History of the origin of the name Snezhana

Snezhana is a beautiful and quite rare name that is of Slavic origin. There is an opinion that the name Snezhana appeared thanks to Snegurochka, the granddaughter of Father Frost. It was in honor of the mythical Snow Maiden that girls began to be called Snezhans. The name is common in Serbia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and less often in Russia. Sometimes you can find a variant with a double “n” – Snezhanna. The diminutive form Zhanna became an independent name.

There is also a version that the name Snezhana came to us from Serbia, thanks to the fairy tale about Snow White. Translated from Serbian, Snow White sounds like Snezhana. She has no patron saints either in Orthodoxy or Catholicism, so Snezhana does not celebrate her name day.

Related names: Snezha, Snezhinka, Snezhko (male name).

Diminutive forms: Snezha, Snezhka, Snowball, Snowman, Snowflake, Snezhanka, Snow Maiden, Zhanna.

Meaning and characteristics of the name Snezhana

The name Snezhana means “snow”, “snowy”, “blond”.

Snezhana is a vulnerable and fragile girl. She is very dependent on the opinions of others, any sideways glance drives her into despondency and worry. She does not like conflicts, but despite this she constantly gets involved in them. She loves to argue like crazy, she will insist on her own opinion, even if she is wrong. Sometimes Snezhana finds it difficult to come to an agreement even with herself.

Snezhana is very hospitable – she greets her guests with cordiality and they never get bored while staying at her home. She also loves to visit her friends, presenting them with small souvenirs. The joy of her friends means a lot to her.

In her personal life, Snezhana is often unhappy. From the crowd of admirers, she cannot choose a worthy one, because the future husband must have important qualities for her. She is picky and it can take quite a long time before she meets the one. And even being married, Snezhana can feel sad, because her soul is so vulnerable that her husband most often does not understand her.

Snezhana loves children, but decides to have her own quite late. She is capricious and requires a lot of attention, so she does not want to share it with the child. Snezhana is responsible and hardworking, so she will definitely have success in her career. She will not become a boss, because the girl is very compassionate, but in other industries there is an inevitable promotion and praise.

Snezhana has many acquaintances, but few friends. She rarely trusts a person, but if she does, it means that this person has become indispensable and important to her. She prefers to be friends with girls because she is afraid of men.

Name days:

no

Diminutive version

Snezhanochka, Snezhanushka, Snezhechka, Snezhushka, Zhannocha, Zhannushka

Abbreviated

Snezka, Snezhanka, Snowball, Snezha, Zhanna, Zhanka

According to the church

no

Color

  • white

Planet

  • Луна

Element

  • water

Stone talisman

alexandrite

Metal

silver

Plants

water lily

Totem animal

owl

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