Nicknames for Natasha

[Spanishomelette]

We are considering the name Natasha for our likely dd due in Feb (couldn't be 100% sure at the scan!). It is a name I have liked for a long time and would go nicely with our foreign (slightly exotic sounding) surname. The only thing is I'm not hugely keen on the obvious nicknames that my un-imaginative mind defaults to; i.e. Tash, Tasha and Nat. Does anyone have any other suggestions that would work?

By the way, other names that we are considering are:
Thea
Anya
Juliet (not sure if this is a passing love for me as I have only recently come to like it whereas the other 3 names I have loved for years!)

Feel free to feedback on these 3 names too...

Thanks in advance!

[sonniebonnie]

Natasha is lovely. I wouldn't shorten it at all, although you won't have control over what her friends call her.

[yeghoulsandlittledevils]

As you have a foreign last name, are there nn for Natasha used in that language/culture/countries which you like?

I love the name Anya. Thea can be hard for many young children to pronounce. Personally I am not keen on the name Juliet. (Never have liked names from literature where the namesake took their own life!)

[meditrina]

As it's a nn anyhow, could you label her with the long form? Then you can use Natasha as the day to day nn, plus an even shorter pet form taken from the original - eg Tally?

[SPBisResisting]

The one we know gets Nash, Tash and Tasha

[Dancealot]

I knew a Natasha. We called her Tish or Tisha at school. Lovely name.

[yeghoulsandlittledevils]

Nick names often follow the local pattern. Around here, she would be 'Nae'(nay). Some places, she would be Nazza.

[Wishfulmakeupping]

Prefer your other names esp Thea

[BlueStarsAtNight]

I like Tatty as a nn for Natasha! Also love Anya, but I'm not really keen on Thea or Juliet.

[AnnaBegins]

Natasha is short for Natalia already, from russian. You can shorten further to Nastia but probably not the best for at school!

[Ham69]

I love Anya and Thea. Not so keen on Natasha with the inevitable 'Tash'. Natalia, as suggested up thread, seems to fit your criteria? And has much nicer nn's IMO.
Good luck op.

[kirstyd1]

I know a Natasha and everyone calls her "tat"

[Spanishomelette]

Thanks for the posts everyone. I hadn't realised that Natasha was a derivative of Natalia. I actually really like the nn Tali / Tally that has been suggested so this has got me thinking this nn could work better with Natalia as the full name anyway.

I'm still very keen on Anya and Thea too though...

[moominleigh94]

My sister is Natasha and her football coach used to call her Tish, if that's any help?

[Caitycat]

A friend of mine is Nattie

[devonsmummy]

The only Natasha I know it called Tatty.

[Mim78]

Sasha can be used as short for Natasha (as mentioned on another thread, I think Barack Obama's daughter Sasha is called Natasha).