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Natesha
Pronounced nuh-TESH-uh /nΙΛtΙΚ.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Natesha is a phonetic respelling of Natasha, the Russian diminutive of Natalia, which comes from Latin natalis, 'birthday,' and in Christian use 'birthday of the Lord,' or Christmas. The -tesha spelling keeps the sound while giving the name an American look.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Natesha is a respelling of Natasha, the Russian short form of Natalia from Latin natalis, 'birthday.' Natasha grew popular in America in the 1970s, and respellings such as Natesha followed alongside it. This version appears in United States records from around 1972, reaching a modest high in the late 1970s. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak.
A girl named Natesha from that period would be in her forties now, part of the cohort whose parents embraced Russian-flavored names like Natasha and Tanya. The spelling stayed a personal variant and never rivaled the standard Natasha, reading today as an of-its-era American take on the name.
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What does the name Natesha mean?
It is a respelling of Natasha, the Russian form of Natalia, from Latin natalis, 'birthday,' and in Christian use 'birthday of the Lord.'
How do you pronounce Natesha?
It's said nuh-TESH-uh /nΙΛtΙΚ.Ι/, three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Natesha a boy or girl name?
Natesha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Natesha?
It has always been rare, a respelling of Natasha given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak in the late seventies.