Tatyana (given name)

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name = Tatiana

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Tatyana ( _ru. Татьяна; sometimes romanized as "Tatiana", "Tatianna", "Tatjuana" "Tatijana", and "Tateyanna") is a Slavic female name derived from the Roman name "Tatianus", which was derived from the Roman clan name "Tatius". Titus Tatius was a king. The short form of the name is "Tanya" ( _ru. Таня). The name can affectionately be abbreviated to Tanyushka, Tanechka, Tat'yanka, etc.

The name honours Orthodox Saint Tatiana (Святая Татьяна, "Svyataya Tat'yana") 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.

Tatiana Larina was a main character in Alexander Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin". In the poem he suggests that the name Tatiana was more common for peasants than for well-born women in the early 19th century. The poem was popular in Russia. The character of Tatiana Larina inspired the names of two Romanovs: Princess Tatiana Konstantinovna of Russia and her distant cousin Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia.

People called Tatiana or Tatyana

* Saint Tatiana, 3rd-century Christian martyr
* Tatiana, Mexican singer and children's television show host
* Tatyana Alekseyeva, retired Russian 400 metre runner
* Tatyana Ali, actress and singer
* Tatyana Biryulina, Soviet javelin thrower
* Tatiana Borodina, Russian opera soprano
* Tatiana Bulanova, Russian pop singer
* Tatiana Cameron, Croatian-born pop singer (formerly known as "Tajci")
* Tatiana Dante, fashion model and America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 candidate
* Tathiana Garbin, Italian tennis player
* Tatiana Golovin, a French tennis player who was born in Moscow, Russia
* Tatiana Grigorieva, Australian athlete of Russian origin
* Tatiana von Furstenberg, daughter of Prince Egon and Princess Diane Von Furstenberg; singer in the band Playdate
* Tatiana Lemos, Brazilian freestyle swimmer
* Tatiana Cisneros, Tetris Champion
* Tatyana Lesovaya, retired Russian discuss thrower
* Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
* Tatyana Polovinskaya, Ukrainian long-distance runner
* Tatiana Romanova, James Bond's love interest in the 1963 movie, From Russia With Love.TATIANA OZUNA A.K.A TATIANA ROMAN
* Tatjana Simić, Dutch actress and singer
* Tatyana Skatchko, retired Russian long jumper
* Tatiana Taylor, character in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
* Tatiana (Silvia Braga) Tavares, Miss Belgium 2005.
* Tatyana Tolstaya, modern Russian writer, granddaughter of Aleksey Tolstoy
* Tatiana Wisla, character in the anime series Last Exile.
*Tatiana Maslany Canadian actress.
*Tatiana Zank Russian born artist, famous for her ultra-realistic painting style.

Animals named Tatiana

* Tatiana (tiger), a Siberian tiger involved in attacks on four humans (including one fatal attack) at San Francisco Zoo.

Things titled Tatiana

* "Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation" is a book by Olivia Judson

ee also

* Tanya (given name)