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Nadia Manzoor, 2017 (cropped)
Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja (given name), Nadja, Nadya, Nadine (given name), Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both. In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: Ukrainian language, Ukrainian ''Nadiya'' (Надія, accent on the ''i''), Belarusian language, Belarusian ''Nadzieja'' (Надзея, accent on the ''e''), and Old Polish ''Nadzieja'', all of which are derived from Proto-Slavic ''*naděja'', the first three from Old East Slavic. In Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Russian language, Russian, on the other hand, Nadia or Nadya (Надя, accent on first syllable) is the diminutive form of the full name Nadyezhda (Надежда), meaning "hope" and derived from Old Church Slavonic, which it entered as a translation of the Greek word ''ἐλπίς'' (Elpis (mythology), Elpis), with the same meaning. In Arabic, the name is ''Nadiyyah'', meaning "tender" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadja (given Name)
Nadja is a female name, that is used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, and the Arab world. Its origins are in the Arabic languages. The Serbian and Montenegrin spelling is Nađa. Notable people with the name include: * Nadja Auermann, German model and actress * Nadja Benaissa, German singer, member of No Angels * Nadja Bender, Danish fashion model * (born 1975), Austrian news presenter * Nađa Đurđevac (born 2002), Montenegrin football player * Nađa Higl, Serbian swimmer * Nađa Kadović (born 2003), Montenegrin handball player * Nadja Käther, German track and field athlete * Nadja Malacrida, pen-name of Louisa Nadia Green (1896—1934), British poet * Nađa Ninković, Serbian volleyball player * Nadja Peulen, German bass guitarist for Coal Chamber * Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, US violinist * Nadja Sieger (*1967), Swiss comedian * Nađa Stanović (born 1999), Montenegrin football player Fictional characters: * Nadja, main character of the 1928 surrealist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |