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 Michelines were a series of rubber-tyred trains developed in France in the 1930s by various rail companies and rubber-tyre manufacturer Michelin. Some Michelines were built in the United States by the Budd Company. Most Michelines were self-pr ...

) of the name Nadia (also spelled

Nadja Nadja may refer to: * Nadja (given name) * Nadja, pen-name of Louisa Nadia Green (1896—1934), British poet * ''Nadja'' (novel), 1928 surrealist novel by André Breton * ''Nadja'' (film), 1994 vampire film by Michael Almereyda * Nadja (band), ...

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 (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 (1940–2017), British stage and costume designer * Nadine Beiler (born 1990), Austrian singer *

Nadine Blacklock Nadine Blacklock (1953–1998) was a nature photographer best known for her detailed nature photography of the Lake Superior area. She was married to Craig Blacklock, a well-known photographer in his own right. She died in a car accident on ...

(1953–1998), American nature photographer *

Nadine Broersen Nadine Broersen (born 29 April 1990) is a Dutch track and field athlete, specializing in the heptathlon and high jump. She was the 2014 World Indoor pentathlon champion. Broersen competes for the track and field club AV Sprint in Breda. Earl ...

(born 1990), Dutch heptathlete * Nadine Capellmann (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 (born 1980), American novelist and reality TV personality * Nadine Coyle (born 1985), singer in the all-girl group Girls Aloud * Nadine Deleury, French cellist * Nadine Dorries (born 1957), British politician * Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (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 (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, politician and First Lady of Peru * Nadine Hildebrand (born 1987), German athlete *

Nadeen L. Kaufman Nadeen L. Kaufman (born January 1945) is an American psychology professor known for her work on learning disability. Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Hofstra University in 1965; mas ...

(born 1945), American psychologist *

Nadine Kleinert , since 1999 married Schmitt (born 20 October 1975 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German shot putter. Her personal best throw is 20.20 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Berlin. She competed at four Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olymp ...

(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 (born 1982), German handball player * Nadine Labaki, 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, British actress * Nadine Lockwood (1991–1996), child from Washington Heights, New York, murdered by her mother * Nadine Lustre (born 1993), Filipina actress * Nadine Mohamed (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 (born 1944), American tennis player * Nadine Neumann (born 1975), Australian swimmer * Nadine Nassib Njeim (born 1984), Lebanese model * Nadine Wilson Njeim (born 1988), Lebanese model *

Nadine Pequeneza Nadine Pequeneza is a Canadian documentary film director and producer. She is most noted for her 2014 film '' 15 to Life: Kenneth's Story'', for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Documentary Program, and was nominated for ...

, Canadian documentary film director and producer *

Nadine Salameh Nadine Salameh ( ar, نادين سلامة, born February 9, 1979, in Beirut, Lebanon), sometimes credited as Nadeen Salameh, is a Palestinian actress well known in Syria, where she lived and worked for most of her life. Family and childhood B ...

(born 1979), Syrian/Palestinian actress * Nadine Samonte (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 (born 1986), British singer-songwriter * Nadine Shahin (born 1997), Egyptian squash player * Nadine Shamir (1972–2004), American singer-songwriter * Nadine Strossen (born 1950), president of the American Civil Liberties Union * Nadine Trintignant (born 1934), French filmmaker and author * Nadine Velazquez (born 1978), American actress and model * Nadine Visser (born 1995), Dutch heptathlete *

Nadine Voindrouh Nadine Emilie Voindrouh or simply Nadine (born February 24, 1977) is a Romanian singer, actress and television presenter. She is of Congolese descent through her father. She was born in Bucharest to a Romanian mother who died when she was young ...

(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 in the 2006 film '' Dikkenek'' * Marina Nadine Cooper, fictional character on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light'' *

Nadine Cross The following is a partial list of characters from Stephen King's novel '' The Stand''. The novel was published in 1978, with its narrative set during the 1980s; however, a second edition was released in 1990, is considerably longer than the fir ...

, 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'' *Nadine Boynton, a fictional character in Agatha Christie's novel '' Appointment with Death'' * Nadine Hurley, fictional character on the television series ''Twin Peaks'' *Nadine Flumberghast, a fictional character in '' Arthur'' *Nadine, a fictional character in the TV series '' Hey Arnold!'' *Nadine Ross, a fictional character played by Laura Bailey 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!!'' *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'' *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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