Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav (Святосла́в, ; Святосла́в, ) 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:

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

 * Svyatoslav Syrota (born 1970), Ukrainian sport administrator and former player

Other

 * Svyatoslav Fyodorov (1927–2000), Russian ophthalmologist
 * Sviatoslav Piskun (born 1959), Ukrainian statesman
 * Sviatoslav Richter (1915–1997), Russian pianist
 * Sviatoslav Vakarchuk (born 1975), Ukrainian singer
 * Sviatoslav Shevchuk (born 1970), Ukrainian Catholic Patriarchate of Kyiv