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In all the world, Natalâ (Наталя , Natalâ) is a widespread female first name. The first name Natalâ is characteristic of Ukraine, where it is a widespread female name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare predominantly female, but very seldom masculine name, and Poland, where it is a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Ukraine, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan.
Natalâ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Natasha Rostova , the character from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace; Natalya Nikolayevna , the character from Dostoyevsky's Humiliated and Insulted; Natalya Simonova , the Fictional character in the film GoldenEye and Natalya Melekhova , character in And Quiet Flows the Don.