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]
Origin
Tatiana is a
feminine,
diminutive derivative of the
Sabine—and later
Latin—name Tatius. King
Titus Tatius was the name of a legendary ruler of the
Sabines, an
Italic tribe living near Rome around the 8th century BC. After the Romans absorbed the Sabines, the name Tatius remained in use in the Roman world, into the first centuries of Christianity, as well as the masculine diminutive Tatianus and its feminine counterpart, Tatiana.[1]
While the name later disappeared from Western Europe including Italy, it remained prevalent in the
Hellenic world of the Eastern Roman Empire, and later spread to the Byzantine-influenced
Orthodox world, including
Russia. In that context, it originally honoured the church
Saint Tatiana, who was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of the Roman Emperor
Alexander Severus, c. 230 CE. St. Tatiana is
patron saint of students in general and in Russia, students are celebrated on
Tatiana Day, 25 January. St. Tatiana is also the patron saint of
Moscow State University.
^
abHanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 257.
ISBN0-19-861060-2.
^ Campbell, Mike.
"Tatiana". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ Campbell, Mike.
"Tatiana". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^Maylunas, Andrei, and Mironenko, Sergei, editors; Galy, Darya, translator, A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story, 1997, p. 163
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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]
Origin
Tatiana is a
feminine,
diminutive derivative of the
Sabine—and later
Latin—name Tatius. King
Titus Tatius was the name of a legendary ruler of the
Sabines, an
Italic tribe living near Rome around the 8th century BC. After the Romans absorbed the Sabines, the name Tatius remained in use in the Roman world, into the first centuries of Christianity, as well as the masculine diminutive Tatianus and its feminine counterpart, Tatiana.[1]
While the name later disappeared from Western Europe including Italy, it remained prevalent in the
Hellenic world of the Eastern Roman Empire, and later spread to the Byzantine-influenced
Orthodox world, including
Russia. In that context, it originally honoured the church
Saint Tatiana, who was tortured and martyred in the persecutions of the Roman Emperor
Alexander Severus, c. 230 CE. St. Tatiana is
patron saint of students in general and in Russia, students are celebrated on
Tatiana Day, 25 January. St. Tatiana is also the patron saint of
Moscow State University.
^
abHanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 257.
ISBN0-19-861060-2.
^ Campbell, Mike.
"Tatiana". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ Campbell, Mike.
"Tatiana". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^Maylunas, Andrei, and Mironenko, Sergei, editors; Galy, Darya, translator, A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story, 1997, p. 163
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.