Natalie
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈnætəli//
A female given name from Latin.
proper noun
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A female given name from Latin.
[…] 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.
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?"
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 […]
Etymology
From the French form of the Late Latin saint's name Natalia, from nātālis (diēs) (“birthday [of Christ], Christmas”). Doublet of Natalya.