Nadia is a female name. Variations include

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, 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 ''Nadiya'' (Надія, accent on the ''i''),

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

''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 and Russian, on the other hand, Nadia or Nadya (Надя, accent on first syllable) is the

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

form of the full name Nadyezhda (Надежда), meaning "hope" and derived from

Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic languages, Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine Empire, Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with Standard language, standardizing the lan ...

, which it entered as a translation of the Greek word ''ἐλπίς'' ( Elpis), with the same meaning. In Arabic, the name is ''Nadiyyah'', meaning "tender" and "delicate." In the Dan language, the word ''Nãdienã'' simply means "girl".Dan Wordlist
/ref> Notable people with the name Nadia include:

People

Academics

* Nadia Abu El Haj (born 1962), assistant professor at Barnard College * Nadia Ghazzali (born 1961), Moroccan-Canadian statistician and university administrator * Nadia Maftouni (born 1966), Iranian philosopher and artist * Nadia Nurhussein (born 1974), American academic * Nadia Rosenthal (born 1953), scientist who specializes in heart development related research * Nadia Magnenat Thalmann (born 1946), computer graphics scientist and founder and head of MIRALab at the University of Geneva * Nadia Zakamska, Russian-American astronomer and professor at Johns Hopkins University

Athletes

* Nadia Abdalá (born 1988), Mexican professional tennis player * Nadia Echeverría Alam (born 1995), American-Venezuelan tennis player * Nadia Comăneci (born 1961), Romanian Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast * Nadia Cortassa (born 1978), Italian triathlete * Nadia Dandolo (born 1962), Italian long-distance runner * Nadia Davy (born 1980), Jamaican sprinter *

Nadia Fezzani (swimmer) Nadia Fezzani is a Libyan swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Libya at the Olympics. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Libyan female swimmer ...

, Libyan swimmer *

Nádia Gomes Nádia Filipa Gomes Coelho (born 9 November 1996) is a Portuguese-American Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for NWSL club Orlando Pride and the Portugal women's national football team, Portu ...

(born 1996), Portuguese footballer * Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghan-Danish footballer * Nadia Petrova (born 1982), Russian tennis player * Nadia Styger (born 1978), Swiss alpine skier

Actors

* Nadia Bjorlin (born 1980), American actress *

Nadia Chambers Nadia Chambers (born 13 January 1968 in Bridgend) is a Welsh actress. She is the youngest of four children. Chambers moved to London in 1981 to attend stage school. Career From 1982 to 1985, Chambers played the role of Annette Firman in the tel ...

(born 1968), Welsh actress * Nadia Di Cello (born 1989), Argentine actress * Nadia Farès (born 1973), French actress * Nadia Khan (born 1979), Pakistani actress and presenter * Nadia Litz (born 1976), Canadian actress * Nadia Lutfi (1938–2020), Egyptian actress *

Nadia Sawalha Nadia Sawalha (; born 18 November 1964) is a British actress, television personality and YouTuber. She played the role of Annie Palmer on the BBC One soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 1997 to 1999 and Gina in ITV comedy Second Thoughts from 1992 ...

(born 1964), English actress and television presenter

Musicians and singers

* Nadia Ali (singer) (born 1980), Pakistani-American singer-songwriter * Nadia Almada (born 1977), Portuguese reality television star, winner of ''Big Brother'' UK *

Nadia Azzi Nadia Azzi (born August 11, 1998 in Dunedin, Florida) is an American classical pianist of Lebanese people, Lebanese-Japanese people, Japanese origin. Fluent in Japanese and English, she began playing piano at age four and a half and has won many ...

(born 1998), American classical pianist of Lebanese-Japanese origin * Nadia Batson, Trinidadian singer, songwriter, producer and model * Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), French composer, conductor, and teacher * Nadia Krasteva, Bulgarian mezzo-soprano * Nadia López (born 1983), Mexican singer and reality television star * Nadia Malm (born 1986), Danish singer who collaborated with Svenstrup & Vendelboe * Nadia Meikher (born 1982), Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress, poet, television personality and fashion designer * Nadia Mladjao (born 1979), French pop-soul singer better known by her stage name Imany * Nadia Oh, English singer, rapper, producer and model *

Nadia Reid Nadia Reid (born 26 August 1991) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Port Chalmers, New Zealand. She has been acclaimed for her intimate musical soundscape and unique voice, and has been described by ''The Guardian'' as "an understated, ...

, New Zealand folk singer-songwriter *

Nadia Reisenberg Nadia Reisenberg Sherman (14 July 1904 – 10 June 1983) was an American pianist of Lithuanian birth. Biography Nadia Reisenberg was born in Vilnius to a Jewish family. Her parents were Aaron and Rachel Reisenberg., adapted from Dr. Anne K. Gray' ...

(1904–1983), American pianist of Lithuanian birth * Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg (born 1961), Italian and American classical violinist and teacher * Nadia Sirota, American viola player *

Nadia Turner Nadia Turner (born January 11, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and radio/television personality, best known as the eighth place finalist on the fourth season of '' American Idol.'' Career Pre-''American Idol'' Turner was a fo ...

(born 1977), contestant on ''American Idol'' season 4 * Nadia Zighem or Nâdiya (born 1973), French R&B singer of Algerian origin

Politicians

Nadia Brédimas-Assimopoulos Nadia Brédimas-Assimopoulos was an academic and former administrator in the Canadian province of Quebec. She was the vice-president of the Parti Québécois from 1984 to 1988 and later served as president of the Conseil supérieur de la langue fran ...

, Canadian politician * Nadia Arop Dudi, (born 1971), South Sudanese politician * Nadia Hashem, Jordanian journalist and politician *

Nadia Makram Ebeid Nadia Makram Ebeid ( ar, نادية مكرم عبيد) is an Egyptians, Egyptian academic who served as the Ministry of Environment (Egypt), minister of state for environment being the first Egyptian woman who served in the post. Biography Ebeid ...

, Egyptian politician *

Nadia Ramassamy Nadia Ramassamy (born 17 May 1961) is a French politician from Réunion. She was elected the MP for Réunion's 6th constituency since 2017. Career Aside being a politician, she continues to practice medicine, especially during the COVID-19 pa ...

(born 1961), French politician from Réunion *

Nadia Savchenko 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: Ukr ...

, Ukrainian politician and former Army aviation pilot * Nadia Valavani (born 1954), Greek politician * Nadia Whittome (born 1996), British politician *

Nadia Zakhary Nadia Eskandar Zakhary () was the Egyptian minister of scientific research between 2 August 2012 and 2013. She was part of the Qandil Cabinet and one of the independent ministers in the cabinet. Zachary was the only member in the cabinet who is a ...

, Egyptian politician

Writers and journalists

* Nadia al-Ghazzi (born 1935), Syrian lawyer and writer * Nadia Al-Kokabany, Yemeni novelist, short story writer and academic * Nadia Anjuman (1980–2005), poet from Afghanistan * Nadia Brown, American poet, writer, and author * Nadia Cavalera (born 1950), Italian novelist, poet and literary critic * Nadia Chafik (born 1962), Moroccan novelist * Nadia Davids (born 1977), award-winning South African writer * Nadia Drake, science journalist who writes the ''No Place Like Home'' blog for ''National Geographic'' *

Nadia Fezzani Nadia Fezzani is a Canadian journalist/author who has conducted extensive research about and interviews with many notorious American serial killers. She is known in Europe as having interviewed American serial killer Richard Cottingham for a Frenc ...

, Canadian journalist/author; researches American serial killers * Nadia Hashimi, pediatrician, novelist, and a Democratic congressional candidate * Nadia Hijab, Palestinian political analyst, author and journalist *

Nadia Mitsopoulos Nadia Mitsopoulos (1971) is an Australian journalist. She currently presents the ''Mornings'' program on ABC Radio Perth. Career Mitsopoulos began her journalism career in 1991 with Golden West Network based in Albany, Western Australia. S ...

, Australian journalist *

Nadia Muhsen Zana Muhsen (born in 1965 in Birmingham, England), is a British author known for her book ''Sold: Story of Modern-day Slavery'' and its follow-up ''A Promise to Nadia''. The books narrate the experiences that she and her sister Nadia (born 1966) w ...

(born 1965), British author * Nadia Sharmeen (born 1986), Bangladeshi journalist * Nadia Tueni (1935–1983), Lebanese-French poet, who authored of numerous volumes of poetry *

Nadia Wheatley Nadia Wheatley is an Australian writer whose work includes picture books, novels, biography and history. Perhaps best known for her classic picture book ''My Place'' (illustrated by Donna Rawlins), the author's biography of Charmian Clift was ...

, Australian writer whose work includes picture books, novels, biography and history; author of '' Five Times Dizzy''

Other

* Nadia Amine, American Twitch streamer and Internet personality *

Nadia Bakhurji Nadia H. Bakhurji is a Saudi architect and businessperson. Career and education Bakhurji gained her BSC in Interior Architecture from King Faisal University in 1989. She established the company Riwaq of the Kingdom Est (ROK). In 2007, she foun ...

, Saudi interior designer who announced her candidacy in the 2005 Saudi elections * Nadia Gamal (1937–1990), Egyptian dancer of Greek descent * Nadia Giosia (born 1980), Canadian-Italian chef, comic actress and singer; presenter of Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen * Nadia Heninger, American cryptographer * Nadia Murad, Yazidi-Iraqi human rights activist *

Nadia Tass Nadia Tass is an Australian theatre director and film director and producer. She is known for the films ''Malcolm'' (1986) and '' The Big Steal'' (1990), as well as an extensive body of work in the theatre, both in Australia and internationa ...

(born 1956), Macedonian-Australian film director and producer * Nadia Yanowsky, Spanish ballet dancer *

Nadia Yassine Nadia Yassine ( ar, نادية ياسين) (born December 1958) is the head of the women's branch of the Moroccan Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane (Justice and Spirituality). Born in Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar a ...

(born 1958), founder and head of the feminine branch of the Moroccan Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane * Nadia Younes (1946–2003), Egyptian national who worked for the UN and the WHO, victim of the Canal Hotel bombing

Fictional characters

* Nadia, Palestinian protagonist of the film '' A.K.A Nadia'' * Nadia Chernyshevski, in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy * Nadia Fortune, in

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* Nadia Godfrey, on the television series '' Hemlock Grove'' * Nadia Jazeem, on the ABC television series '' Lost'' * Nadia La Arwall, in the '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' anime directed by Hideaki Anno * Nadia Petrova, Katherine's daughter on the CW television drama '' The Vampire Diaries'' * Nadia Santos, on the television series ''Alias'' * Nadia Vulvokov, in the television series '' Russian Doll'' *

Nadia Yassir The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series '' 24'', '' 24: Live Another Day'', and '' 24: Legacy'' by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their ...

, from the Fox television series ''24'' * Nadia McConnell, the sister of the protagonist from the musical '' Bare: A Pop Opera'' * Princess Nadia (aka Marle), a character in the SNES/PS1 video game '' Chrono Trigger'' * Nadia, in the ''American Pie'' film series * Nadia, a Russian mail order bride in the 2002 film ''

Birthday Girl ''Birthday Girl'' is a 2001 Erotic film, erotic comedy thriller film directed by Jez Butterworth. The plot focuses on English bank clerk John Buckingham, who orders a Russians, Russian mail-order bride, Nadia. It becomes clear upon her arrival ...

'' * Nadia, in the PC video game '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' * Nadia, in the anime television series '' El Cazador de la Bruja'' * Nadia, a stripper on the Showtime television series ''

Dexter Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...

'' * Nadia, a doll in the Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy * Nadia, in the 2002 computer-animated film '' Ice Age'' * Nadia, in the Nickelodeon preschool animated television series '' Shimmer and Shine'' * Nadia, in the 2009 film '' Pandorum'' * Nadia, in the French animated series '' Titeuf''

References