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Natalie - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Natalie
 
 

 


The girl name Natalie [ 3 syll. na-ta-lie, nat-al-ie ] is pronounced NAETahLiy KEY. Natalie's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in English, French, and German. The name Natalie means 'born on Christmas'. Biblical name developed from natalis which means 'birthday' ; natale domini which means 'birthday of the Lord' ; noël which means 'Christmas'. The name is derived ultimately of the Latin 'natalis' and 'natale domini'. The name has traditionally been popular in Russia in the form Natalya, often given to girls born during the Christmas season. The name was introduced into England at the end of the 19th century, and it is today commonly found outside Russia. Natalie is the feminine form of the German Noel.

Natalie has 21 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Nataly, Natasha (also used in Russian), Noel, and Noelle are English forms of Natalie. Other English forms include the short forms Talia and Tally, and the spelling variant Nathalie (also used in French, and German).

Forms of the name used in foreign languages include the French Natacha, the Italian Natale, the Italian Natalia, the Russian Natalija, the German and Italian Natalina, the Russian and Slavic Natalya, the Greek and Slavic Natasa, the German and Russian Natascha, the Scandinavian Natasja, the Italian and Spanish Noelia, the French Noëlle, the Russian and Spanish Tasha, and the Russian Tashina. The short form Talya (Russian) is another foreign variant.

Natalie is a very popular baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1900s. Its usage peaked recently in 2005 with 0.529% of baby girls being named Natalie. It had a ranking of #18 then. In 2007, it ranked at #17 with a usage of 0.495%, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its family. Natalie was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, the Italian Natalia, in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Natalie include the English, French, and German Nathalie, the Italian Natale, the Italian Natalia, the English Nataly, and the Russian and Slavic Natalya.

KEY: Pronunciation for Natalie: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


Details of famous persons named Natalie:
Actress Natalie Portman, born Natalie Hershlag 9 June 1981, Jerusalem, Israel.
Actress Natalie Wood, born Natalia Zakharenko 20 July 1938 - 29 November 1981, San Francisco, California.
Country Musician Natalie Maines, born 14 October 1974, Lubbock, Texas.
Golfer Natalie Gulbis, born 7 January 1983, Sacramento, California.

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