Natalia (given name)
Natalia is a female given name with the original Late Latin meaning of "Christmas Day" (cf. Latin natale domini).[1] It is currently used in this form in Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Polish.[2] Other forms and spellings include Natalie/Nathalie (Dutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and Icelandic), Natálie (Czech), Natália/Nathália (Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian), Natalya/Nataliya (Russian: Наталья/Наталия), Nataliya/Natalya (Ukrainian: Наталія/Наталя), Nataliia (Belarusian: Наталля), Natālija (Latvian), Natalija (Cyrillic: Наталија; Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Lithuanian, and Macedonian),[3] Natàlia (Catalan) and ნატალია (Georgian).
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin, Greek, Slavic |
| Meaning | Christmas Day |
In Russian, a common diminutive is Natasha (Наташа).
Notable people
- Natalia of Nicomedia (died 306), martyr and saint
- Natalia (died 852), martyr of Riobard and saint
- Natalia (Belgian singer)
- Natalia (Spanish singer)
- Natalia Anciso, Chicana-Tejana contemporary artist and educator
- Natalia Avelon, Polish-German actress and singer
- Natalia Barbu, Moldovan singer
- Natalia Bardo (born 1988), Russian actress, singer and TV host
- Natalia Bessmertnova, Russian ballet dancer
- Natalia Chatzigiannidou, Greek footballer
- Natalia Germanou, Greek lyricist, television hostess and DJ
- Natalia Getty, American model, artist, and activist
- Natalia Gheorgiu (1914–2001), Moldovan and Soviet pediatric surgeon
- Natalia Gherman, Moldovan politician
- Natalia Ghilascu, Moldovan journalist
- Natalia Ginzburg, Italian novelist and writer
- Natalia Goncharova, Russian-French avant-garde painter and costume designer
- Natalia Gudina, Ukrainian-born Israeli figure skater
- Natalia Hadjiloizou, Cypriot swimmer
- Natalia Kills, English singer
- Natalia Komarova, Russian-American mathematician
- Natalia Kucirkova (born 1985), academic in the field of children's literature
- Natalia Kukulska, Polish singer
- Natalia Kusendova, Canadian politician
- Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican pop-rock singer and songwriter
- Natália Lage, Brazilian actress
- Natalia Lashchenova, Soviet Olympic champion gymnast
- Natalia Lesz, Polish singer
- Natalia Livingston, American actress
- Natalia Luis-Bassa, Venezuelan orchestral conductor
- Natalia Makarova, Russian Ballet dancer
- Natália Milanová (born 1982), Slovakian politician
- Natalia Navarro, Miss Colombia 2009
- Natalia Negru, Romanian writer
- Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer and actress
- Natalia Osipova, Russian ballet dancer
- Natalia Paruz, musical saw player
- Natalia Pervaiz, Pakistani cricketer
- Natalia Podolskaya, 2005 Eurovision Song contestant for Russia
- Natalia Poklonskaya, public prosecutor of Crimea
- Natalia Polevshchikova, Russian supermodel known as Natasha Poly
- Natalia Roubina, Cypriot swimmer
- Natalia Rudina (known as Natali), Russian singer
- Natalia Sedova, second wife of the Marxist theorist Leon Trotsky
- Natalia Shelikhova, Russian fur trader
- Natalia Sokol, Russian activist
- Natalia Tena, British actress
- Natalia Verbeke, Argentinian actress
- Natalia Vodianova, Russian model
- Natalia Damini, Singer
Fictional characters
- Natalia, the protagonist of The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda
- Natalia Arron in the young adult novel Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
- Natalia Boa Vista in CSI: Miami
- Natalia Dragomiroff in Agatha Christie's novel Murder on the Orient Express
- Natalia Kaminski in the light novel and anime Fate/Zero
- Natalia Kowalski, character in the video game Lego City Undercover
- Natalia Luzu Kimlasca Lanvaldear in the video game Tales of the Abyss
- Natalia Romanova in the Marvel universe, alias Natasha Romanoff and Black Widow
- Natalia "Natasha" Rostova in War and Peace
- Natalia Shulmenski in Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Prom
References
- Susan Osborn (November 1999). What's in a Name?. Simon and Schuster. p. 494. ISBN 978-0-671-02555-7.
- Natalie, BehindTheName.com
- Names Related to Natalie, BehindTheName.com
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