svjatosláv, IPA: [sʲvʲɪtɐˈslaf]; Ukrainian: Святосла́в, romanized: Svjatosláv, IPA: [sʲw(j)ɐtoˈslɑu̯]) 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" (likely in reference to the sun). In Christian times the name's meaning started to be associated with the Proto-Slavic roots *svętъ (holy, light, world) and *slava (glory), to be explained as "One who worships the Holy". A diminutive form for Sviatoslav is Svetlyo (Bulgarian), Slava (Russian), Świętek (Polish), Slavko, Sveto, Svet, Sviat, Sviatko (Ukrainian). Its feminine form is Sviatoslava. The name may refer to:

People

Monarchs

  • Sviatoslav I of Kiev (c. 942 – 972), emperor of Rus
  • Sviatoslav II of Kiev (1027–1076), prince of Kiev and Chernigov
  • Sviatoslav III of Kiev (before 1141–1194), prince of Turov (1142 and 1154), Vladimir and Volyn (1141–1146), Pinsk (1154), Novgorod-Seversky (1157–1164), Chernigov (1164–1177), Grand Prince of Kiev (1174, 1177–1180, 1182–1194)
  • Sviatoslav Olgovich (before 1108–1164), prince of Novgorod-Severski (1136–1138, 1139), Belgorod (1141–1154) and Chernigov (1154–1164)
  • Sviatoslav III of Vladimir (1196–1252), prince of Vladimir and Novgorod

Sports

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See also

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