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We have a daughter named Natalie Annastasia. I love her name and she does too! She was named after my Aunt Tilly, although my husband prefers Natalie to Tilly. Annastasia is my Mum's name.

Personal experiences with the name Natalie: | Edit

As a child I didn't care for my name that much, I guess it didn't bother me for long though. I love my name and love my nicknames just as much. My closest BFF's call me Natty all the time. It makes me feel pretty special since I know it is as unique as Natalie. For those of you who dislike your name, I hope you grow to love it as much as the rest of us Natalie's in the world!

So many people want to spell this name with an "i" after the "t". I've never met anyone that spelled it that way, but I encounter this spelling all the time.

I'm a Natalie and I love my name but no one spells it right. :D

My 9 year old daughter is named Natalie (born in 1999) The Christmas meaning to her name is significant as she was born the day after Christmas.

My name is natalie but everyone thinks it is natili!!!

My name is Natalie, and I dislike it when folks, add an H in it like the cook, or a y at the end, drives me nuts. Ironically I was not born during or around Christmas, but my daughter was.

My name is Natalie also and I was NOT born near Christmas, which is ironic. It gets misspelled a lot, which is weird because Natalie is a common name. I used to hate it when I was little because it is/was so common. Now I'm sort of starting to warm up to it, but I think it's kind of pedestrian.

I HATE my name. Everyone automatically shortens it to Nat; which sounds like the annoying bug. I go by Allie and have since Jr. High. I equate the nickname to Patrick being called Rick. I never thought of using Talie, but I like that alternative too. As long as you don't call me Nat. :o)

I have a friend of Natalie who's nickname is Nat and I LOVE it, I'm so endeared to the name Nat, I considered Natalie for one of my own daughters (husband didn't like it). I suppose a nickname like Nat could go ither way but I think it's adorable!

-My name is Natalie, I think its pretty good, for some reason my friends call me Naala and have for as long as I can remember. I used to work as a receptionist and got call Melanie a lot over the phone, so that was kind of annoying. Overall, Natalie is a solid name.

Nicknames for Natalie: | Edit

Nat, Nattie, Natty, Nattie Nat, Tali, Talie, Nati, Nats, Natie, Tilly, Nikki, Nik-NAK, Nat-Nat, Gnat(as in bug), Nateelia, Allie, Naala

Meanings and history of the name Natalie: | Edit

Natalie means "born on Christmas".

Famous real-life people named Natalie: | Edit

Natalie Albino, member of the R&B duo Nina Sky
Natalie, an American R&B singer, born Natalie Alvarado
Natalie Alvarado (commonly referred to as "Natalie"), American pop singer
Natalie Angier, NY Times science writer
Natalie Appleton, Canadian pop singer and former member of the groups All Saints and Appleton
Natalie Clifford Barney, American writer and salon hostess
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, cellist
Natalie Cole, American jazz singer and songwriter
Natalie Cook, Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist
Natalie Coughlin, American Olympic swimmer
Natalie Curtis (1875-1921), American ethnomusicologist
Natalie Zemon Davis, Canadian and American historian
Natalie Dessay, French opera singer
Natalie Dormer, English actress, best known for playing Anne Boleyn on the Showtime series "The Tudors"
Natalie Fruman, Canadian writer
Natalie Glebova, Canadian model and winner of 2005 Miss Universe beauty contest
Natalie Goldberg, Amercian writer
Natalie Griesbeck, French politican
Natalie Grinham, Dutch squash player
Natalie Gulbis, American golfer
Natalie Horler, lead singer of Cascada
Natalie Imbruglia, Australian pop singer and soap actress
Nathalie Loriers, Belgian jazz musician
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 Neidhart, Canadian professional wrestler
Natalie Pike, English model
Natalie Portman (real name: Natalie Hershlag), Israeli-born American actress
Natalie Raitano, American actress
Nathalie Roussel, French acress
Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-French writer
Natalie Schafer, American actress
Natalie Sleeth, American composer
Natalie Smith, American actress
Nathalie Tauziat, French tennis player
Natalie Tyler Tran, Youtube.com celebrity
Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer and Olympic gold medallist
Natalie Walker, American musician
Natalie Wood (1938-1981), American actress

Natalie in song, story & screen: | Edit

The Journey of Natty Gann... movie 1985
Natalie Teeger, character on "Monk"
Natalie Green, character on the 1980s sitcom "The Facts of Life"
"Natalie," song by Josh Kelley
"Believe Me Natalie," song by the Killers