Natalia Dlugan Trivia

Here you will find all the useful (and useless) trivia that you will ever need to know about me. If you ever find yourself on Jeopardy with one of the categories named "Natalia Dlugan", you'll be thankful that you've read this page.

Birthplace: I was born in Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
Just Like Mommy: This is the same hospital that my mom was born in 30 years ago. My dad was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan - 1801 kilometers away!
Olympics, Baby! I live in Surrey, which is a suburb of Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, the host city for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. I will be six years and six days old when the twenty-first Winter Olympics begin on February 12, 2010.

Birth Day: I was born on February 6th, 2004. I was due to arrive on February 13th, 2004, but I really wanted to meet my mom and dad, so I decided to come earlier than anticipated.
Famous people born on February 6th include:
- 1564 - Christopher Marlowe - playwright
- 1611 - Ch'ung-chen - 16th and last emperor of the Ming dynasty
- 1665 - Anne, Queen of England
- 1895 - Babe Ruth - baseball player
- 1911 - Ronald Reagan - 40th President of the United States
- 1912 - Eva Braun - mistress of Adolf Hitler
- 1917 - Zsa Zsa Gabor - actress
- 1940 - Tom Brokaw - news anchorman
- 1945 - Bob Marley - reggae musician
- 1950 - Natalie Cole - singer
- 1962 - Axl Rose - musician
- 1966 - Rick Astley - singer
February 6th is also noted for:
- 1840 - Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document. It is commemorated annually on Waitangi Day.
- 1899 - Treaty of Paris is ratified by the US Senate, ending the Spanish-American War
- 1937 - Of Mice and Men is published
- 1952 - Beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II
TGIF! According to the popular nursery rhyme, Friday's Child is loving and giving.
February: As a February baby, my birthstone is amethyst and my flower is the primrose.

Natalia has Latin origins and translates as "born at Christmas". My parents tell me that I am the greatest gift they could ever ask for, so I guess this makes sense.

Catherine Anne My middle names were chosen to honour two of my great-grandmothers. Catherine is my dad's paternal grandmother's name, and Anne is my mom's paternal grandmother's name.

Dlugan is Ukrainian in origin, though it is commonly mistaken for Irish.

From A to Z: My full name has 26 letters, just like the alphabet. What a coincidence that the theme of my room is ABC's along with teddy bears!

Natalia: My name includes that of one of my cousins: Alia.

Variants: Natalia is sometimes spelled Natalya or Natalja. It comes from the same name family as Natalie or Nathalie.

Natalia's On the Web: Google reports over 1.5 million web pages with the name "Natalia" on them. This outnumbers the 250,000 Natalya pages and 43,000 Natalja pages, but pales compared with 5+ million pages mentioning Marilyn and 21+ million mentioning Andrew.

Uruguayan actress and singer Natalia Oreiro is featured on 139,000 web pages, making her the most famous Natalia in terms of web popularity.
Some other Natalia's on the web include:
- Babies: Natalia Dlugan, Natalia Enriquez, Natalia Ruiz, Natalia Ana Julius
- Models: Natalia Estrada (108,000 pages), Natalia Sokolova (40,000), Natalia Paris (31,000), Natalia Semanova (7900), and Natalia Vodianova (7100).
- Actresses: Natalie Wood (real name Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko - 53,000 pages), Natalia Cigliuti (12,000), Natalia Verbeke (8000), Natalia Ramirez (1700), Natalia Livingston (300), Natalia Baron (120)
- Musicians: Natalia Lafourcade (11800 pages), Natalia Kukulska (4720), Natalia Nazarova (300), Natalia Zukerman (180)
- Authors: Natalia Ginsburg, Natalia Belting
- ...and... Natalia is also a Venetian gondola; the title of song by Van Morrison; a small town in Texas; a line of pregnancy and birth products; a Chilean (1971), French (1989), and Finnish (1979) movie title.
Anagrams:
- "Natalia" → "A Latina".
- "Natalia Dlugan" → "Null Data Again".
- "Natalia Catherine Anne Dlugan" → "".
Saint Natalie: A half Moorish woman, Sabigotho, who changed her name to Natalie when her husband, Saint Aurelius, converted her to Christianity. They were both beheaded for practicing their faith. July 27 is Saint Natalie's feast day.

What's my sign? I am an Aquarius. Aquarians like me are of Fixed Quality, so I can expect to display "determination and persistence, stability and self-reliance." Aquarian babies are "talkers, very bright, always thinking, and actually enjoying the company of others, despite the appearances." Here's my birthday profile and my daily horoscope.
Sun in Aquarius, Libra Rising, ... My astrological chart says it all.
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Leo, Mercury in Aquarius (Communication Sign), Venus in Pisces (Love Sign), Mars in Taurus (Passion Sign), Jupiter in Virgo (Lucky Sign), Saturn in Cancer (Karmic Sign), Uranus in Pisces (Rebellion Sign), Neptune in Aquarius (Spiritual Sign), Pluto in Sagittarius (Power Sign), Chiron in Capricorn (Healing Sign), and Libra in Rising.
What does it all mean? If you ask my dad, not much at all! But, for those that do believe, here's one interpretation of my astrological chart.
Banana, Please! According to the Chinese Zodiac, I was born in the Year of the Monkey. Apparently, this means that my dad (Tiger) and I "may find it difficult to find common ground". On the other hand, my mom (Ox) and I "will inevitably clash... but can make good friends if (we) understand one another's natures.". Overall, I am most compatible with Rat and Dragon signs, and least compatible with Tigers.
Knock on ... Of the five elements (Water, Fire, Metal, Earth, and Wood) in the Chinese Zodiac, and I am a Wood personality. This means I "seek chances for growth and for renewal in all that I do".

I Will Be a... Gender predictions based on the Chinese lunar calendar at Baby-parenting.com, Obfocus.com, and Chinagold.com correctly predicted I would be a girl. [However, the same method says that my dad should have been a girl, and my mom should have been a boy.]
"52% chance of having a boy": Mommy took the Will it be a Girl or a Boy? survey. This set of old wives' tales was split almost evenly, but slightly in favour of me being a boy. Here are the results:

You are carrying the extra weight out front, so it's a boy.
The hair on your legs is not growing any faster during your preganacy, so it's a girl.
Girls are carried high. You are going to have a girl.
Sleeping in a bed with your pillow to the north indicates that you will be having a boy.
Your feet are colder than they were before pregnancy. You are having a boy.
You refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread. You are having a girl.
Dad-to-be is gaining weight right along with Mom-to-be, which means that you'll have a boy.
The maternal grandmother doesn't have gray hair (dyed or natural), so a girl will be born.
You didn't have morning sickness early in pregnancy, so it will be a boy.
You are looking particularly good during pregnancy. Therefore, it must be a boy, because girls steal their mother's looks.
Your chest development has not been very dramatic during pregnancy. You should expect a boy.
Since the sum of the mother's age at conception and the number of the month of conception is an odd number, it will be a girl.
A needle on a thread held over your belly moves in circles, so you will have a boy.
Your urine is a dull yellow color, so you will have a girl.
You have a craving for salty or sour foods, which means that it is a boy.
Your nose hasn't changed during pregnancy, which indicates a girl.
You have been craving fruits, so it is a girl.
Your baby's heart rate is 140 or more beats per minute, so it's a girl.
You have no desire for orange juice, so it's a boy.
You are having headaches, so it's a boy.
Your belly looks like a watermelon, so it's a girl.
You show them the palm of your hand, so it's a girl.
You use the handle, so it's a boy.

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