Natal

Natal as an adjective refers to birth. As a proper noun, Natal may refer to:

Places
Natal as a place name usually relates to the fact that Natal is the Portuguese word for Christmas. For example, Vasco da Gama named the South African region of Natal after his landing there on Christmas Day 1497, and the village that became Natal, Brazil, was founded on Christmas Day 1599. See also Christmas Island (disambiguation).

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil
Natal, Indonesia, a town on Sumatra, in Indonesia
Natal, South Africa, a region in South Africa
Natalia Republic, a former country (1839-1843)
Colony of Natal, a former British colony (1843-1910)
Natal Province, a former province (1910-1994)
KwaZulu-Natal Province, a province (since 1994)
Natal cricket team, now the KwaZulu-Natal cricket team
Natal rugby union team, now the Natal Sharks

Other
Natal de Carvalho Baroni, a Brazilian football player
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal, archdiocese in Brazil
Vicariate Apostolic of Natal, a former Catholic missionary jurisdiction
Project Natal, a motion-based control system for the Xbox 360 video game console

Translation

The word "Natal" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Afrikaans, German, Spanish, French, Irish, Galician, Dutch, Polish, Finnish, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Esperanto: Natalo, Indonesian: Natal (disambiguasi), Hebrew: נאטאל, Japanese: ナタール (曖昧さ回避), Norwegian (Bokmål): Natal (andre betydninger), Portuguese: Natal (desambiguação).