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Natalie does not just mean child of Christmas or Christmas child. It also means birthday child Natal means of or related with birth. Probably how it got translated to meaning Christmas child is the Nativity. Think Pre-Natal, Neonatal and Natal charts. It's not just a Christmas name it's closer to meaning being born. I love my name.
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I've always heard it is a form of the Latin natalis, meaning "To be born", or from the Hebrew meaning He gave me or a form of the Hebrew Natal meaning "To lift up".
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True, Natalie (and Natalia) have become associated with "Christmas Day" through the Italian, natale domini, however, the original Latin word, natalis, was derived from the word, nasci, which meant "to be born." We all have a natal (or birth) day so I see nothing wrong with using this name any day of the year. Natalie is a beautiful name though I slightly prefer Natalia.
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Abbreviation of Gift from God in Hebrew: "Natan Tov Li Hashem".
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