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'''Natalya''' ({{langx|ru|Наталья}}) is the Russian form of the female given name [[Natalia (given name)|Natalia]].
The name [[Natasha]] ({{langx|ru|link=no|Наташа}}), being originally a [[diminutive]] form of Natalya, became an independent name outside the Russian-speaking states since the late 1800s.
== People with the given name Natalya ==
* [[Natalya Akhrimenko]] (born 1955), Russian shot putter
* [[Natalya Donchenko]] (1932–2022), Soviet speed skater
* [[Natalya Estemirova]] (1958–2009), Russian human rights activist
* [[Natalya German]] (born 1963), Soviet sprint athlete
* [[Natalya Gorbanevskaya]] (1936–2013), Russian poet, translator and civil rights activist
*[[Natalya Marchenkova]] (born 1948), Ukrainian animator and animation director.
* [[Natalya Kushch-Mazuryk]], née Kushch (born 1983), Ukrainian pole vaulter
* [[Natalya Melik Melikyan]] (1906–1989), Armenian scientist
* [[Natalya Meshcheryakova]] (born 1972), Russian freestyle swimmer
* [[Natalya Neidhart]] (born 1982), Canadian professional wrestler
* [[Natalya Pasichnyk]] (born 1971), Swedish-Ukrainian classical pianist
* [[Natalya Snytina]] (born 1971), Russian biathlete
* [[Natalya Sutyagina]] (born 1980), Russian butterfly swimmer
* [[Natalya Sumska]] (born 1956), Ukrainian actress of theater and cinema, television hostess
* [[Natalya Synyshyn]] (born 1985), Ukrainian (until 2013) and Azerbaijani (since 2014) wrestler
* [[Natalya Yakovenko]] (born 1942), Ukrainian historian and academic
* [[Natalya Yermolovich]] (born 1964), Soviet javelin thrower
* [[Natalya Zabolotnaya]] (born 1985), Russian weightlifter
==Fictional characters==
* [[Natalya Rostova]], Countess in ''War and Peace''
* [[Natalya Simonova]], Bond girl in ''GoldenEye''
* Natalya, assassin in novel series [[H.I.V.E. (series)#H.I.V.E. staff|''H.I.V.E.'' (The Higher Institute of Villainous Education)]]
* Natalya, doll in the [[Groovy Girls]] line
* Natalya, a mage-type character in [[Arena of Valor]]
==See also==
* [[Nataliya]], female given name
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[[Category:Russian feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]