Natalia (given name)
Natalia is a female given name with the original Late Latin meaning of "Christmas Day" (cf. Latin natale domini). It is currently used in this form in Italian, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Polish.[1] 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),[2] 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 Lafourcade, Mexican pop-rock singer and songwriter
- Natália Lage, Brazilian actress
- Natalia Laschenova, 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 Sedova, second wife of the Marxist theorist Leon Trotsky
- Natalia Shelikova, Russian fur trader
- Natalia Skobeeva, photographer and artist
- Natalia Sokol, Russian activist
- Natalia Tena, British actress
- Natalia Verbeke, Argentinian actress
- Natalia Vodianova, Russian model
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 Rivera Aitoro in the former CBS soap opera Guiding Light
- 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
gollark: That's fine.
gollark: Can someone just link me a frozen hatchling for testing purposes?
gollark: I should try that, I'm going for a gold trophy now I've just gotten my silver one.
gollark: Stupid annoyingly-formatted HTML and access-restricted API...
gollark: Children of what?
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.