Tatiana

Tatiana
Onegin and Tatiana, from an illustrated edition of Eugene Onegin by Elena Samokysh-Sudkovskaya.
Pronunciation/tɐˈtʲjanə/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameRoman, Slavic
MeaningRoman clan name "Tatius"
Other names
Related namesTanya, Tania, Tanja, Tetiana, Tia, Tiana, Tata, Tati, Tutta
Tatiana from Eugene Onegin by Elena Samokysh-Sudkovskaya, 1899.
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia and Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia as toddlers. Tatiana (left, sitting) was named for Tatiana Larina in Eugene Onegin because her parents liked the idea of sisters named Olga and Tatiana as in the poem by Alexander Pushkin.
An icon of Saint Tatiana of Rome.

Tatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe.[1]

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 257. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.