| Nadia | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | English pronunciation: /ˈnædiːə/ |
| Gender | female |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Slavic/Persian/Arabic |
| Meaning | Hope (in Ukrainian and Belarussian, diminutive form in Bulgarian/Polish/Russian, etc.) Moist and dewy[1] (in Arabic) Dew in Persian |
Nadia, Nadja, Nadya, Nadzia, Nadiya, Nadiyya, Nadija, Nadzeya, Nada or Nantia is a female name, most commonly given in Europe, the Persian and Arabic world and Africa. It has origins in Persian, Arabic, Swahili and Slavonic languages.
In the case of the Slavic languages, the name Nadiya (Надія, accent on the "i") is the Ukrainian word for "hope", while Nadzeya (Надзея, accent on the "e") is the equivalent in Belarussian, both 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), which also means "hope" and derives from Old Church Slavonic, it in turn, being a translation of the Greek word ελπίς (Elpis), with the same meaning. In Polish, Nadzia is the diminutive of Nadzieja. In most other languages it is a name in its own right.
Many languages have an equivalent to the Slavic language version, that is to say, the given name Hope exists in different languages. In English it is, precisely, Hope, in Spanish, Esperanza, in Catalan and Portuguese, Esperança, in French, Espérance, in Italian, Speranza, etc.
In Arabic, Nadiyya means moist, tender, delicate, whereas in Persian it means dew. Variations include the French name Nadine.