Nadine (with the variant spellings: Nadeen, Nadene) is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It is a French elaboration (feminine diminutive; cf.

Clémentine ''Clémentine'' (pronounced ) was a 1985 French animated television series (in co-production with Japan). The series consisted of 39 episodes which featured the fantastic adventures of a 10-year-old girl (Clémentine Dumat) who uses a wheelchai ...

, Géraldine, Micheline) of the name

Nadia Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, 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: Uk ...

(also spelled Nadja,

Nadya Nadya is a feminine given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Nadezhda or other names. Nadya is used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caucasus, and the Arab world. It has also seen some ...

) (), itself being a

pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of the Russian virtue name Nadezhda (; from ). It is also commonly used amongst Arabic communities and may mean in . It may refer to: *

Nádine Nádine Hoffeldt (born 28 February 1982) is a South African Afrikaans pop singer and presenter, best known for the hit song "Kaapse Draai". She has also recorded a number of songs in English. Life and career Nádine was born in Durban Starting ...

(born 1982), South African singer *

Nadine Ames Nadine Alexandra Dewi Ames (born May 23, 1991) is an Indonesian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2010 and represented her country in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, but she was unplaced in the said pageant ...

(born 1991), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who won Puteri Indonesia 2010 *

Nadine Angerer Nadine Marejke Angerer (born 10 November 1978) is a German football coach and player who is the goalkeeping player-coach for Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Angerer has played for Frauen-Bundesliga clubs Bayern Mu ...

(born 1978), German football player *

Nadine Baylis Nadine Paula Ann Baylis (15 June 1940 – 3 November 2017) was a British stage and costume designer, who "set the standard for modern dance costume". Early life Nadine Baylis was born in London, the daughter of Alice (nee Down) and Sydney Baylis, ...

(1940–2017), British stage and costume designer *

Nadine Beiler Nadine Beiler (born 27 May 1990) is an Austrian R&B and pop singer, who won the third season of the Austrian casting show '' Starmania'' in 2007. On 16 February 2007, she released her first single, " Alles was du willst". Currently, Beiler is ...

(born 1990), Austrian singer * Nadine Blacklock (1953–1998), American nature photographer * Nadine Broersen (born 1990), Dutch heptathlete *

Nadine Capellmann Nadine Capellmann (born 9 July 1965 in Würselen) is a German equestrian who has won been a part of two gold medalist teams in Team dressage. The first was at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the second at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summ ...

(born 1965), German equestrian *

Nadine Chandrawinata Nadine Chandrawinata (Chinese: 曾纳丁) is an Indonesian actress, award-winning film producer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Puteri Indonesia 2005, She is representing Indonesia at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant. She ...

(born 1984), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who won Puteri Indonesia 2005 *

Nadine Chanz __NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1996. ''Playboy'' magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Victoria Alynette Fuller (born December 11, 1970, in Santa Barbara, California, Unite ...

(born 1972), German ''Playboy'' model and actress *

Nadine Conner Nadine Conner (born Evelyn Nadine Henderson; February 20, 1907 - March 1, 2003) was an American operatic soprano, radio singer and music teacher. Early years She was born in Compton, California as Evelyn Nadine Henderson, and was the descendan ...

(1914–2003), American soprano *

Nadine Jolie Courtney Nadine Jolie Courtney (née Haobsh; ; born August 23, 1980) is a Circassian American lifestyle writer, novelist, and former media personality. She is the author of the YA novel ''All-American Muslim Girl'', ''Romancing the Throne'', '' Beauty Con ...

(born 1980), American novelist and reality TV personality *

Nadine Coyle Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born 15 June 1985) is an Irish singer, actress and model. In 2002, Coyle was selected as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud, with whom she has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten ...

(born 1985), singer in the all-girl group Girls Aloud *

Nadine Deleury Nadine Deleury is a cellist who was born in northern France. A student of André Navarra, she studied music at the Paris Conservatory. When in Brazil, she met Aldo Parisot during her participation in a cello master class, and she accepted his invi ...

, French cellist *

Nadine Dorries Nadine Vanessa Dorries (''née'' Bargery, 21 May 1957) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2021 to 2022 under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A member of the Conservative Party, she ...

(born 1957), British politician *

Nadine Ernsting-Krienke Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (born 5 February 1974 in Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is one of the most ...

(born 1974), German field hockey player *

Nadine Garner Nadine Lynette Garner (born 14 December 1970 in Knoxfield, Melbourne) is an Australian actress who started her career as a teen performer. Biography Garner first came to public attention in 1985, as Tamara Henderson in the Australian TV series ...

(born 1970), Australian actress *

Nadine George Nadine Andrea Julietta George MBE (born 15 October 1968) is a Jamaican former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in 1 Test match, 41 One Day Internationals and 3 Twenty20 Internationals for the West In ...

(born 1968), West Indian cricketer *

Nadine Gordimer Nadine Gordimer (20 November 192313 July 2014) was a South African writer and political activist. She received the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, recognized as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writin ...

(1923–2014), Nobel and Booker Prize–winning South African novelist *

Nadine Heredia Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala (born 25 May 1976) is a Peruvian politician. As the wife of President of Peru Ollanta Humala, she served as the First Lady of Peru from 2011 to 2016. The President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP), which ...

, politician and First Lady of Peru *

Nadine Hildebrand Nadine Hildebrand (born 20 September 1987) is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. Personal life Hildebrand was born in Stuttgart and became interested in track and field at the age of 8, through her older ...

(born 1987), German athlete * Nadeen L. Kaufman (born 1945), American psychologist * Nadine Kleinert (born 1975), German shot put athlete *

Nadine Kraus Nadine Kraus (born 14 February 1988) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FFC Recklinghausen. She studied at Friedrich Schiller University The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (german: ...

(born 1988), German footballer *

Nadine Krause Nadine Krause (born 25 March 1982, in Waiblingen) is a former German handballer who last played for Bayer Leverkusen as a left back. She made her debut on the German A-Team in 1999, at the age of 17. She was top scorer at the 2005 World Champions ...

(born 1982), German handball player *

Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki ( ar, نادين لبكي ''Nādīn Labikī''; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, director and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her film-making career began in 2007 after ...

, Lebanese actress and director *

Nadine Lambert Nadine Murphy Lambert (October 21, 1926 – April 26, 2006) was an American psychologist and educator. She founded the school psychology program at the University of California, Berkeley, created new instruments for school psychology use, and stud ...

(1926–2006), American psychology and education professor *

Nadine Lewington Nadine Lewington (born 15 October 1980) is an English actress, most notable for her role as Dr. Maddy Young on ''Holby City''. Early and personal life Born 15 October 1980, in Chelmsford, Essex, she is the eldest daughter of Tony and Sonia Lewi ...

, British actress * Nadine Lockwood (1991–1996), child from Washington Heights, New York, murdered by her mother *

Nadine Lustre Nadine Alexis Paguia Lustre (, ; born October 31, 1993) is a Filipino actress and singer. She rose to fame after playing the lead role of Eya Rodriguez in the film ''Diary ng Panget'' (2014). Lustre has since starred in the television series ...

(born 1993), Filipina actress *

Nadine Mohamed Nadine Mohamed Sayed Soliman Mohamed (born January 21, 1998) is an Egyptian basketball player. She plays for the Al Ahly Sporting Club and the Egyptian national team. Early life Mohamed is the daughter of Mohamed and Iman Soliman. She attended M ...

(born 1998), Egyptian basketball player *

Nadine Mulkerrin Nadine Rose Mulkerrin (born 23 June 1993) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Cleo McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2015 until 2022. For her portrayal of Cleo, she has been nominated for Best Female Dra ...

(born 1993), English actress * Nadine Müller (born 1985), German discus thrower *

Nadine Netter Nadine Netter Levy (born October 26, 1944) is an American former professional tennis player. She competed in the French Open, Wimbledon, and at the US Open, and won a silver medal in women's doubles at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Biograp ...

(born 1944), American tennis player * Nadine Neumann (born 1975), Australian swimmer *

Nadine Nassib Njeim Nadine Nassib Njeim ( ar, نادين نسيب نجيم; born 7 February 1984) is a Lebanese Tunisian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was elected Miss Lebanon 2004. She represented her home country in Miss Universe 2005 in Thailand. As ...

(born 1984), Lebanese model *

Nadine Wilson Njeim Nadine Wilson Njeim ( ar, نادين ويلسون نجيم) is a Lebanese beauty queen who was elected Miss Lebanon 2007. She represented her country in Miss World 2007 in China and Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico. Post-pageant career After pass ...

(born 1988), Lebanese model * Nadine Pequeneza, Canadian documentary film director and producer * Nadine Salameh (born 1979), Syrian/Palestinian actress *

Nadine Samonte Nadine Burgos Eidloth-Chua (born March 2, 1988), known by her stage name Nadine Samonte, is a Filipino-German actress and model. She participated as an Avenger of the first season of '' StarStruck''. Career Samonte first ventured into show bus ...

(born 1988), German-Filipina actress *

Nadine Schiff Nadine Schiff is a Canadian film producer, screenwriter, author and philanthropist from Los Angeles, California. Early life Nadine Schiff was born in Toronto, Ontario.

, Canadian film producer, screenwriter, author *

Nadine Schön Nadine Schön (born ''Nadine Müller'', 5 June 1983 in Lebach, Saarland) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the German Parliament since 2009, representing the constituency of St. W ...

(born 1983), German politician *

Nadine Shah Nadine Petra Katarina Shah (born 16 January 1986) is a British singer, songwriter and musician. Background Shah was born in Whitburn, South Tyneside, to an English mother from South Shields of part Norwegian ancestry and a Pakistani father. S ...

(born 1986), British singer-songwriter *

Nadine Shahin Nadine Shahin, also known as Nadine Ayman Shahin and Nadine Ayman Mohamed Shahin (born 14 June 1997 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional squash player. As of February 2020, she was ranked number 19 in the world ''In the World'' is an album by j ...

(born 1997), Egyptian squash player * Nadine Shamir (1972–2004), American singer-songwriter *

Nadine Strossen Nadine Strossen (born August 18, 1950) is an American civil liberties activist who was president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from February 1991 to October 2008. A liberal feminist, she was the first woman to ever lead the ACLU. A ...

(born 1950), president of the American Civil Liberties Union *

Nadine Trintignant Nadine Trintignant (née Marquand; born 11 November 1934) is a French film director, producer, editor, screenwriter, and novelist. She is known for making films that surround the topic of family and relationships, such as '' Ça n'arrive qu'aux a ...

(born 1934), French filmmaker and author *

Nadine Velazquez Nadine E. Velázquez (born November 20, 1978) is an American actress and model known for her roles as Catalina Aruca on ''My Name Is Earl'' and Sofia Ruxin on ''The League''. She has also appeared in films such as ''War'' (2007), ''Flight'' (20 ...

(born 1978), American actress and model *

Nadine Visser Nadine Visser (born 9 February 1995) is a Dutch athlete. She originally specialised in the heptathlon, but eventually switched to high hurdles (60 m hurdles indoor, and 100 m hurdles outdoor). Visser is the 2017 European Athletics U23 Champion ...

(born 1995), Dutch heptathlete * Nadine Voindrouh (born 1977), Romanian singer, actress and television presenter *

Nadine Wilson Nadine Wilson is a Canadian politician. She was first elected to represent the electoral district of Saskatchewan Rivers in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election, and re-elected in subsequent 2011, 2016, and 2020 provin ...

, Canadian politician

Fictional characters

*Nadine, a fictional character played by

Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions. She has received ...

in the 2006 film ''

Dikkenek ''Dikkenek'' is a 2006 Franco-Belgian comedy film directed by Olivier Van Hoofstadt. It has attained cult status in France and Belgium because of its Belgian-type humor. It follows the life of different characters for a few days under the preten ...

'' * Marina Nadine Cooper, fictional character on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light'' * Nadine Cross, fictional character in

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

's novel ''

The Stand ''The Stand'' is a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by Doubleday. The plot centers on a deadly pandemic of weaponized influenza and its aftermath, in which the few surv ...

'' *Nadine Boynton, a fictional character in Agatha Christie's novel ''

Appointment with Death ''Appointment with Death'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 2 May 1938 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retai ...

'' *

Nadine Hurley The following is a list of characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks'', the film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', and the 2017 revival. Overview Concepts Bob Frank Silva was a set decorator who worked on the pilot episode. ...

, fictional character on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' *Nadine Flumberghast, a fictional character in ''

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...

'' *Nadine, a fictional character in the TV series ''

Hey Arnold! ''Hey Arnold!'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Craig Bartlett. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from October 7, 1996, to June 8, 2004. The show centers on fourth grader Arnold Shortman, who lives with his grandpare ...

'' *Nadine Ross, a fictional character played by

Laura Bailey Laura Bailey is an American voice actress. She made her anime debut as Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. Her other anime credits include Emily / Glitter Lucky in '' Glitter Force'', Tohru Honda in ''Fruits Basket'', Lust i ...

in the 2016 Naughty Dog video game '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' *Nadine Hudson-Thomas, a fictional character played by Anne-Marie Johnson on the TV series ''

What's Happening Now!! ''What's Happening Now!!'' is an American sitcom sequel to the original ABC 1976–79 sitcom ''What's Happening!!'' focusing on its main characters as adults. It aired in first-run broadcast syndication from September 7, 1985 until March 26, 1988 ...

'' *Nadine Tolliver, a fictional character played by

Bebe Neuwirth Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth ( ; born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. On television, she played Dr. Lilith Sternin, Frasier Crane's wife, on both the TV sitcom ''Cheers'' (in a starring role) and its spin-off ''F ...

on the CBS TV Series '' Madam Secretary'' *Nadine, a fictional character played by

Hailee Steinfeld Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Hailee Steinfeld, various accolades, including a Peabody Award, and nominations for an Academy Award ...

in the 2016 film ''

The Edge of Seventeen ''The Edge of Seventeen'' is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, in her directorial debut. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, and Haley Lu Richardson. The fil ...

'' *Nadine Foster, a main character in Jacqueline Wilson's Girls Series and its CITV adaptation, where she is played by Amy Kwolek.

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