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Funny - my father also chose my name after seeing the film "War and Peace". What also amuzing is that my father is Mexican and my mother Ukrainian. So, my name reflected my heritage (sort of).

I also hated my name when I was younger and wished I had a "normal" name like Kathy or Mary. I grew to love my name and mostly go by Natasha. My close family friends call me Natty or Nat.

Personal experiences with the name Natasha: | Edit

*My name is Natasha. My father is the one who chose my name. Funny story, because he heard of the name while watching tv in the waiting room of the hospital. There was a Russian gymnast on named Natasha and he thought it was a pretty name. I use to hate my name as a kid because it was so different and no one had it. I grew up being called Tasha by some, but preferred Tosh. Once I was in my late teens I started to love me name and how unique it was! I've been told by so many people how pretty it is and even "sexy" :)

When i was younger, i used to hate my name..thought it had too many 'a' in it...but now i look at my name and think how beautiful it is...most of my friends call me tash, but at work, im always natasha...

I love my name! Natasha is recognizable and easy to pronounce, but isn't too common. I've never had to go by Natasha (lastinitial). When I was young, I went by Tasha, but now go by Natasha. There are plenty of nicknames options!

Nicknames for Natasha: | Edit

Nat, Tasha, Tash, Tosh, Natty

Meanings and history of the name Natasha: | Edit

Natasha means "Born on Christmas Day."

Natasha is a Russian female given name, originally a pet name variant of Natalia. It is the same as the Latin variant "Natalie", meaning "birthday" in reference to the birth of Christ, and was traditionally given to girls born around Christmas.

Famous real-life people named Natasha: | Edit

Natasha, pop/R&B singer
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 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
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 "Sasha" Obama, b. 2001, youngest daughter of President Barack 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
Natasha Zlobina, Uzbekistan actress & model
Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis player

Natasha in song, story & screen: | Edit

*Rufus Wainwright - Natasha
*Ancient Vampirize - Natasha
*Chris de Burgh - Natasha Dance

Natalya "Natasha" Rostova is one of the main characters in Leo Tolstoy's epic novel "War and Peace."

Natasha is the beautiful younger woman whom Carrie's love "Mr Big" marries, and later divorces, in the TV series "Sex and the City". She was played by model Bridget Moynahan.

Natasha "Tasha" Yar, character on the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

Natasha Fatale, sidekick to Boris Badenov on the classic cartoon "Rocky and Bullwinkle".

Natasha Romanoff, secret identity of the Black Widow in Marvel comics