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 [ 3 syll. na-ta-lie, nat-al-ie ] The girl name Natalie 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 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 ('birthday') and natale domini ('birthday of the Lord'). 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 Spanish, English, and German Noel. The name Natalie is widely used; it has 61 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Natala, Natalea, Nataleah, Natalee, Nataleen, Natalina (also used in German and Italian), Nataline, Natalka (also used in Russian), Natalle (also used in French), Natallia, Natasha (also used in Russian), Nathalia, Nati (also used in Spanish), Natie, Natilee, Natti, Nattie, Neda (also used in Slavic and Czech), Netti, Nettie, Netty, Noel, Noelle (also used in French), Novella (also used in Spanish), and Tasha (also used in Russian and Spanish). Other English forms include the short forms Nat, Talia (also used in Spanish), and Tally, the pet forms Natty and Tashie, and the spelling variants Nataleigh, Natali, Natallie, Nataly, Natelie, Nathalie (also used in French, and German), and Nathaly. Forms of Natalie used in foreign languages include the Polish Nacia, the German and Russian Nastassja, the French and Spanish Natacha, the Italian Natale, the Czech, German, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese Natalia, the Russian Natalija, the Russian Nataliya, the Russian and Slavic Natalya, the Greek, Czech, and Slavic Natasa, the German and Russian Natascha, the Scandinavian Natasja, the Polish Natka, the Italian and Spanish Noelia, the French Noelie, the French Noëlle, the Russian Tashina, the Russian Tashka, the Latvian, Lithuanian, and Russian Taska, the Latvian, Lithuanian, and Russian Tasya, the Russian Tata, the Russian Tuska, and the Russian Tusya. The short forms Nata (Polish, Russian, and Slavic) and Talya (Russian) are other foreign variants. Natalie is a very popular baby girl name, and it is also perceived as rather 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 2008, it ranked at #13 with a usage of 0.490%, 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 Czech, German, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese Natalia, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Natalie include the English, French, and German Nathalie, the English Natala, the Italian Natale, the English Natalee, the English Nataleigh, the English Natali, the Czech, German, Italian, Polish, and Portuguese Natalia, the English and French Natalle, the English Natallie, the English Nataly, the Russian and Slavic Natalya, the English Nathaly, the English Natalea, the English Nataleah, the Russian Nataliya, the English Natallia, the English Natelie, the English Nathalia, and the English Natilee. Details of famous persons named Natalie: 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)"   |
