Nadia
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Nadia¹
- /ˈnɑ.di.ə/
Rhymes with -ɑːdiə
Where it comes from
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”).
proper noun Nadias
- A female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.
Nadia²
- /ˈnɑ.di.ə/
Rhymes with -ɑːdiə
Where it comes from
From Arabic نديّة (Nadiyya, “Nadia; tender”).
proper noun Nadias
- A female given name from Arabic
Nadia³
- /ˈnɑ.di.ə/
Rhymes with -ɑːdiə
Where it comes from
A shortened version of the West Bengali heritage city of Nabadwip.
proper noun
- A district of West Bengal, India.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gert, club, nadine, natalya, natasha, nadezhda, nydia, irina, zenaida, nathalia, ninotchka, nila, nikita, katia, nathalie, dunya
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Talk about this word "Nadia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nadia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Nadia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nadia "Nadia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nadia.Cite this
@misc{nadia_2026,
title = {Nadia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nadia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
