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 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 ...

, Nadine,

Nadiya Nadiya or Nadiia ( uk, Надія) is a female given name meaning "hope" in Ukrainian. It may refer to the following people. In sports * Nadiya Babych (1943–2021), Ukrainian linguist and philologist * Nadiia Bielkina (born 1990), Russian and ...

, and

Nadiia Nadiya or Nadiia ( uk, Надія) is a female given name meaning "hope" in Ukrainian. It may refer to the following people. In sports * Nadiya Babych (1943–2021), Ukrainian linguist and philologist * Nadiia Bielkina (born 1990), Russian and ...

. Most variations of the name are derived from

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, or both. In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages:

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

''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 The Old Polish language ( pl, język staropolski, staropolszczyzna) was a period in the history of the Polish language between the 10th and the 16th centuries. It was followed by the Middle Polish language. The sources for the study of the Old ...

''Nadzieja'', all of which are derived from Proto-Slavic ''*naděja'', the first three from Old East Slavic. In

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

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 Nadezhda or Nadežda ( Cyrillic: Надежда) is a Slavic female given name popular in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and other Slavic countries, as well as other former Soviet states such as Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan etc. It means " ...

(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

, the name is ''Nadiyyah'', meaning "tender" and "delicate." In the

Dan language Dan is a Southern Mande language spoken primarily in Ivory Coast (~800,000 speakers) and Liberia (150,000–200,000 speakers). There is also a population of about 800 speakers in Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, G ...

, the word ''Nãdienã'' simply means "girl".Dan Wordlist
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People

Academics

Nadia Abu El Haj Nadia Abu El-Haj ( ar, نادية أبو الحاج; born 1962) is an American academic with a PhD in anthropology from Duke University. She is a professor of anthropology at Barnard College, Columbia University. The author of '' Facts on the G ...

(born 1962), assistant professor at Barnard College *

Nadia Ghazzali Nadia Ghazzali (born April 3, 1961) is a Canadian statistician, the former president of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, where she continues to work as a professor in the department of mathematics and computer science. As a statistici ...

(born 1961), Moroccan-Canadian statistician and university administrator *

Nadia Maftouni Nadia Maftouni ( fa, نادیا مفتونی, born 14 January 1966) is an Iranian academic, philosophical author and artist. She is best known as a leading Researcher on Farabian, Avicennian and Suhrawardian philosophy with her modern reading ...

(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 Nadia Styger (born 11 December 1978, in Zug) is a former Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. Styger won a total of four Alpine Skiing World Cup races. She was several times Swiss champion in downhill and super-G. She won a bronze medal as part of ...

(born 1978), Swiss alpine skier

Actors

Nadia Bjorlin Nadia Alexandra Bjorlin (born August 2, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and model. Early life Bjorlin was born on August 2, 1980 in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the second eldest child of Swedish people, Swedish composer and conductor Ulf ...

(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 Nadia Farès (Arabic: نادية فارس , born 20 December 1968 in Marrakech, Morocco) is a French actress. She made her film debut in 1992, with '' My Wife's Girlfriends''. She rose to fame with the police thriller ''Les Rivières pourpres'' ...

(born 1973), French actress *

Nadia Khan Nadia Khan (born 22 May 1971) is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and producer. She is best known for the ''Nadia Khan Show'', a morning TV programme, and for OutStyle, her YouTube channel. She is known for her role in the PTV series ...

(born 1979), Pakistani actress and presenter *

Nadia Litz Nadia Litz (born December 26, 1976) is a Canadian actress and director. Early life Litz was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A former child actor, she has described herself as somewhat ambitious. She is of Russian, Polish and British descent. She to ...

(born 1976), Canadian actress *

Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Loutfi ( ar, نادية لطفي; born Poula Mohamed Mostafa Shafiq ( ar, بولا محمد مصطفى شفيق); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020) was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the ...

(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 Nadia Batson is a Trinidadian singer, songwriter, producer and model. She was a runner-up in the Power Category at the 2007 International Soca Monarch with her song "My Land" with Kees Dieffenthaller. Raised in Barataria, Trinidad, she spent y ...

, Trinidadian singer, songwriter, producer and model *

Nadia Boulanger Juliette Nadia Boulanger (; 16 September 188722 October 1979) was a French music teacher and conductor. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist. From a ...

(1887–1979), French composer, conductor, and teacher * Nadia Krasteva, Bulgarian mezzo-soprano *

Nadia López Nadia Yvonne López Ayuso (born June 21, 1983 in Oaxaca, Mexico), is a Mexican singer and reality television star and grammy nominee singer. Early life Nadia was born to Mario Lopez Hernández and Aurora Ayuso Rodriguez. She has an older broth ...

(born 1983), Mexican singer and reality television star *

Nadia Malm Nadia Malm Hansen (born 22 October 1986) better known as Nadia Malm is a Danish singer most known for her collaboration with Svenstrup & Vendelboe. She took part in the Danish reality television show '' Idols'' in season 2 in 2004 broadcast on ...

(born 1986), Danish singer who collaborated with Svenstrup & Vendelboe *

Nadia Meikher Nadiya Oleksandrivna Urzhumtseva (born 10 April 1982), better known by her stage name Nadia Meiher,; also known as Nadezhda Granovskaya (russian: Надежда Грановская) is a Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress, poet, television h ...

(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 Nadia Sirota (born in New York) is an American viola player. Her father is Robert Sirota, a composer and conductor. Life and career Sirota is best known for her singular sound and expressive execution, coaxing solo works from the likes of Nic ...

, 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 for ...

(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 Nadia Arop Dudi Mayom (born 1 January 1971) is a South Sudanese politician who has served in the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly since 2011, representing Koch County as a member of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Dudi is one of ...

, (born 1971), South Sudanese politician *

Nadia Hashem Nadia Hashem (died 12 February 2023) was a Jordanian journalist and politician who served as minister of state for women's affairs from May 2012 to October 2012. She was the first woman state minister for women's affairs of Jordan. Education Has ...

, 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, Ukrainian politician and former Army aviation pilot *

Nadia Valavani Olga-Nadia Valavani ( el, Όλγα-Νάντια Βαλαβάνη; born 16 August 1954) is a Greek politician and economist. She was appointed to the role of Alternate Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras on 27 January 2015. She ...

(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 Nadia Cavalera (born 20 September 1950 in Galatone, Lecce) is an Italian novelist, poet and literary critic. Cavalera attended the Liceo Classico "Palmieri" de Lecce and earned a bachelor's degree in Philosophy in the Università di Lecce, w ...

(born 1950), Italian novelist, poet and literary critic *

Nadia Chafik Nadia Chafik (born 02 01 1962 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan people, Moroccan novelist. Biography Nadia Chafik was born in Casablanca in 1962, and grew up in Rabat. She is from the Ait Sadden tribe, a Middle Atlas Berbers, Berber tribe. Chafik s ...

(born 1962), Moroccan novelist * Nadia Davids (born 1977), award-winning South African writer *

Nadia Drake Nadia Drake is an American science journalist and contributing writer at ''National Geographic''. Early life and education By 2002 Drake had earned an A.B. in biology, psychology, and dance at Cornell University, She returned to Cornell for ...

, 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 Nadia Mohammad Ali Hamade (July 8, 1935 – June 20, 1983) was a Lebanese Francophone poet, who authored numerous volumes of poetry. Early life Nadia Mohammad Ali Hamadeh was born in Beirut in 1935, to a Lebanese Druze father, Mohammed Ali Hamad ...

(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 ''Five Times Dizzy'' is a children's novel by Australian author Nadia Wheatley It was first published in 1982. In 1986 it became an Australian children's television series. Plot summary ''Five Times Dizzy'' is about the comedy and drama of a G ...

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 Nadia Gamal ( ar, نادية جمال) was an Egyptian dancer and actress. She is known of mixing local Egyptian belly dance with Western Waltz, Cowboy, Cha Cha and other. Early life and career Born as Maria Carydias in Alexandria, Egypt. 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 G's Bitchin' Kitchen'' is a Canadian cooking television series that began airing simultaneously on Food Network Canada in Canada and Cooking Channel in the United States on April 2, 2010; after originating as a web series in 2007. It was ...

* 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 Nadia Yanowsky is a Spanish ballet dancer. Early life and family Yanowsky was born in Madrid and raised in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. She is the daughter of Russian ballet dancer Anatol Yanowsky and Spanish ballet dancer C ...

, 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, Morocco, she is the daughter of the founder ...

(born 1958), founder and head of the feminine branch of the Moroccan Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane *

Nadia Younes Nadia Younes ( ar, نادية يونس; June 13, 1946 – August 19, 2003) was an Egyptian national who spent her entire career, for over 33 years, in the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization, rising to high-level posts in a varie ...

(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 ''A.K.A Nadia'' ( he, נדיה - שם זמני, Nadia - Shem Zmani) is a 2015 Israeli film, a debut directing work by Tova Ascher, a noted Israeli film editor. It is a story of a Palestinian woman Nadya, who spent most of her adult life pretending ...

'' * Nadia Chernyshevski, in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy * Nadia Fortune, in

Skullgirls ''Skullgirls'' is a 2D fighting game developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games. In ''Skullgirls'', players fight each other with teams of one, two, or three characters, attempting to knock out their opponents or have the most cumul ...

* Nadia Godfrey, on the television series '' Hemlock Grove'' * Nadia Jazeem, on the ABC television series ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' * Nadia La Arwall, in the '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' anime directed by

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for creating the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995)''.'' His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotio ...

* Nadia Petrova, Katherine's daughter on the CW television drama ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'' *

Nadia Santos Nadia Santos is a fictional character in the television series ''Alias'', and a main character during the series' fourth season. She is played by Mía Maestro. Biography Introduced near the end of the third season, Nadia is the daughter resulti ...

, on the television series ''Alias'' * Nadia Vulvokov, in the television series ''

Russian Doll Matryoshka dolls ( ; rus, матрёшка, p=mɐˈtrʲɵʂkə, a=Ru-матрёшка.ogg), also known as stacking dolls, nesting dolls, Russian tea dolls, or Russian dolls, are a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside ano ...

'' *

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 An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and gree ...

'' * Nadia, in the Nickelodeon preschool animated television series '' Shimmer and Shine'' * Nadia, in the 2009 film '' Pandorum'' * Nadia, in the French animated series '' Titeuf''

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