The story behind Tatiana
Popular saints' name in the Eastern Orthodox Church, feminine of Latin Tatiānus, from Tatius (a Roman family name of obscure origin) + -ānus. Modern English usage is derived from Russian Татья́на (Tatʹjána).
Other language forms and explanations (3)
French entry
Borrowed from Russian Татья́на (Tatʹjána), from Latin Tatiana.
Polish entry
Borrowed from Russian Татья́на (Tatʹjána). Doublet of Tacjana.
Portuguese entry
Borrowed from Russian Татья́на (Tatʹjána).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˌtɑː.tiˈɑː.nə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /ˌtæ.tiˈɑː.nə/
- French: /ta.tja.na/
- Polish: /taˈtja.na/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ta.t͡ʃiˈɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /taˈt͡ʃjɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /tɐˈtjɐ.nɐ/
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: /tɐˈtja.nɐ/
Popularity
Tatiana ranked #1106 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Tatiana
Tacjana
Learned borrowing from Latin Tatiana. Doublet of Tatiana.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tânia
Borrowed from Russian Та́ня (Tánja).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tatjana
Borrowed from Russian Татья́на (Tatʹjána), from Latin Tatiana. Cognate to English Tatiana.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Teodozja
Learned borrowing from Latin Theodosia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Teresa
First recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira. From Spanish…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adria
From Latin Adria, Hadria. Compare Adriatic.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Tatiana
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baldovino
From Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Barbra
A female given name from Latin, a nonstandard spelling of Barbara. Associated with Barbra Streisand, who changed the spelling of her name from Barbara.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Tatiana
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length