Tatiana
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Tatiana is a Slavic female name. In Russian it is written as Татьяна. The short form of the name is Tanya (in Russian: Таня). The name can affectionately be abbreviated to Tanyshka, Tanechka, Tat'yanka, etc.
The name honours Orthodox Saint Tatiana (Святая Татьяна) 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 students. Hence, Tatiana Day is now an official school holiday for students in Russia.
There is a theory that comes from Titus Tatius (Latin), a name of a king.
Famous people named Tatiana:
- Tatiana, Latin American singer and children's television show host
- Tatyana Ali, actress and singer
- Tatiana Belinky, famous Brazilian children's book writer
- Tatiana Bulanova, Russian pop singer
- Tatiana Golovin, a French tennis player who was born in Moscow, Russia
- Tatiana Grigorieva, Australian athlete of Russian origin
- Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia
- Tatiana von Furstenberg, daughter of Prince Egon and Princess Diane Von Furstenberg; singer in the band Playdate
- Tatiana Lemos, Brazilian freestyle swimmer
- Tatiana (Silvia Braga) Tavares, Miss Belgium 2005.
- Tatyana Tolstaya, modern Russian writer, grand-daughter of Aleksey Tolstoy.
Things titled Tatiana:
- Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to all Creation is a book by Olivia Judson.