Natasha
Appearance
Pronunciation | /nəˈtæʃə/ nə-TASH-ə /nəˈtɑːʃə/ nə-TAH-shə |
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Gender | female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin |
Meaning | loved one, birthday, I am thankful [citation needed] |
Other names | |
See also | Natalia, Natalie |
Natasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia, which means "born on Christmas Day".
Notable people
[edit]- Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer
- Natasha Allegri (born 1986), American creator, writer, storyboard revisionist, and cartoonist
- Natascha Artin Brunswick (1909–2003), German-American mathematician and photographer
- Natasha Arthy (born 1969), Danish screenwriter, film director and producer
- Natascha Badmann (born 1966), Swiss triathlete
- Natasha Badhwar (born 1971), Indian author
- Natasha Barrett (disambiguation), several people
- Natasha Beaumont (born 1974), Malaysian-Australian actress
- Natasha Bedingfield (born 1981), British singer
- Natascha Bessez (born 1986), American singer
- Natasha Bowen, Nigerian Welsh writer
- Natasha J. Caplen, British-American geneticist
- Natasha Chmyreva (born 1958), Russian tennis player
- Natasha Chokljat (born 1979), Australian netball player
- Natasha Coates (born c. 1995), British disabled gymnast
- Natasha Collins (1976–2008), British actress and model
- Natasha Cornett (born 1979), American murderer
- Natasha Demkina (born 1987), Russian woman who claims to possess X-ray vision
- Natasha Desborough (born 1974), English radio presenter
- Natasha Doshi (born 1993), Indian film actress
- Natasha Dowie (born 1988), English football player
- Natasha Eloi, English-Canadian television personality and videographer
- Natasha England (born 1952), Scottish singer
- Natasha Falle (born 1973), Canadian human rights activist
- Natasha Fatah, Canadian journalist
- Natasha Flyer (born 1969), American earth scientist and applied mathematician
- Natasha Gajewski, American business executive
- Natasha Gregson Wagner (born 1970), American actress
- Natascha Hagen, Austrian singer-songwriter
- Natasha Hamilton (born 1982), British singer
- Natasha Hastings, American sprinter
- Natasha Hastings (writer), British author
- Natasha Hausdorff (born 1989), British barrister, news commentator, and Israel advocate
- Nataša Bekvalac (born 1980), Serbian singer
- Natasha Henstridge (born 1974), Canadian actress
- Natascha Janakieva (born 1951), Bulgarian canoer
- Natasha Joubert (born 1997), South African beauty queen
- Natasha Kaiser (born 1967), American athlete
- Natascha Kampusch (born 1988), Austrian author and kidnap survivor
- Natasha Kaplinsky (born 1972), English TV presenter
- Natascha Keller (born 1977), German field hockey player
- Natasha Khan (born 1979), British singer
- Natasha Klauss (born 1975), Colombian actress
- Natasha Korolyova (born 1973), Russian singer
- Natasha Kuchiki (born 1976), American figure skater
- Natasha Law (born 1970), English artist
- Natasha Leggero (born 1974), American stand-up comic and actress
- Natasha Low (born 1993), Singaporean singer and actress
- Natasha Little (born 1969), English actress
- Natasha Lyonne (born 1979), American actress
- Natasha Mannuela Halim (born 1994), Indonesian beauty queen
- Natasha Marsh (born 1975), Welsh opera singer
- Natascha McElhone (born 1969), British actress
- Natascha McNamara (born 1935), Australian academic, activist, and researcher
- Natasha Newsome Drennan, Irish politician
- Natasha Ngan (born 1990, British author
- Natasha Melnick (born 1984), American actress
- Natasha Negovanlis (born 1990), Canadian actress and singer
- Natasha Nic Gairbheith (born 1981), Irish beauty queen
- Natasha Poly (born 1985), Russian model
- Natasha Poonawalla (born 1981), Indian businesswoman
- Natasha Pyne (born 1946), English actress
- Natasha Rastogi (born 1962), Indian actress
- Natasha Reid (born 1981), birth name of American-South Korean singer Yoon Mi-rae
- Natasha Richardson (1963–2009), English actress
- Natasha Shneider (1956–2008), Russian musician
- Natasha St-Pier (born 1981), Canadian singer
- Natasha Stillwell, English television host and producer
- Natasha Stott Despoja (born 1969), Australian politician
- Natasha Suri (born 1989), Indian model
- Natasha Tang (born 1992), Hong Kong distance swimmer
- Natasha Thahane (born 1995), South African actress and model
- Natasha Trethewey (born 1966), American poet
- Natasha Vlassenko (born 1956), Russian-Australian pianist
- Natasha Watley (born 1981), American softball player
- Natasha Wightman (born 1973), British actress
- Natascha Wingelaar (born 1974), Dutch politician
- Nataša Ninković (born 1972), Serbian actress
- Natasha Zvereva (born 1971), Belarusian tennis player
Fictional characters
[edit]- Natasha, a baby Muppet in the PBS children's television series Sesame Street
- Commander Natasha, a character in Raj Comics
- Natasha Andersen, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Natasha Blakeman, a character in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
- Alexis Davis (General Hospital) (born Natasha Cassadine), a character in the ABC soap opera General Hospital
- Natasha Fatale, a character in the 1960s animated television series The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
- Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, a character from Marvel Comics
- Natasha Rostova, a character in the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- Tasha Yar, a character in the sci-fi television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Tasha, an anthropomorphic hippo character in the Nick Jr. animated preschool television series The Backyardigans
- Tasha, a Greyhawk wizard in the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons
- Natasha Cioara, a playable character in Honkai Impact 3rd
- Natasha, a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail
Notable animals
[edit]- Natasha (monkey), a macaque at the Safary Park zoo near Tel Aviv, Israel
Astronomy
[edit]- Natasha is the official name of star HD 85390.
See also
[edit]- Natacha (given name)
- Nataša, given name
- Tasha, given name
- Latasha, given name
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