Baby name

FADING GIRL · SLAVIC-GERMANIC
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Tatjana

/taht · YAH · nah/


“Fairy queen”

German and Slavic form of Tatiana, from the Roman family name Tatius; the spelling is standard in German-speaking countries and former Yugoslav states.

tanja · tati

warm

How it ages.

Elegant and substantial; ages with European grace across both Slavic and Germanic cultures.

The cultural moment.

Common in Germany and former Yugoslavia from the 1960s through 1990s; declining but not rare.