Tasha is a primarily English-language feminine given name of Slavic origin, a shortening of
Natasha
Natasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia, which means "born on Christmas Day".
Notable people
* Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer
* Natasha Allegri (born 1986), American creator, ...
, which means 'Christmas Day'. Notable people with the given name include:
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Tasha Alexander (born 1969), American author
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Tasha Baxter
Tasha Baxter (born 2 July 1981) is a South African singer-songwriter. Baxter has 5 South African Music Awards nominations and won "Best Pop Album" and "Newcomer of the Year" for her album "Colour of Me".
Baxter is most well known in South Afri ...
(born 1981), South African singer-songwriter
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Tasha Beeds, Canadian academic and professor
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Tasha Biltmore, American actress, playwright and director
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Tasha Boerner (born 1973), American politician
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Tasha Butts (1982–2023), American basketball player
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Tasha Danvers
Tasha De'Anka Danvers (born 19 September 1977) is a British Olympic Games, Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was born in London to two athletes, Dorrett McKoy and ...
(born 1977), British athlete
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Tasha de Vasconcelos (born 1996), Mozambican-born Portuguese-Canadian model, actress and humanitarian ambassador
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Tasha Holiday
Tasha Holiday is an American contemporary R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Just the Way You Like It (song), Just the Way You Like It" which peaked in the top thirty of the ''Billboar ...
(born 1977/78), American singer
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Tasha Hubbard (born 1973), Canadian filmmaker and educator
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Tasha Humphrey (born 1985), American basketball player
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Tasha Inniss, American mathematician and educator
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Tasha Kheiriddin (born 1970), Canadian public affairs commentator, consultant, lawyer, political analyst and writer
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Tasha Layton (born 1982), American Christian singer, songwriter and author
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Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Natasha Tameika Cobbs Leonard (born July 7, 1981) is an American gospel musician and songwriter. She released the extended play ''Grace'' in 2013 with the hit lead single " Break Every Chain". The EP reached No. 61 on the ''Billboard'' charts.
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(born 1981), American gospel musician and songwriter
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Tasha Low
Tasha Low (born Natasha Low Yi Ling on 11 October 1993) is a Singaporeans, Singaporean actress and singer. She was the leader of the South Korean girl group, Skarf from 2012 to 2014. Low is currently based in Singapore. She made her feature fi ...
(born 1993), Singaporean actress and singer
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Tasha Marbury
LaTasha Marbury (January 11, 1976) is an American reality show personality and cast member of VH1's reality series '' Basketball Wives''. She was a member of the season 5 cast which premiered August 19, 2013.
Personal life
Tasha Marbury was born ...
(born 1976), American reality show personality
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Tasha Nelson (born 1974), American alpine skier
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Tasha Nykyforak (born 1982), Australian netball player
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Tasha Page-Lockhart (born 1983), American Christian artist and musician
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Tasha Pointer (born 1979), American basketball coach and player
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Tasha Reign
Rachel Swimmer (born January 15, 1989), known professionally as Tasha Reign, is an American pornographic actress, nude model, producer, and sex columnist known for her appearances in ''Playboy'' and '' Penthouse'' magazine.
Early life
Born in ...
(born 1989), American pornographic actress, nude model, producer and sex columnist
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Tasha the Amazon
Tasha the Amazon, born Tasha Schumann, is a Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter, hip hop producer, (real name Tasha Schumann), Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter, hip hop producer, author and Youtuber
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Tasha Schwikert (born 1984), American gymnast
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Tasha Scott, American actress and singer
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Tasha Smith
Tasha Smith (born February 28, 1971) is an American actress and director. She began her career in a starring role on the NBC comedy series '' Boston Common'' (1996–97), and later appeared in numerous movies and television series.
Smith has ...
(born 1971), American actress
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Tasha Spillett-Sumner, Canadian author and educator
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Tasha Sounart, American animator, artist, video game designer and writer
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Tasha Steelz
Latasha Harris (born April 3, 1988), better known by her ring name Tasha Steelz, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former one-time Knockouts World Champion, and a former t ...
(born 1988), American professional wrestler
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Tasha St. Louis (born 1983), Trinidadian footballer
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Tasha Suri, British author and academic librarian
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Tasha Taylor, American vocalist, songwriter and actress
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Tasha Thomas ( 1945–1984), American singer and actress
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Tasha Tilberg (born 1979), Canadian fashion model
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Tasha Tudor (1915–2008), American illustrator and writer
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Tasha (musician) (real name Tasha Viets-VanLear), American musician
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Tasha Williams (athlete) (born 1973), New Zealand hammer thrower
Fictional
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Tasha Andrews
Natasha "Tasha" Hunter (also Andrews) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Isabel Lucas. She made her first screen appearance in the episode broadcast on 31 July 2003. Tasha departed the series on 10 ...
, ''Home and Away'' character
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Tasha Yar
Natasha "Tasha" Yar is a character that mainly appeared in the first season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Portrayed by Denise Crosby, Yar is chief of security aboard the Starfleet sta ...
, ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' character
*Tasha, a character from ''
The Backyardigans
''The Backyardigans'' ( ) is an animated musical children's television series created by Janice Burgess for Nickelodeon. The series was written and recorded at Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It centers on five anthropomorphic animal neighbors ...
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See also
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Tasha-Nicole Terani, Iranian-born American soccer trainer and ball control expert
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Latasha, a given name of similar origin
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Tesha (given name)
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Feminine given names
English-language feminine given names
Slavic feminine given names