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NATALIE
GENDER: Feminine
PRONOUNCED: nat-a-LEE (French), NAD-ə-lee (English), NAH-tah-lee (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini. This was the name of the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, and the name has traditionally been more common among Eastern Christians than those in the West. It was popularized in America by actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981), who was born to Russian immigrants.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Nathalie (French), Natalee, Natille (English), Nathalie (German)
DIMINUTIVE: Nat (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Natalija, Nataša (Croatian), Natálie (Czech), Natália (Hungarian), Natalia (Italian), Natalia (Late Roman), Natālija (Latvian), Natalija, Nataša (Macedonian), Natalia, Natalka, Natasza (Polish), Natália (Portuguese), Nathália (Portuguese (Brazilian)), Natalia (Romanian), Nataliya, Natalya, Nata, Natasha, Tasha (Russian), Natalija, Nataša (Serbian), Natália (Slovak), Natalija, Nataša (Slovene), Natalia (Spanish), Nataliya, Natalka (Ukrainian)
Popularity
United States  ranked #14 
England/Wales  - 
Canada (BC)  ranked #39 
Australia (NSW)  ranked #58 
Austria  ranked #58 
Northern Ireland  - 
Norway  ranked #92 
Scotland  - 
Sweden  - 
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