NATASHA female Russian, English Russian diminutive of NATALYA. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel 'War and Peace' (1865). It has been used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century. | ||||||||||||||||||||
NATALIE female French, English, German From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini. This was the name of the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, and the name has traditionally been more common among Eastern Christians than those in the West. It was popularized in America by actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981), who was born to Russian immigrants. |
FULL FORMS |
POLISH: Natalia |
EQUIVALENTS |
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Natisha |
CROATIAN: Natalija, Nataša |
CZECH: Natálie |
ENGLISH: Natalee, Natalie, Natasha, Natille |
FRENCH: Natacha, Natalie, Nathalie |
GEORGIAN: Natalia |
GERMAN: Natalie, Nathalie |
HUNGARIAN: Natália |
ITALIAN: Natalia |
LATE ROMAN: Natalia |
LATVIAN: Natālija |
MACEDONIAN: Natalija, Nataša |
POLISH: Natalka |
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Nathália |
PORTUGUESE: Natacha, Natália |
ROMANIAN: Natalia |
RUSSIAN: Nata, Natali, Nataliya, Natalya, Natasha |
SERBIAN: Natalija, Nataša |
SLOVAK: Natália |
SLOVENE: Natalija, Nataša |
SPANISH: Natalia |
UKRAINIAN: Natali, Nataliya, Natalka |
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Latasha |
ENGLISH: Nat, Tasha |
RUSSIAN: Tasha |
MASCULINE FORMS |
ITALIAN: Natale |
LATE ROMAN: Natalius |
SPANISH: Natalio |