Natalie (given name)
Natalie is a female given name, found in many languages but especially common in French and Russian speaking countries. Popular variants are Nathalie and Natalia. The name is derived from the Latin "Dies Natalis", meaning "Natal Day" or "birthday" in reference to the birth of Christ and was traditionally given to girls born around Christmas.[1]
People with the given name Natalie:
- Natalie Albino, member of the R&B duo Nina Sky
- Natalie Alvarado (commonly referred to as "Natalie"), American R&B singer
- Natalie Angier, NY Times science writer
- Natalie Appleton, Canadian pop singer and former member of the groups All Saints and Appleton
- Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Australian soap actress and former singer for pop group the Rogue Traders
- Natalie Blair, Australian soap actress
- Natalie Brown, Canadian pop/R&B singer and songwriter
- Natalie Clein, English cellist
- Natalie Clifford Barney, American writer and salon hostess
- Natalie Cole (born 1950), American jazz singer and songwriter
- Natalie Cook, Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist
- Natalie Coughlin (born 1982), American Olympic swimmer
- Natalie Denise Suleman (born 1975), American mother of octuplets (also Nadya Suleman)
- Natalie Dessay, French opera singer
- Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer and Olympic gold medallist
- Natalie Glebova, Canadian model and winner of 2005 Miss Universe beauty contest
- Natalie Goldberg, American writer
- Natalie Green, a character from The Facts of Life TV series
- Natalie Griesbeck, French politician
- Natalie Grinham, Dutch squash player
- Natalie Gulbis (born 1983), American golfer
- Natalee Holloway, American high school student who disappeared in 2005
- Natalie Horler, lead singer of Cascada
- Natalie Imbruglia (born 1975), Australian pop singer and soap actress, married to Daniel Johns of silverchair and the face of L'Oreal 2006
- Natalie Jeremijenko, Australian artist, engineer, and environmentalist
- Natalie MacMaster, Canadian fiddle-player
- Natalie Maines, lead singer for the Dixie Chicks
- Natalie Merchant, rock singer and former member of group 10,000 Maniacs
- Natalie Munt, English Olympic badminton player
- Natalie "Nattie" Neidhart (born 1982), Canadian professional wrestler currently known as Natalya in WWE
- Natalie Pike, English model
- Natalie Portman (born 1981; real name: Natalie Hershlag), Israeli-born American actress
- Natalie Raitano, American actress
- Natalie Schafer (1900–1991), American actress
- Natalie Sleeth, American composer
- Natalie Tyler Tran, Youtube.com celebrity
- Natalie Walker, American musician
- Natalie Wood (1938-1981), American actress
- Natalie Zemon Davis, Canadian and American historian
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Notes
- ^ A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Perigee Books, 2003 ISBN:0399528946 pg. 140