Tatiana is such a beautiful name. The only meaning I can find is "fairy princess" which seems a little odd and unauthentic. I am also finding that the true meaning is unknown. I think I may have found the missing link, revealing that
Tatiana could mean "Gift of God"
Here is what I am finding:
"
Tatiana is the feminine form of the
Roman name
Tatianus, a derivative of the
Roman name
Tatius...
Tatius is
Roman family name of unknown meaning, possibly of
Sabine origin."
Could there be a link between
Tatius (Possibly
Sabine - which spoke an Indo-European language, and was located in ancient Rome) and
Tadeo (Italian version of
Thaddeus)? It doesn't seem to be too far of a stretch.
If
Tatius is a
Roman family name spoken in Indo-European language, and if you combine "TAD"eo with Thadd"EUS", would you not find a link between the two?
If and when you see the possible correlation, you will notice that
Thaddeus is from the Greek name Θεοδωρος (
Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and δωρον (doron) "gift".
Just a thought. I much prefer the meaning "Gift of God" to "Fairy
Princess" especially since I can't find any sources that show how
Tatiana even slightly means "Fairy
Princess".
Opinions?