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 (spelled Ναταλία), Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Polish. 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 (), Nataliya/Natalya (), Natallia (), (Latvian), (; Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, and Macedonian), Natàlia (Catalan) and ნატალია (Georgian).
In Russian, a common diminutive is Natasha (Наташа).
Variants and derived forms of given name Natalia
Nathalie: English, French, Dutch, German, Slovak, Scandinavian languages, Romanian, Finnish, Luxembourgish, Hungarian, Corsican, Czech, Catalan, Malagasy, Slovenian, Spanish, Latin, Estonian Nathaly : Spanish, English Nataly : English, Spanish Natalyne : English Nataline : English, French, Scandinavian languages, Catalan, Corsican, Italian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Latin, Romanian, Estonian, Czech, Finnish, Slavic languages Natalis : Latin
Notable people
Saint Natalia, wife of the martyr Adrian of Nicomedia. Natalia (martyr) (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 Natália Blahová (born 1974), Slovak politician Natalia Chatzigiannidou, Greek footballer Natalia Damini, Singer Natalia Dyer, American actress 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 Natália Grausová (born 1953), Slovak politician Natalia Gudina, Ukrainian-born Israeli figure skater Natalia Hadjiloizou, Cypriot swimmer Natalia Kills, English singer Natalia Komarova, Russian-American mathematician Natalia Kuchinskaya, Soviet Olympic Champion Gymnast 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 Nataliia Mandryk (born 1988), Ukrainian Paralympic wheelchair fencer Natalia Mashina (born 1997), Russian footballer Natália Milanová (born 1982), Slovakian politician Natalia Navarro, Miss Colombia 2009 Natalia Negru, Romanian writer Natalia of Nicomedia (died 306), martyr and saint Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer and actress Natalia Osipova, Russian ballet dancer Natalia Paruz, musical saw player Natália Pereira (born 1989), Brazilian volleyball 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 Natália Přidalová (born 1990), Slovak beach volleyball player 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 Șoșeva, Moldovan pharmacist and politician Natalia Tena, British actress Natalia Verbeke, Argentinian actress Natalia Vodianova, Russian model Natalia Yurchenko, Soviet All-Around World Champion Gymnast