Tatiana (or Tatianna, also

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as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe.

Variations

* be, Тацця́на, Tatsiana * bg, Татяна, Tatyana * german: Tatjana * el, Τατιάνα, Tatiána * pl, Tacjana * russian: Татья́на, Tat'yána, Tatiana * sr, Татјана, Tatjana * uk, Тетя́на, Tetyána

Origin

Tatiana is a

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derivative of the Sabine —and later Latin— name Tatius. King Titus Tatius was the name of a legendary ruler of the

Sabines The Sabines (; lat, Sabini; it, Sabini, all exonyms) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome. The Sabines divid ...

, an Italic tribe living near Rome around the 8th century BC. After the Romans absorbed the Sabines, the name Tatius remained in use in the Roman world, into the first centuries of Christianity, as well as the masculine diminutive Tatianus and its feminine counterpart, Tatiana. While the name later disappeared from Western Europe including Italy, it remained prevalent in the Hellenic world of Eastern Roman Empire, and later spread to the Byzantine-influenced Orthodox world, including Russia. In that context, it originally honored the church Saint Tatiana, who was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus, circa 230 CE. St. Tatiana is patron saint of students in general and in Russia, students are celebrated on Tatiana Day, January 25. St Tatiana is also patron saint of Moscow State University.

In popular culture

Tatiana Larina is the heroine of Alexander Pushkin's verse novel '' Eugene Onegin''. The poem was and continues to be extremely popular in Russia. The character of Tatiana Larina inspired the names of two Romanovs: Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia and her distant cousin Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia. Tatyana is also an important non-player character in the 5th edition ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventure book '' Curse of Strahd''.

Notable people

In Christianity

* Saint Tatiana, 3rd-century Christian martyr

Royalty and nobility

* Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia (1890-1979), eldest daughter of Russian poet Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia. * Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (1897 - 1918), the second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Romanov and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse). * Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł (born 1939), daughter of Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark. * Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark (born 1980), wife of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark * Princess Tatiana Galitzine (born 1984), daughter of Archduchess Maria-Anna of Austria

In modeling

* Tatiana Cotliar, Argentine model * Tatiana Dante, fashion model and America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 candidate * Taťána Kuchařová, Czech model, Miss World 2006 * Tatjana Patitz, German model * Tatiana Sorokko, Russian model

In television and films

* Tatiana (singer), Mexican American actress, singer and television presenter * Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress * Tatiana Papamoschou, Greek actress * Tatiana Pauhofová, Slovak actress * Tatiana Samoilova, Soviet/Russian actress * Tatiana Stefanidou, Greek television host * Tatiana Vilhelmová, Czech actress * Tatianna, American drag queen and reality personality * Tatjana Saphira, Indonesian actress * Tatjana Šimić, Croatian-Dutch actress and singer * Tatyana Ali, actress and singer * Tatyana Dogileva, Soviet/Russian actress * Taťjana Medvecká, Czech actress

In music

* Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg, daughter of Prince Egon and Diane Von Fürstenberg; singer in the band Playdate * Tatiana Borodina, Russian opera soprano *

Tatiana Bulanova Tatiana Ivanovna Bulanova (russian: Татьяна Ивановна Буланова), sometimes spelled Tatyana Bulanova or Tanya Bulanova (born 6 March 1969 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a famous Russian singer recognized for her strong, mela ...

, Russian pop singer *

Tatiana Cameron Tatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe. Variations * be, Тацця́на, Tatsiana * bg, Татяна, Tatyana * germa ...

, Croatian-born pop singer (formerly known as ''"Tajci"'') *

Tatiana DeMaria Tatiana DeMaria is a songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and entrepreneur. DeMaria gained global recognition as the founder and front-woman for English rock/punk band TAT, playing over 1000 live shows, and writing and rel ...

, English musician * Tatiana Kotova (born 1985), Russian singer, actress, and television presenter * Tatiana Okupnik, Polish singer, based in London * Tatiana Shmailyuk (born 1987), Ukrainian singer, frontwoman of the metal band Jinjer

In other performing arts

* Tatiana Mamaki, Greek dancer and choreographer * Tatiana Troyanos, opera singer

In sports

* Jessica Long American Paralympic gold medalist born Tatiana Olegovna Kirillova * Tathiana Garbin, Italian tennis player * Tatiana Calderón (born 1993), Colombian racing driver * Tatiana Cocsanova (born 2004), Canadian rhythmic gymnast * Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player of Russian origin *

Tatiana Grigorieva Tatiana Vladimirovna Grigorieva (; born 8 October 1975 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a retired Australian pole vaulter. She retired from the sport in 2007 after a 10-year career that saw her win Olympic, Commonwealth and World Championship meda ...

, Australian athlete of Russian origin *

Tatiana Gutsu Tatiana Gutsu, rarely Tetiana Hutsu, ( uk, Тетяна Костянтинівна Ґуцу, ro, Tatiana Guțu; born 5 September 1976, in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast from the Soviet Union and the winner of the ...

, Ukrainian Olympic Gymnast * Tatiana Kavvadia, Greek basketball player * Tatiana Khalil (born 1992), Lebanese footballer *

Tatiana Kosheleva Tatiana Sergeyevna Kosheleva (''russian: Татья́на Серге́евна Ко́шелева'', born 23 December 1988) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal a ...

, Russian Volleyball Player * Tatiana Kosintseva, Russian international chess Grandmaster * Tatiana Kyriushyna (born 1989), Ukrainian handball player * Tatiana Lemos, Brazilian freestyle swimmer *

Tatiana Matveeva (footballer) Tatiana Matveeva, nicknamed Tata ( ka, ტატიანა მატვეევა; born 25 July 1990), is a Georgian footballer, who plays as a forward. She played in the Turkish Super League for Fatih Karagümrük with jersey number 7. She ...

(born 1990), Georgian footballer * Tatiana Matveyeva (born 1985), Russian weightlifter *

Tatiana Nabieva Tatiana Olegovna Nabieva (russian: Татьяна Олеговна Набиева; born November 21, 1994, in Pushkin) is a Russian artistic gymnast who has won four World Championship medals. She is known for the F-rated uneven bars skill named ...

, Russian artistic gymnast * Tatiana Panova, Russian tennis player * Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player * Tatiana Poutchek, Belarusian tennis player *

Tatiana Sousa Tatiana Sousa (born 16 February 1975) is a Greek handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( ...

, Greek handball player *

Tatjana Burmazovic Tatjana Burmazovic (Serbian Cyrillic language, Serbian Cyrillic: Татјана Бурмазовић; February 6, 1984) is a Serbian volleyball player, playing on a position of Libero (volleyball), libero, born in Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia. She w ...

, Serbian volleyball player * Tatjana Malek, German tennis player * Tatjana Schoenmaker (born 1997), South African swimmer *

Tatsiana Piatrenia Tatsiana Piatrenia (also Tatyana Petrenya, russian: Татьяна Олеговна Петреня, born 18 October 1981) is a Belarusian trampoline gymnast, who has competed at four Olympic Games, with a best finish of fifth. She won the indi ...

(born 1981), Belarusian trampoline gymnast *

Tatyana Alekseyeva Tatyana Petrovna Alekseyeva (russian: Татьяна Петровна Алексеева; born 7 October 1963) is a former 400 metres sprint (running), sprinter from Novosibirsk, Russia. Her personal best result was 49.98. She retired from intern ...

, Russian 400 metre runner *

Tatyana Biryulina Tatyana Biryulina (born 16 July 1955, Tashkent) is a former javelin thrower from the Soviet Union, who set the world record and world's best year performance in 1980. She made her mark (70.08 m) at a pre-Olympic trial in Podolsk on 12 July 1980. She ...

, Soviet javelin thrower * Tatyana Fomina (born 1954), Estonian chess player * Tatyana Konstantinova, Russian hammer thrower *

Tatyana Lesovaya Tatyana Dmitryevna Lesovaya (russian: Татьяна Дмитриевна Лесовая, née , ''Starodubtseva;'' born April 24, 1956 in Taldykorgan) is a retired athlete who represented Soviet Union (until 1991) and later Kazakhstan. Compet ...

, Russian discus thrower *

Tatyana Polovinskaya Tatyana Polovinskaya ( uk, Тетяна Половинська; born March 14, 1965, in Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired long-distance runner from Ukraine, who represented the Soviet Union in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympic ...

, Ukrainian long-distance runner *

Tatyana Skachko Tetyana Viktorivna Skachko ( uk, Тетяна Вікторівна Схачко; russian: Татьяна Викторовңа Схачко) born 18 August 1954 in Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR. ...

, Russian long jumper *

Tatyana Sudarikova Tatyana (Tatiana) Sudarikova (born May 28, 1973) is a female javelin thrower from Russia, who competed for Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, ...

, Kyrgyzstani javelin thrower *

Tatyana Yurchenko Tatyana Yurchenko ( kz, Татьяна Юрченко; born 24 May 1993) is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 800 metres. She holds personal bests of 54.74 seconds and 2:08.90 minutes for the two events. She ...

(born 1993), Kazakhstani middle-distance runner *

Taťána Kocembová Taťána Netoličková (née Kocembová (, divorced Slaninova; born 2 May 1962) is a retired 400 metres runner who represented Czechoslovakia. Her greatest achievement was winning the silver medal behind teammate Jarmila Kratochvílová at the 198 ...

, Czechoslovak runner *

Tatiana Weston-Webb Tatiana Guimaraes Weston-Webb dos Santos (born May 9, 1996) is a Brazilian–American surfer based in Kauai, Hawaii. She was the only rookie on the WCT ( professional surfing) (World Championship Tour) in 2015. Weston-Webb wears jersey numbe ...

, Brazilian–American surfer

In literature and other fiction

Tatiana de Rosnay Tatiana de Rosnay (born 28 September 1961) is a French writer. Life and career Tatiana de Rosnay was born on 28 September 1961 in the suburbs of Paris. She is of English, French and Russian descent. Her father is French scientist Joël de Ros ...

, author of the fiction '' Sarah's Key'' *

Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex ( el, Τατιάνα Γκρίτση-Μιλλιέξ; 1920 – 14 February 2005) was a Greek novelist and journalist. Biography Gritsi-Milliex was born in Athens and studied at the University of Athens, but quit her studies a ...

, Greek writer and journalist * Tatiana Larina, the love interest in Alexander Pushkin's celebrated novel-in-verse '' Eugene Onegin'' * :fr:Tatiana Metanova, in Paullina Simon's "Bronze Horseman" * Tatiana Romanova, James Bond's love interest in the 1963 movie ''From Russia with Love'' * Tatiana Taylor, in ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' * Tatiana Wisla, in the anime series '' Last Exile'' * Tatiana, in the ''Kingdom'' TV series * Tatiana, the main antagonist of the video game No Straight Roads * Tatianna, in '' Fire Emblem Gaiden'' who also appears in the remake of the game, ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' *

Tatyana Tolstaya Tatyana Nikitichna Tolstaya (russian: Татьяна Никитична Толстая; born May 3, 1951) is a Russian writer, TV host, publicist, novelist, and essayist from the Tolstoy family. Family Tolstaya was born in Leningrad into a f ...

, modern Russian writer, granddaughter of Aleksei Tolstoy * Princess Tatiana, from an episode of The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa (Once Upon a Timon) * Queen Tatiana, supporting character of the cancelled Nickelodeon sitcom '' The Other Kingdom'' * EVA, character in Metal Gear Solid 3 who uses the name Tatiana as one of her cover identities

Others

* Tatyana Andropova (1917–1991), spouse of Yuri Andropov *

Tatiana Hambro Tatiana Katherine Hambro (born 15 October 1989) is an English writer and fashion editor. She worked at ''British Vogue'' before joining Moda Operandi as editorial director. Early life and family Hambro was born on 15 October 1989 in Westmins ...

(born 1989), British fashion writer and editor *

Tatyana Kostyrina Tatyana Ignatovna Kostyrina (; 18 July 1924 – 22 November 1943) was a sniper in the Red Army during World War II and one of the top women snipers in history. After her death in combat she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Unio ...

(1924–1943), Soviet military hero * Tatiana Potîng (born 1971), Moldovan politician * Tatiana de la tierra (1961–2012), Latina lesbian writer * Tatiana Vivienne, feminist activist from the Central African Republic * Tati Westbrook (born 1982), American Internet personality, YouTuber, businesswoman and makeup artist *

Tatjana Michaylovna Zacharova Tatjana Michaylovna Zacharova (russian: Татьяна Михайловна Захарова; born 21 January 1931) is a Russian production worker, author of prose and politician who worked for 33 years at the workshop of the Laminated Plastics Pl ...

(born 1931), Russian production worker, author and politician

Animals

* Tatiana (tiger), a San Francisco zoo animal who maimed and killed before being shot and killed

Variations of the name

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: Таццяна (Tatsiana;

Łacinka The Belarusian Latin alphabet or Łacinka (from be, лацінка or łacinka, BGN/PCGN: ''Latsinka'', ) for the Latin script in general is the common name for writing Belarusian using Latin script. It is similar to the Sorbian alphabet a ...

: Tacciana), Diminutive: Таня (Tania), Тацянка (Tatsianka; Łacinka: Tacianka), Танечка (Taniechka; Łacinka: Taniečka) * Bulgarian: Татяна (Tatyana), Diminutive: Таня (Tania) * Catalan: Tatiana, Diminutive: Tània * Czech: Taťána * Dutch: Tanja, Tatjana (uncommon), Tania (uncommon now, only in Belgium) * English: Tatiana, Diminutive: Tanya, Tania, Tatty, Tattie * French: Tatiana, Tatianna, Tatyanna, Tatienne (uncommon), Diminutive: Tania, Tanya * Frisian: Tetje Anna (uncommon) Diminutive: Tet, Tetje, Tanje * German: Tatjana, Tanja * Greek: Τατιανή (Tatiani), Τατιάνα (Tatiana) * Hungarian: Tatjána * Italian: Tatiana * Norwegian: Tatjana * Polish: Tacjana * Portuguese: Tatiana, Tatiane, Diminutive: Tania, Tati * Romanian: Tatiana, Tatianna, Diminutive: Tanea * Russian: Татьяна (Tatijana), Diminutive: Таня (Tania), Tanichka, Tanechka, Tatianka, Taniusha, Taniushka * Serbian Cyrillic: Татјана * Slovakian: Tatiana, Diminutive: Táňa * Slovene: Tatjana, Diminutive: Tanja, Variants: Tatiana, Tatijana, Tatja, Tatjanca * Spanish: Tatiana, Diminutive: Tania, Tati * Ukrainian: Тетяна (Tetiana, Tetyana), Diminutive: Tetianka, Tetyanka