Tatiana (Russian: Татьяна; also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatianna, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Latin origin. The short form of the name is Tanya (Russian: Таня). Also Taunia, Tawnya, etc.
Tatiana is a female name of Sabine and Latin origin, a feminine derivative of the Sabine-Latin name Tatius. Titus Tatius was the name of a king of the Sabines, an Italic tribe living near Rome, presumably from the 8th to the 1st century BC. Because the Romans met with the Sabines, the name Tatius remained in use in Ancient Rome and during the first centuries of Christianity, as well as its diminutive Tatianus and the feminine Tatiana.
The name then disappeared in Western Europe, but remained in the Hellenic world, and later in the Orthodox world, including Russia. It honors 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 and is usually made the last day of an academic semester, beginning the winter holidays.
Tatiana Larina is the heroine of Alexander Pushkin's celebrated 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.
In Marguerite Duras's novel Le Ravissement de Lol V. Stein (The Ravishing of Lol Stein), Tatiana Karl is the heroine's childhood friend who plays a central role in Lol's later traumatic experience.
Saint Tatiana, 3rd-century Christian martyrTatiana Cotliar, Argentine modelTatiana Dante, fashion model and America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 candidateTaťána Kuchařová, Czech model, Miss World 2006Tatjana Patitz, German modelTatiana Sorokko, Russian modelIn television and films
Tatiana (singer), Mexican singer and children's television show hostTatianna, American drag queen and reality personalityTatyana Ali, actress and singerTatyana Dogileva, Soviet/Russian actressTatiana Maslany, Canadian actressTaťjana Medvecká, Czech actressTatiana Papamoschou, Greek actressTatiana Pauhofová, Slovak actressTatiana Samoilova, Soviet/Russian actressTatjana Simić, Dutch actress and singerTatiana Stefanidou, Greek television hostTatiana Vilhelmová, Czech actressTatiana Mamaki, Greek dancer and choreographerTatyana Alekseyeva, Russian 400 metre runnerTatyana Biryulina, Soviet javelin throwerTatyana Fomina (born 1954), Estonian chess playerTathiana Garbin, Italian tennis playerTatiana Golovin, French tennis player of Russian originTatiana Grigorieva, Australian athlete of Russian originTatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian Olympic GymnastTatiana Kavvadia, Greek basketball playerTatiana Kyriushyna (born 1989), Ukrainian handball playerJessica Long American Paralympic gold medalist born Tatiana Olegovna KirillovaTaťána Kocembová, Czechoslovak runnerTatyana Konstantinova, Russian hammer throwerTatiana Kosintseva, International Grandmaster, chessTatiana Kosheleva, Russian Volleyball PlayerTatiana Lemos, Brazilian freestyle swimmerTatyana Lesovaya, Russian discus throwerTatjana Malek, German tennis playerTatiana Matveeva (footballer) (born 1990), Georgian footballerTatiana Matveyeva (born 1985), Russian weightlifterTatiana Nabieva, Russian artistic gymnastTatiana Panova, Russian tennis playerTatiana Perebiynis, Ukrainian tennis playerTatyana Polovinskaya, Ukrainian long-distance runnerTatiana Poutchek, Belarusian tennis playerTatyana Skachko, Russian long jumperTatiana Smyrnidou, Greek volleyball playerTatiana Sousa, Greek handball playerTatyana Sudarikova, Kyrgyzstani javelin throwerTatyana Yurchenko (born 1993), Kazakhstani middle-distance runnerTatiana Brizhaneva, Russian Pianist, has performed all over the world and famous venues.Tatiana Borodina, Russian opera sopranoTatiana Bulanova, Russian pop singerTatiana Cameron, Croatian-born pop singer (formerly known as "Tajci")Tatiana von Fürstenberg, daughter of Prince Egon and Princess Diane Von Fürstenberg; singer in the band PlaydateTatiana DeMaria, English musicianTatiana Okupnik, Polish singer, based in LondonTatyana Ryzhkova, Belarusian classical guitaristGrand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (1897 - 1918), the second daughter of Emperor Nicholas II Romanov and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse).Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł (born 1939), daughter of Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark.In literature and other fiction
Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex, Greek writer and journalistTatyana Tolstaya, modern Russian writer, granddaughter of Aleksei TolstoyTatiana Larina, the love interest in Alexander Pushkin's celebrated novel-in-verse Eugene OneginTatiana Romanova, James Bond's love interest in the 1963 movie From Russia with Love'Tatiana Taylor, character in Auf Wiedersehen, PetTatiana Wisla, character in the anime series Last ExileTatiana 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 (Once Upon a Timon.)Tatiana, a physical therapist in "Kingdom"EVA, character in Metal Gear Solid 3 who uses the name Tatiana as one of her cover identitiesTatiana (tiger), a zoo animal who maimed and killed before being shot and killed herselfBelarusian: Таццяна (Tatsiana; Łacinka: Tacciana). Diminutive: Таня (Tania), Тацянка (Tatsianka; Łacinka: Tacianka), Танечка (Taniechka; Łacinka: Taniečka)Brazilian: Tatiana, TatianeBulgarian: Татяна (Tatyana), Diminutive: Таня (Tania)Catalan: Tatiana. Diminutive: TàniaChinese: 塔蒂亚娜 (Tǎdìyànà)Czech: TaťánaDutch: TatjanaEnglish: Tatiana. Diminutive: Tanya, Tania, Tatty, Tattie, Tattey, Tatti, Tati, Tattee.French: Tatiana, Tatianna, Tatyanna, Tatienne (uncommon). Diminutive: Tania, Tanya.German: TatjanaGreek: Τατιανή (Tatiani), Τατιάνα (Tatiana)Hungarian: TatjánaItalian: TatianaJapanese: タチアナ (Tachiana)Korean: 타티야나 (Tatiyana)Norwegian: TatjanaPolish: TacjanaRomanian: Tatiana, Tatianna. Diminutive: TaneaRussian: Татьяна (Tatijana). Diminutive: Таня (Tania), Tanichka, Tanechka, Tatianka, Taniusha, Taniushka.Serbian Cyrillic: ТaтjaнаSlovakian: Tatiana. Diminutive: TáňaSlovene: Tatjana. Diminutive: Tanja. Variants: Tatiana, Tatijana, Tatja, Tatjanca, Tia, Tiana, Tija, Tijana, TjašaSpanish: Tatiana. Diminutive: TaniaUkrainian: Тетяна (Tetiana, Tetyana). Diminutive: Tetianka, Tetyanka