Given name · Russian
Наталья
“of birth; Christmas”
Наталья (Natálʹja) is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Natalie.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Наталья goes back to Latin Natalia, meaning “of birth; Christmas.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Russian usage, Наталья developed from Natalia.
Наталья’s family of names
In English usage, Наталья has an affectionate form in Natasha. In Russian usage, Наталья developed from the Latin form Natalia. In Russian usage, Наталья has a conventional equivalent in the German form Natalie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Наталья has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Наталья comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Наталья
- Natalia VodianovaRussian modelborn 1982
- Natasha KorolyovaRussian singerborn 1973
- Natalya EstemirovaRussian human rights activist (1958-2009)
- Natalya Naryshkinarussian Tsarina (1651–1694)
- Natalya LisovskayaRussian athletics competitorborn 1962
- Natalya AntyukhRussian female Olympic 400m hurdlerborn 1981
- Natallia ArsiennievaBelarusian poet (1903-1997)
- GlukozaRussian singerborn 1986
- Natalia ZhukovaUkrainian chess grandmasterborn 1979
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