Given name · also Russian
Natalja
Natalja is a variant of Natalie. One Latin interpretation is “born on Christmas Day; refers to Christ's birthday.”
Original LatinNatalia
Meaning & origin
What it means
Natalja is a variant of Natalie. One Latin interpretation is “born on Christmas Day; refers to Christ's birthday.”
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Where it comes from
Natalja comes from Russian, and ultimately from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Natalja developed from Natalia.
The story
Natalja is a variant of Natalie. The history of Natalie gives this family its wider story. Natalie’s historical associations include the actress Natalie Wood.
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Natalja’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Natalja developed from the Latin form Natalia. Natalja has a related form in Natalie. Natalja has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Natalia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Natalja
- Natalia IshchenkoRussian synchronized swimmerborn 1986
- Natalia Pushkinawife of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (1812–1863)
- Natalia MolchanovaRussian free diver (1962-2015)
- Natalya VoroninaRussian speed skaterborn 1994
- Natalia VodopyanovaRussian basketball player (born 1981)
- Natalia VieruRussian basketball player (born 1989)
- Grand Duchess Natalya Alexeyevna of RussiaRussian grand duchess (1714-1728)
- Natascha RagosinaRussian boxer and kickboxerborn 1976
- Natalia ZubarevichRussian economist-geographerborn 1954
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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