Tatiana
Tatiana is a female name of Roman origin. The short form of the name in some Slavic languages is Tanya.
Variations
- Tatsiana
- Tatyana
- Tatiána
- Tacjana
- Tat'yána
- Tatjana
- Tetyána
Origin
The name then disappeared from Western Europe, but remained prevalent in the Hellenic world, and later spread to the Orthodox world, including Russia. It honors the Orthodox Saint Tatiana who was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Alexander Severus c. 230 in Rome. Saint Tatiana is also considered a patron saint of Moscow State University in particular and all Russian students in general. Hence, Tatiana Day is celebrated as Students' Day on January 25th.
In popular culture
is the heroine of Alexander Pushkin's novel-in-verse 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.
Notable people
In Christianity
- Saint Tatiana, 3rd-century Christian martyr
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, Mexican singer and children's television show host
- Tatianna, American drag queen and reality personality
- Tatyana Ali, actress and singer
- Tatyana Dogileva, Soviet/Russian actress
- Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress
- Taťjana Medvecká, Czech actress
- Tatiana Papamoschou, Greek actress
- Tatiana Pauhofová, Slovak actress
- Tatiana Samoilova, Soviet/Russian actress
- Tatjana Šimić, Croatian-Dutch actress and singer
- Tatiana Stefanidou, Greek television host
- Tatiana Vilhelmová, Czech actress
In other performance arts
- Tatiana Mamaki, Greek dancer and choreographer
- Tatiana Troyanos, opera singer
In sports
- Tatyana Alekseyeva, Russian 400 metre runner
- Tatyana Biryulina, Soviet javelin thrower
- Tatjana Burmazovic, Serbian volleyball player
- Tatiana Calderón, Colombian racing driver
- Tatyana Fomina, Estonian chess player
- Tathiana Garbin, Italian tennis player
- Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player of Russian origin
- Tatiana Grigorieva, Australian athlete of Russian origin
- Tatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian Olympic Gymnast
- Tatiana Kavvadia, Greek basketball player
- Tatiana Kyriushyna, Ukrainian handball player
- Jessica Long American Paralympic gold medalist born Tatiana Olegovna Kirillova
- Tatiana Khalil, Lebanese footballer
- Taťána Kocembová, Czechoslovak runner
- Tatyana Konstantinova, Russian hammer thrower
- Tatiana Kosintseva, International Grandmaster, chess
- Tatiana Kosheleva, Russian Volleyball Player
- Tatiana Lemos, Brazilian freestyle swimmer
- Tatyana Lesovaya, Russian discus thrower
- Tatjana Malek, German tennis player
- Tatiana Matveeva , Georgian footballer
- Tatiana Matveyeva, Russian weightlifter
- Tatiana Nabieva, Russian artistic gymnast
- Tatiana Panova, Russian tennis player
- Tatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis player
- Tatsiana Piatrenia, Belarusian trampoline gymnast
- Tatyana Polovinskaya, Ukrainian long-distance runner
- Tatiana Poutchek, Belarusian tennis player
- Tatyana Skachko, Russian long jumper
- Tatiana Sousa, Greek handball player
- Tatyana Sudarikova, Kyrgyzstani javelin thrower
- Tatyana Yurchenko, Kazakhstani middle-distance runner
In music
- Tatiana Borodina, Russian opera soprano
- Tatiana Bulanova, Russian pop singer
- Tatiana Cameron, Croatian-born pop singer
- Princess Tatiana von Fürstenberg, daughter of Prince Egon and Diane Von Fürstenberg; singer in the band Playdate
- Tatiana DeMaria, English musician
- Tatiana Kotova, Russian singer, actress, and television presenter
- Tatiana Okupnik, Polish singer, based in London
- Tatiana Manaois, American pop singer
- Tatiana Shmailyuk, singer of the Ukrainian metal band Jinger
Nobility
- Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia, eldest daughter of Russian poet Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich of Russia.
- Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, the second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Romanov and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
- Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł, daughter of Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark.
- Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark, wife of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark
In literature and other fiction
- Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex, Greek writer and journalist
- Tatyana Tolstaya, modern Russian writer, granddaughter of Aleksei Tolstoy
- Tatiana Larina, the love interest in Alexander Pushkin's celebrated novel-in-verse Eugene Onegin
- Tatiana Romanova, James Bond's love interest in the 1963 movie From Russia with Love'
- Tatiana Taylor, character in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
- Tatiana Wisla, character in the anime series Last Exile
- :fr:Tatiana de Rosnay|Tatiana de Rosnay, an author of the fiction "Sarah's Key"
- :fr:Tatiana Metanova, character in Paullina Simons "Bronze Horseman"
- Princess Tatiana, from an episode of The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa
- Tatiana, a physical therapist in "Kingdom"
- EVA, character in Metal Gear Solid 3 who uses the name Tatiana as one of her cover identities
- Tatianna, a character in Fire Emblem Gaiden''. She also appears in the remake of the game, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Others
- tatiana de la tierra, Latina lesbian writer
- Tatyana Kostyrina, Soviet military hero
- Tatiana Vivienne, feminist activist from the Central African Republic
Notable animal
- Tatiana, a San Francisco zoo animal who maimed and killed before being shot and killed
Variations of the name
- Belarusian: Таццяна. Diminutive: Таня, Тацянка, Танечка
- Bulgarian: Татяна, Diminutive: Таня
- Catalan: Tatiana. Diminutive: Tània
- Czech: Taťána
- Dutch: Tatjana
- English: Tatiana. Diminutive: Tanya, Tania, Tatty, Tattie
- French: Tatiana, Tatianna, Tatyanna, Tatienne. Diminutive: Tania, Tanya
- German: Tatjana
- Greek: Τατιανή, Τατιάνα
- Hungarian: Tatjána
- Italian: Tatiana
- Norwegian: Tatjana
- Polish: Tacjana
- Portuguese: Tatiana, Tatiane. Diminutive: Tania, Tati
- Romanian: Tatiana, Tatianna. Diminutive: Tanea
- Russian: Татьяна. Diminutive: Таня, 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. Diminutive: Tetianka, Tetyanka