Natasha is a Russian female given name, originally a pet name of Natalia, which in turn derives from the Latin Dies Natalis, meaning "Natal Day" or "Birthday," in reference to the traditional birth of Jesus. It was traditionally given to girls born around Christmas.[1] Natasha may refer to:
As a given name:
- Natasha Aguilar, Costa Rican freestyle swimmer
- Natasha Arthy, Danish director and producer
- Natasha Bedingfield, British singer
- Natasha Beaumont, actress born in Kuala Lumpur
- Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player
- Natasha Collins, British actress & model
- Natasha Demkina, Russian girl who claimed to possess paranormal vision
- Natasha Desborough, radio presenter
- Natasha Stott Despoja, Australian politician
- Natasha Eloi, Canadian television personality and videographer
- Natasha Fatale Fictional villainess, foe of Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Natasha Fatah, Canadian Journalist
- Natasha Nic Gairbheith, former Miss Ireland
- Natasha Galkina, America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8 Runner Up
- Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress
- Natasha Hamilton, British singer
- Natasha Henstridge, Canadian film actress
- Natasha Kaiser, American athlete
- Natasha Kaplinsky, British news presenter
- Natasha Khan, British singer known under her stage name Bat For Lashes
- Natasha Klauss, Columbian actress
- Natasha Kuchiki, American pairs figure skater
- Natasha Law, English artist
- Natasha Lee, Australian actress born on the 19th of September, 1986
- Natasha Leggero, American stand-up comic and character actor
- Natasha Little, British actress
- Natasha Lyonne, American film actress,
- Natasha Marsh, Soprano Opera singer
- Natascha McElhone, British actress
- Natasha Melnick, American television and film actress
- Natasha Obama, (nicknamed Sasha) second daughter of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, see Family of Barack Obama#Malia Ann Obama and Sasha Obama
- Natasha Poly, a Russian top model
- Natasha Pyne, British actress
- Natasha Richardson, Tony Award-winning English actress and member of the Redgrave family
- Natasha Shneider, Russian musician
- Natasha Slayton, American actress
- Natasha St. Pier, Canadian singer
- Natasha Stillwell, tv host and producer
- Natasha Watley, American softball player
- Natasha Wightman, British actress
- Natasha Yi, model and actress who gained national prominence in 1999
- Natasha Zlobina, Uzbekistan actress & model
- Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis player
As a surname:
- Amelia Natasha, host of Indonesian Idol
- JD Natasha, Latin pop musician
In fiction:
- Natasha Rostova, one of the main characters in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- Natasha Fatale, cartoon character in Rocky & Bullwinkle
- Natasha Yar, fictional character on Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Natasha, a female cleric in the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones for the PSX
- Natasha, a Soviet Union commando in the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Natasha Zabicov, the guard of Neo Russia's Argo Gulskii in Mobile Fighter G Gundam
- Natasha Andersen, fictional character in Hollyoaks
- Commander Natasha, fictional character in Raj Comics
- Natasha, character on the CBC/Nickelodeon show Mr. Meaty
- Princess Natasha, animation series
Other:
- Natasha (monkey), macaque at the Safary Park zoo near Tel Aviv, Israel
- Natasha's Story, 1994 non-fiction book
- "Natasha", a song on the 2003 album Want One by Rufus Wainwright
- Natacha (comics) a French comic about an air hostess
- Natascha is the name of an unlockable weapon in Team Fortress 2
Notes
- ^ A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Perigee Books, 2003 ISBN:0399528946 pg. 140
See also
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