Sviatoslav

{{Infobox given name

| name = Sviatoslav

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| pronunciation =

| gender = Male

| meaning = "Holy worshipper", "Bright glory"

| region = Eastern Europe

| origin = Slavic languages

| nickname = Svetlyo (Bulgarian), Slava (Russian), {{lang|pl|Świętek|italic=no}} (Polish), Slavik (Ukrainian), Svet (Bulgarian and Russian), Sveto (Ukrainian)

| related names = Svetoslav, Svatoslav, Świętosław, Svetislav

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Sviatoslav ({{langx|ru|Святосла́в|Svjatosláv}}, {{IPA|ru|sʲvʲɪtɐˈslaf|IPA}}; {{langx|uk|Святосла́в|Svjatosláv}}, {{IPA|uk|sʲwʲɐtoˈslɑu̯|IPA}}) is a Russian and Ukrainian given name of Slavic origin. Cognates include Svetoslav, Svatoslav, {{lang|pl|Świętosław|italic=no}}, 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 {{lang|sla-x-proto|*svętъ|italic=yes}} (holy, light, world) and {{lang|sla-x-proto|*slava}} (glory), to be explained as "One who worships the Holy".

A diminutive form for Sviatoslav is Svetlyo (Bulgarian), Slava (Russian), {{lang|pl|Świętek|italic=no}} (Polish), Slavko, Sveto, Svet, Sviat, Sviatko (Ukrainian). Its feminine form is Sviatoslava. The name may refer to:

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