Natasha

For other uses, see Natasha (disambiguation).

Natasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia, which means "born on Christmas Day".

Natasha

Pronunciation	/nəˈtæʃə/ nə-TASH-ə /nəˈtɑːʃə/ nə-TAH-shə
Gender	female
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	loved one, birthday, I am thankful
Other names
See also	Natalia, Natalie

Notable people

• Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer
• Natasha Allegri (born 1986), American creator, writer, storyboard revisionist, and cartoonist
• Natascha Artin Brunswick (1909–2003), German-American mathematician and photographer
• Natasha Arthy (born 1969), Danish screenwriter, film director and producer
• Natascha Badmann (born 1966), Swiss triathlete
• Natasha Badhwar (born 1971), Indian author
• Natasha Barrett (disambiguation), several people
• Natasha Beaumont (born 1974), Malaysian-Australian actress
• Natasha Bedingfield (born 1981), British singer
• Natascha Bessez (born 1986), American singer
• Natasha Bowen, Nigerian Welsh writer
• Natasha J. Caplen, British-American geneticist
• Natasha Chmyreva (born 1958), Russian tennis player
• Natasha Chokljat (born 1979), Australian netball player
• Natasha Coates (born c. 1995), British disabled gymnast
• Natasha Collins (1976–2008), British actress and model
• Natasha Cornett (born 1979), American murderer
• Natasha Demkina (born 1987), Russian woman who claims to possess X-ray vision
• Natasha Desborough (born 1974), English radio presenter
• Natasha Doshi (born 1993), Indian film actress
• Natasha Dowie (born 1988), English football player
• Natasha Eloi, English-Canadian television personality and videographer
• Natasha England (born 1952), Scottish singer
• Natasha Falle (born 1973), Canadian human rights activist
• Natasha Fatah, Canadian journalist
• Natasha Flyer (born 1969), American earth scientist and applied mathematician
• Natasha Gajewski, American business executive
• Natasha Gregson Wagner (born 1970), American actress
• Natascha Hagen, Austrian singer-songwriter
• Natasha Hamilton (born 1982), British singer
• Natasha Hausdorff (born 1989), British barrister, international news commentator, and Israel advocate
• Nataša Bekvalac (born 1980), Serbian singer
• Natasha Henstridge (born 1974), Canadian actress
• Natascha Janakieva (born 1951), Bulgarian canoer
• Natasha Joubert (born 1997), South African beauty pageant titleholder
• Natasha Kaiser (born 1967), American athlete
• Natascha Kampusch (born 1988), Austrian author and kidnap survivor
• Natasha Kaplinsky (born 1972), English TV presenter
• Natascha Keller (born 1977), German field hockey player
• Natasha Khan (born 1979), British singer
• Natasha Klauss (born 1975), Colombian actress
• Natasha Korolyova (born 1973), Russian singer
• Natasha Kuchiki (born 1976), American figure skater
• Natasha Law (born 1970), English artist
• Natasha Leggero (born 1974), American stand-up comic and actress
• Natasha Low (born 1993), Singaporean singer and actress
• Natasha Little (born 1969), English actress
• Natasha Lyonne (born 1979), American actress
• Natasha Mannuela Halim (born 1994), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder
• Natasha Marsh (born 1975), Welsh opera singer
• Natascha McElhone (born 1969), British actress
• Natascha McNamara (born 1935), Australian academic, activist, and researcher
• Natasha Ngan (born 1990, British author
• Natasha Melnick (born 1984), American actress
• Natasha Negovanlis (born 1990), Canadian actress and singer
• Natasha Nic Gairbheith (born 1981), Irish beauty pageant titleholder
• Natasha Poly (born 1985), Russian model
• Natasha Poonawalla (born 1981), Indian businesswoman
• Natasha Pyne (born 1946), English actress
• Natasha Rastogi (born 1962), Indian actress
• Natasha Reid (born 1981), birth name of American-South Korean singer Yoon Mi-rae
• Natasha Richardson (1963–2009), English actress
• Natasha Shneider (1956–2008), Russian musician
• Natasha St-Pier (born 1981), Canadian singer
• Natasha Stillwell, English television host and producer
• Natasha Stott Despoja (born 1969), Australian politician
• Natasha Suri (born 1989), Indian model
• Natasha Tang (born 1992), Hong Kong distance swimmer
• Natasha Thahane (born 1995), South African actress and model
• Natasha Trethewey (born 1966), American poet
• Natasha Vlassenko (born 1956), Russian-Australian pianist
• Natasha Watley (born 1981), American softball player
• Natasha Wightman (born 1973), British actress
• Natascha Wingelaar (born 1974), Dutch politician
• Nataša Ninković (born 1972), Serbian actress
• Natasha Zvereva (born 1971), Belarusian tennis player

Fictional characters

• Natasha, a baby Muppet in the PBS children's television series Sesame Street
• Commander Natasha, a character in Raj Comics
• Natasha Andersen, a character in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Natasha Blakeman, a character in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
• Alexis Davis (General Hospital) (born Natasha Cassadine), a character in the ABC soap opera General Hospital
• Natasha Fatale, a character in the 1960s animated television series The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
• Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, a character from Marvel Comics
• Natasha Rostova, a character in the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
• Tasha Yar, a character in the sci-fi television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Tasha, an anthropomorphic hippo character in the Nick Jr. animated preschool television series The Backyardigans
• Tasha, a Greyhawk wizard in the roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons
• Natasha Cioara, a playable character in Honkai Impact 3rd
• Natasha, a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail

Notable animals

• Natasha (monkey), a macaque at the Safary Park zoo near Tel Aviv, Israel

Astronomy

• Natasha is the official name of star HD 85390.

See also

• Natacha (given name)
• Nataša, given name
• Tasha, given name
• Latasha, given name