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Nataša

Наташа

A pet form of Natalija, from Latin natalis: "birthday", meaning Christmas Day.

Meaning and origin

Nataša began as the Russian affectionate form of Natalya (Natasha) and came to Yugoslavia as a name in its own right in the 20th century, helped by the fame of Tolstoy's Natasha Rostova in War and Peace.

How to pronounce Nataša

Serbo-CroatianNAH-tah-shah /ˈnataʃa/

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