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Tatiana (or Tatianna, also
romanized In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and transcription, ...
as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe.


Origin

Tatiana is a
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,
diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...
derivative of the
Sabine The Sabines (, , , ;  ) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains (see Sabina) of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome. The Sabines divided int ...
—and later
Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
—name Tatius. King Titus Tatius was the name of a legendary ruler of the
Sabines The Sabines (, , , ;  ) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains (see Sabina) of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome. The Sabines divided int ...
, 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 the Eastern Roman Empire, and later spread to the Byzantine-influenced Orthodox world, including
Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
. In that context, it originally honoured the church Saint Tatiana, who was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of the Roman Emperor
Alexander Severus Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – March 235), also known as Alexander Severus, was Roman emperor from 222 until 235. He was the last emperor from the Severan dynasty. Alexander took power in 222, when he succeeded his slain co ...
, c. 230 CE. St. Tatiana is
patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy or Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, fa ...
of students in general and in Russia, students are celebrated on
Tatiana Day Tatiana Day (, ''Tatyanin den''), also known as Tatyana's Day or Students Day, is named after Saint Tatiana, a Christian martyr in 3rd-century Rome during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. It is also the name day for the name Tatiana. The ...
, 25 January. St. Tatiana is also the patron saint of
Moscow State University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...
.


Variations

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Variations of the name

* Albanian: Tatiana, Tatjana, Tana * Belarusian: Таццяна (Tatsiana;
Łacinka The Belarusian Latin alphabet or Łacinka (from , BGN/PCGN romanization of Belarusian, BGN/PCGN: , ) for the Latin script in general is the Latin script as used to write Belarusian. It is similar to the Sorbian alphabet and incorporates feat ...
: Tacciana), Diminutive: Таня (Tania), Тацянка (Tatsianka; Łacinka: Tacianka), Танечка (Taniechka; Łacinka: Taniečka) * Bulgarian: Татяна (Tatyana), Diminutive: Таня (Tania) * Catalan: Tatiana, Diminutive: Tània * Croatian: Tatjana, Tanja *
Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...
: Taťána, Táňa * Danish: Tatiana, Tanja * Dutch: Tanja, Tatjana (uncommon), Tania (uncommon now, only in Belgium) * English: Tatiana, Tatyana Diminutive: Tania, Tanya, Tiana, Tianna *
Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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: Tatjana * Finnish: Tatjana; Diminutive: Taina * French: Tatiana, Tatianna, Tatyanna, Tatienne (uncommon), Diminutive: Tania, Tanya * Frisian: Tetje Anna (uncommon) Diminutive: Tet, Tetje, Tanje * German: Tatjana, Tanja *
Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
: Τατιανή (Tatiani), Τατιάνα (Tatiana) * Hungarian: Tatjána *
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
: 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 The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...
: Татјана * Slovakian: Tatiana, Diminutive: Táňa * Slovene: Tatjana, Diminutive: Tanja, Tjaša; Variants: Tatiana, Tatijana, Tatja, Tatjanca * Spanish: Tatiana, Diminutive: Tania, Tati * Ukrainian: Тетяна (Tetiana, Tetyana), Diminutive: Tetianka, Tetyanka


In popular culture

Tatiana Larina is the heroine of
Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is consid ...
's verse novel ''
Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (, Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: Евгеній Онѣгинъ, романъ въ стихахъ, ) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. ''Onegin'' is considered a classic of ...
''. The poem was and continues to be 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.Maylunas, Andrei, and Mironenko, Sergei, editors; Galy, Darya, translator, ''A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story'', 1997, p. 163


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 * Tatiana Kharlova (1756–1773), Russian noblewoman


In modeling

* Tatiana Cotliar (born 1988), Argentine model * Tatiana Dante, fashion model and America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 candidate * Taťána Kuchařová (born 1987), Czech model, Miss World 2006 * Tatjana Patitz (1966–2023), German model * Tatiana Sorokko (born 1971), Russian model


In television and films

* Tatiana (singer) (born 1968), Mexican American actress, singer and television presenter * Tatyana Ali (born 1979), American actress and singer * Tatiana Calmell, Peruvian actress, model, activist, and beauty pageant titleholder * Tatyana Dogileva (born 1957), Soviet/Russian actress *
Tatiana Maslany Tatiana Gabriele Maslany ( ; born September 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She rose to prominence for playing multiple characters in the science-fiction thriller television series ''Orphan Black'' (2013–2017), which won her a Primetime Emmy ...
(born 1985), Canadian actress * Taťjana Medvecká (born 1953), Czech actress * Tatiana Papamoschou (born 1964), Greek actress * Tatiana Pauhofová (born 1983), Slovak actress * Tatjana Sais (1910–1981), German film actress * Tatiana Samoilova (1934-2014), Soviet/Russian actress * Tatianna, stage name of Joseph Santolini (born 1987), American drag queen and reality personality * Tatjana Saphira, born Tatjana Hartmann (born 1997), Indonesian actress *
Tatjana Šimić Tatjana Šimić (born 9 June 1963), also known by the Mononymous person, mononym Tatjana, is a Croats, Croatian-Dutch people, Dutch model, actress and singer. Biography Šimić was born in Zagreb, PR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia on 9 June ...
(born 1963), Croatian-Dutch actress and singer * Tatiana Stefanidou (born 1970), Greek television host * Tatiana Vilhelmová (born 1976), Czech actress


In music

* Tatiana (born 1968) Mexican singer * Tatiana Borodina, Russian opera soprano * Tatiana Bulanova, Russian pop singer * Tatiana Cameron (born 1970), Croatian-born pop singer (formerly known as ''"Tajci"'') * Tatiana DeMaria, English musician * Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg (born 1971), daughter of Prince Egon and Diane Von Fürstenberg; singer in the band Playdate * Tatjana Hitrina, Russian singer (born circa 1920s) who settled in Australia * Tatiana Kotova (born 1985), Russian singer, actress, and television presenter * Tatiana Mais, also known as Q-Tee, British songwriter and rapper * Tatiana Naynik (born 1978), Russian singer, actress, model, and producer * Tatiana Okupnik (born 1978), Polish singer, based in London * Tatiana Shmailyuk (born 1987), Ukrainian singer, frontwoman of the metal band Jinjer


In other performing arts

* Tatiana Mamaki (1921–2007), Greek dancer and choreographer * Tatiana Troyanos (1938–1993), American opera singer


In sports

* Tatyana Alekseyeva (born 1963), Russian 400-metre runner * Tatyana Biryulina (born 1955), Soviet javelin thrower * Tatiana Búa (born 1990), Argentine tennis player * Tatjana Burmazovic (born 1984), Serbian volleyball player * Tatiana Calderón (born 1993), Colombian racing driver * Tatiana Cocsanova (born 2004), Canadian rhythmic gymnast * Tatyana Fomina (born 1954), Estonian chess player * Tatyana Forbes (born 1997), American softball player * Tathiana Garbin (born 1977), Italian tennis player *
Tatiana Golovin Tatiana Golovin (; born 25 January 1988) is a French former professional tennis player. She won the 2004 French Open mixed-doubles event, partnering with Richard Gasquet, and reached the singles quarterfinals at the 2006 US Open, losing to the e ...
(born 1988), French tennis player of Russian origin * Tatiana Grigorieva (born 1975), Australian athlete of Russian origin * Tatiana Gutsu (born 1976), Ukrainian Olympic Gymnast * Tatiana Kavvadia (born 1976), Greek basketball player * Tatiana Khalil (born 1992), Lebanese footballer * Taťána Kocembová (born 1952), Czechoslovak runner * Tatyana Konstantinova (born 1970), Russian hammer thrower * Tatiana Kosheleva (born 1988), Russian Volleyball Player *
Tatiana Kosintseva Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva (; born 11 April 1986) is a Russian chess grandmaster. She was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2007. Kosintseva is a two-time European women's champion and three-time Russian women's champion. She was a m ...
, Russian international chess Grandmaster * Tatiana Kuzmina (born 1990), Russian taekwondo athlete * Tatiana Kyriushyna (born 1989), Ukrainian handball player * Tatiana Lemos, Brazilian freestyle swimmer * Tatyana Lesovaya (born 1956), Russian discus thrower * Jessica Long American Paralympic gold medalist born Tatiana Olegovna Kirillova (born 1992) * Tatjana Malek (born 1987), German tennis player * Tatiana Matveeva (footballer) (born 1990), Georgian footballer * Tatiana Matveyeva (born 1985), Russian weightlifter * Tatiana Nabieva (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast * Tatiana Minina (born 1997), Russian taekwondo athlete * Tatiana Panova (born 1976), Russian tennis player * Tatiana Perebiynis (born 1982), Ukrainian tennis player * Tatsiana Piatrenia (born 1981), Belarusian trampoline gymnast * Tatyana Polovinskaya (born 1965), Ukrainian long-distance runner * Tatiana Poutchek (born 1979), Belarusian tennis player * Tatiana Rizzo (born 1986), Argentine volleyball player * Tatjana Schoenmaker (born 1997), South African swimmer * Tatyana Skachko (born 1954), Russian long jumper * Tatiana Sorina (born 1994) Russian cross-country skier * Tatiana Sousa (born 1975), Greek handball player * Tatyana Sudarikova (born 1973), Kyrgyzstani javelin thrower * Tatiana Ullua (born 1992), Argentine weightlifter * Tatyana Veinberga (1943–2008), Latvian volleyball player * Tatiana Weston-Webb (born 1976), Brazilian–American surfer * Tatyana Yurchenko (born 1993), Kazakhstani middle-distance runner * Tatyana Zhuravlyova (born 1967), Russian heptathlete


In literature and other fiction

* Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex (1920–2005), Greek writer and journalist * Tatiana Lobo (1939–2023), Chilean-born Costa Rican writer * Tatiana de Rosnay (born 1961), author of the fiction '' Sarah's Key'' * Tatiana Schlossberg (born 1990), American journalist and author, daughter of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg and Edwin Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F. Kennedy and
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis ( ; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American writer, book editor, and socialite who served as the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. A popular f ...
* Tatyana Tolstaya (born 1951), modern Russian writer, granddaughter of Aleksei Tolstoy


Others

* Tatyana Andropova (1917–1991), spouse of
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* Tatyana Chernigovskaya (born 1947),
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and Russian
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in
neuroscience Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions, and its disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, ...
,
psycholinguistics Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the interrelation between linguistic factors and psychological aspects. The discipline is mainly concerned with the mechanisms by which language is processed and represented in the mind ...
and
theory of mind In psychology and philosophy, theory of mind (often abbreviated to ToM) refers to the capacity to understand other individuals by ascribing mental states to them. A theory of mind includes the understanding that others' beliefs, desires, intent ...
* Tatiana Clouthier (born 1964), Mexican politician and educator * Tatiana Dogaru, Craniopagus twin * Tatiana Hambro (born 1989), British fashion writer and editor * Tatiana Hogan (born 2006), Canadian craniopagus conjoined twin * Tatiana Korcová (1937–1997), Slovak physicist * Tatyana Kostyrina (1924–1943), Soviet military hero * Tatiana Krasnoselskaia (1884–1950), Russian botanist specializing in plant physiology * Tatiana Molcean (born 1982), Moldovan diplomat * Tatjana Pašić (born 1964), Serbian politician * Tatiana Potîng (born 1971), Moldovan politician * Tatiana de la tierra (1961–2012), Latina lesbian writer * Tatiana Vivienne, feminist activist from the Central African Republic * Tatiana von Landesberger (born 1979), Slovak-German computer scientist * Tatiana Wedenison (1864?), first woman in Italy to attempt earning an engineering degree *
Tati Westbrook Tatiana Aleksandra Westbrook (born Tania Aleksandra Krievins; February 14, 1982), best known under her vlogger name Tati, is an American YouTuber and make-up artist, makeup artist. Career YouTube Westbrook, a former Image consulting, image ...
(born 1982), American Internet personality, YouTuber, businesswoman and makeup artist * Tatjana Michaylovna Zacharova (born 1931), Russian production worker, author and politician


Fictional characters

* Tatiana Larina, the love interest in Alexander Pushkin's celebrated novel-in-verse ''
Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (, Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: Евгеній Онѣгинъ, романъ въ стихахъ, ) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. ''Onegin'' is considered a classic of ...
'' * 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'' * 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: Snake Eater'' who uses the name Tatyana as one of her cover identities * Scythe, real name Tatjana. Character in '' Stormwatch (comics)''. A Serbian superhero and a member of Stormwatch


See also

* Tatian (disambiguation) * Tatya (disambiguation)


References

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