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[Facts] Re: Meaning of Tatiana
A couple of sources say it is a feminine form of Tatianus, itself a derivative of the Roman clan name Tatius, from a king of the Sabines, but no specific meaning is given. Another couple of sources give the meaning of "fairy queen" but that is almost certainly lumping it together or confusing it with Titania, a fairy queen character of Shakespeare.
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Yup, "fairy queen" is a confusion with Titania . . .. . . which doesn't mean "fairy queen" anyway, it's just the name of Shakespeare's fairy queen!The bald facts are that no-one knows what Tatius means or exactly where it came from, so we can't figure out what the derivative names mean either.
ChrisellAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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