Nadia
\na.dja\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Russian origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russian |
| Pronunciation | \na.dja\ |
Origin and meaning
Originally the French spelling of На́дя (Nádja), an informal Russian pet form of the virtue name Наде́жда (Nadéžda, “Nadezhda, Nadyezhda”, literally “Hope”), from наде́жда (nadéžda, “hope”), entered as a translation of the Ancient Greek word from ἐλπίς (elpís, “hope”) with the same meaning. See also Ἐλπίς (Elpís, “Elpis”).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Italy
- Malta
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
Around the world
- GermanNadja
- GreekΝάντια
- HungarianNádja
- PortugueseNádia
- RussianНадя
- CzechNaďa
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).