Natasha
| Pronunciation | nuh tash uh |
|---|---|
| Gender | female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Italian Russian |
| Meaning | Christ's Birthday (Italian) |
Natasha is a Russian female given name, originally a pet name of Natalia, which in turn derives from the Latin Dies Natalis, meaning "Natal Day" or "Birthday," in reference to the traditional birth of Jesus. It was traditionally given to girls born around Christmas.[1]
People named Natasha
- Natasha Aguilar, Costa Rican freestyle swimmer
- Natasha Arthy, Danish director and producer
- Natasha Beaumont, actress born in Kuala Lumpur
- Natasha Bedingfield, British singer
- Natasha Bradley, R&B/Pop singer
- Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player
- Natasha Collins, British actress & model
- Natasha Demkina, Russian girl who claimed to possess paranormal vision
- Natasha Desborough, radio presenter
- Natasha Eloi, Canadian television personality and videographer
- Natasha Fatah, Canadian Journalist
- Natasha Galkina, America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8 Runner Up
- Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress
- Natasha Hamilton, British singer
- Natasha Henstridge, Canadian film actress
- Natasha Kaiser, American athlete
- Natasha Kaplinsky, British news presenter
- Natasha Khan, British singer known under her stage name Bat For Lashes
- Natasha Klauss, Columbian actress
- Natasha Kuchiki, American pairs figure skater
- Natasha Law, English artist
- Natasha Lee, Australian actress born on the 19th of September, 1986
- Natasha Leggero, American stand-up comic and character actor
- Natasha Little, British actress
- Natasha Lyonne, American film actress
- Natasha Marsh, Soprano Opera singer
- Natascha McElhone, British actress
- Natasha Melnick, American television and film actress
- Natasha Nic Gairbheith, former Miss Ireland
- Natasha Obama, (nicknamed Sasha) second daughter of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, see Family of Barack Obama#Malia Ann Obama and Sasha Obama
- Natasha Poly, a Russian top model
- Natasha Pyne, British actress
- Natasha Richardson, Tony Award-winning English actress and member of the Redgrave family
- Natasha Shneider, Russian musician
- Natasha Slayton, American actress
- Natasha St. Pier, Canadian singer
- Natasha Stillwell, tv host and producer
- Natasha Stott Despoja, Australian politician
- Natasha Watley, American softball player
- Natasha Wightman, British actress
- Natasha Yi, model and actress who gained national prominence in 1999
- Natasha Zlobina, Uzbekistan actress and model
- Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis player
Fictional people named Natasha
- Natasha Rostova, one of the main characters in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- Natasha Fatale, cartoon character in Rocky & Bullwinkle
- Natasha Yar, fictional character on Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Natasha, a female cleric in the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones for the PSX
- Natasha, a Soviet Union commando in the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Natasha Zabicov, the guard of Neo Russia's Argo Gulskii in Mobile Fighter G Gundam
- Natasha Andersen, fictional character in Hollyoaks
- Natascha Börger, Miss Germany 2002, Miss Top Model of the World 2002 and Miss Baltic Sea 2002.
- Commander Natasha, fictional character in Raj Comics
- Natasha, character on the CBC/Nickelodeon show Mr. Meaty
- Princess Natasha, animation series
- Natasha Sax a fictional Russian character in the film Max Payne portrayed by Olga Kurylenko
- Natasha Ozera, commonly known as Tasha, from Vampire Academy.
Other Natashas
- Natasha (monkey), macaque at the Safary Park zoo near Tel Aviv, Israel
- Natasha's Story, 1994 non-fiction book
- Where is Baby Natasha? A sesame street children's book
- "Natasha", a song on the 2003 album Want One by Rufus Wainwright
- Natacha (comics) a French comic about an air hostess
- Natascha Kampusch, an Austrian author who was kidnapped at the age of 10 years old
- Natascha is the name of an unlockable weapon in Team Fortress 2
- Tasha, a character of the TV series Life Unexpected
Other uses
In Turkey "Natasha" is commonly used as slang for Russian prostitutes. It has become known as 'The Natasha Trade'.[2][3]
Notes
- ^ A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Perigee Books, 2003 ISBN 0399528946 pg. 140
- ^ http://archives.econ.utah.edu/archives/marxism/2003w39/msg00086.htm
- ^ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VBD-46FJ7NR-2&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2002&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1323927120&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=afe62ec8b83b5666ee9d950dc6c7853d
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