Nadya is a feminine

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, sometimes a short form (

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) 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 popularity in Quebec, France and Ireland. Its origins are in the Slavic and Ancient Greek languages. Variations include: Nadja, Nadia, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. The name Nadya (or Nadia) means "hope" in many Slavic languages, e.g. Ukrainian Nadiya (Надія, accent on the i), Belarusian Nadzeya (Надзея, accent on the e), and Old Polish Nadzieja, all of which are derived from Old East Slavic. In Bulgarian and 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 ελπίς (Elpis), with the same meaning. The name's early roots and origins date back to Ancient Greece mythology. In most other languages, it is a name in its own right. In Arabic, Nadiyyah means "tender" and "delicate". Named after Nadya: * Nadya A.R. (born 1971), Pakistani author *Nadezhda

Nadya Dorofeeva Nadiia Volodymyrivna Dorofieieva ( uk, Надія Володимирівна Дорофєєва; born 21 April 1990), professionally known as DOROFEEVA, is a Ukrainian pop singer, fashion designer, blogger, actress and a former member of the po ...

(born 1990), Ukrainian pop singer and fashion designer *

Nadya Khamitskaya Nadya Khamitskaya (born 21 November 1982, in Belarusian SSR) is a dancer and designer, best known for taking part in TV 2's reality show Skal vi danse. Khamitskaya has won the Norwegian national dance championships five times. Private life Kh ...

(born 1982), Belarusian-born Norwegian dancer *

Nadezhda Krupskaya Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya ( rus, links=no, Надежда Константиновна Крупская, p=nɐˈdʲeʐdə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə ˈkrupskəjə; 27 February 1939) was a Russian revolutionary and the wife of Vladimir Lenin ...

(1869–1939), Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician, wife of Vladimir Lenin *

Nadya Larouche Nadya Larouche (Pointe-du-Lac, 1956-) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. After studying in University of Ottawa, she travelled to Mexico, West Canada and Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontari ...

(born 1956), Canadian writer of children's books and theatre plays * Nadya Mason, American physicist and former gymnast * Nadya Melati, Indonesian badminton player *

Nadya Rusheva Nadya (Nadezhda Nikolayevna) Rusheva (russian: Надя (Надежда Николаевна) Рушева) (31 January 1952 - 6 March 1969) was a Russian artist. Having started drawing from the age of five, she had created over 10,000 artworks b ...

(1952–1969), Russian painter and illustrator *

Nadya Suleman Natalie Denise Suleman (born Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman; July 11, 1975), known as Octomom in the media, is an American media personality who came to international attention when she gave birth to the first surviving octuplets in January 2009.

(born 1975), American single mother nicknamed "Octomom" * Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (born 1989), Russian artist, political activist and prisoner of conscience *Nadya, the prison guard in '' Muppets Most Wanted'' * Nadya Zhexembayeva, a Kazakh scientist and author

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