Natalie
See also: Natálie
English
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Etymology
From the French form of the Late Latin saint's name Natalia, from nātālis (diēs) (“birthday (of Christ), Christmas”). Doublet of Natalya.
Proper noun
Natalie
- A female given name from Latin.
- 1860, Emma V. Hallett, Natalie: A Gem Among the Sea-weeds, W. F. Draper, published 1860, page 264:
- […] often I have listened to my dear brother, as he told me the pretty story of the sad gentleman whom he met, when I was but an infant, and how he spoke to me so tenderly, and sighed for his own Natalie. I had no other name then but Sea-flower, and I have been called by that name ever since; yet after that day, my Christian name was Natalie.
- 1964, Natalie Robinson Cole, The Arts in the Classroom, The John Day Company, page 129:
- I was ashamed of my very name, Natalie. Nobody else in town had the name Natalie. I wanted to have a name like Frances or Elizabeth, as two of the most popular little girls were named. When old ladies at church would say to me kindly enough,"What's your name, little girl?" I would answer "Natalie," and they would say, "Madaline, Mattie, what did you say?"
- 1998, Phyllis Nagy, Plays 1, Methuen Drama, →ISBN, page 133:
- ELSTON. Natalie is a beautiful name.
NATALIE. Well, yes. It is. Thank you.
ELSTON. A real spy name. My wife Natasha has a spy name and I'm forever telling her […]
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Translations
female given name
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Danish
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaː.taːˌli/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Na‧ta‧lie
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.ta.li/
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