Nadia

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Nadia
Pronunciation /ˈnɑːdiːə/
Gender female
Origin
Word/Name Slavic/Greek/Italian
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Nadia is a female name, used predominantly in Italy, Spain, France, Russia, Iran, and some Arab countries. Its origins are in the Slavic languages. It is also an common, unrelated Arabic name. Variations include: Nadja, Nadya, Nadzia, Nadiya, Nadiyya, Nadija, Nadzeya, Nada and Nantia.

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 Belarusian, 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.

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 Russian military aircraft, the warning system voice is given the name "Nadia".

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, Nadiyyah means tender, delicate. Variations include the French name Nadine.

Its name days are:

  • Bulgarian: 17 September
  • Czech: 17 September
  • Greek: 17 September
  • Hungarian: 1 August
  • Russian: 30 September
  • Slovak: 23 December
  • Swedish: 8 April
  • Ukrainian: 30 September

Nadia is the name of:

People

In sports

In film, television and music

  • Nadia Almada (born 1977), Portuguese reality television star, winner of Big Brother UK
  • Nadia Bjorlin (born 1980), American actress
  • Nadia Di Cello (born 1989), Argentine actress
  • Nadia Chambers (born 1968), Welsh actress
  • Nadia Chan (born 1971), Hong Kong actress and singer
  • Nadia Farès (born 1973), French actress
  • Nadia Litz (born 1976), Canadian actress
  • Nadia López (born 1983), Mexican singer and reality television star
  • Nadia Lutfi (born 1938), Egyptian actress
  • Nadia Sawalha (born 1964), English actress and television presenter
  • Nadia Tass (born 1956), Australian film director and producer
  • Nadia Turner (born 1977), contestant on American Idol season 4
  • Fearless Nadia (1908–1996), Indian actress and stuntwoman
  • Nadia Ali (born 1980), Pakistani-American singer-songwriter and Grammy nominee

Other

  • Princess Nadia of Leiningen (born 1991), 129th in line to the British throne
  • Nadia Abu El Haj, assistant professor at Barnard College
  • Nadia Bakhurji, Saudi interior designer who announced her candidacy in the 2005 Saudi elections
  • Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979), French composer, conductor and teacher
  • Nadia Hashem, Jordanian journalist and politician
  • Nadia McCaffrey, founder of Angel Staff and anti-Iraq War activist
  • Nadia Wheatley, Australian author of Five Times Dizzy
  • Nadia Yassine (born 1958), founder and head of the feminine branch of the Moroccan Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane
  • Nadia Younes (1946–2003), Egyptian national who worked for the UN and the WHO, victim of the Canal Hotel bombing

Fictional characters

See also

References

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