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The correct spelling of her paternal family surname is, and always has been, Zacharenko (with a "c", not a "k"). It's corroborated by immigration, marriage, and birth records. See, for example, Natalie's paternal grandmother's petition for naturalization^[1] and her parents' marriage registration,^[2] as well as the birth registrations for her paternal first cousin Kaisa^[3] and paternal first cousin once removed Karolyn.^[4] The widely propagated misspelled version ("Zakharenko") stems from Suzanne Finstad's 2001 book. No press articles prior to 2001 about Natalie Wood or her sister Lana ever contained the misspelling "Zakharenko"; it was always Zacharenko. For further evidence, see their parents' engagement announcement.^[5] Ieonine (talk) 05:20, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Isn't it Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko? 2804:1810:E703:BC00:18B5:1453:3D0A:7B61 (talk) 12:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No! Read the footnote. Ieonine (talk) 10:00, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]