Nadya is a feminine
given name
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, sometimes a short form (
hypocorism
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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
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: ...
) 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:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nadya Mason
Nadya Mason is the Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As a condensed matter experimentalist, she works on the quantum limits of low-dimensional systems. Mason is the Director of the Illin ...
, American physicist and former gymnast
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Nadya Melati
Nadya Melati (born 3 December 1986) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles. With her partner Vita Marissa, she became the runner-up in 2011 Indonesia Open after losing to Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang.
Achievements
Southeast A ...
, Indonesian badminton player
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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
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Nadya Suleman
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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
Nadya Tolokonnikova ( rus, Надя Толоконникова, p=, full name Nadezhda Andreevna Tolokonnikova, rus, Надежда Андреевна Толоконникова, p=nɐˈdʲeʐdə təlɐˈkonʲːɪkəvə; born November 7, 1989) ...
(born 1989), Russian artist, political activist and prisoner of conscience
*Nadya, the prison guard in ''
Muppets Most Wanted
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Nadya Zhexembayeva
Nadya Zhexembayeva (russian: link=no, Надя Жексембаева) is an author, educator and business owner. She has written four and contributed to six books about business, strategy, reinvention and sustainability. In 2009, Dr. Zhexembaye ...
, a Kazakh scientist and author
See also
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Nadia (given name)
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: ...
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Nadja (disambiguation)
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