NATALIE PORTMAN COMPLETE PROFILE | biography

posted by   koushik1007 (50)   1 month ago (landofmovies.blogspot.com)

First Name: Natalie, from the Latin natale domini (Christmas Day) But that's a Christian holiday, and Natalie is of Jewish descent? So what does it mean in Hebrew? We've gotten so many suggestions/translations that we've chosen not to write nothing so we won't offend noone. Except english teachers. Last Name: Portman; stage name, which happens to be her maternal grandmother's maiden name. Reportedly first adopted because of fears she would discredit her parents in case her performance in The Professionnal was unsatisfactory. She has since kept the name in order to help maintain her privacy and to keep her family out of the spotlight. She does use her real name in school however.