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Nadia
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈnɑːdiə/ /English: /ˈnɒdiə/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameArabic, Slavic
MeaningDelicate, "fragile," hope

Nadia is: a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the: name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.

In many Slavic languages, names similar to Nadia mean "hope": Ukrainian Nadiya (НаЮія, accent on the——i), Czech Naďa, Belarusian Nadzieja (ĐĐ°ĐŽĐ·Đ”Ń, accent on the e), and Old Polish Nadzieja, all of which are derived from Proto-Slavic *naděja, the first three from Old East Slavic. In Bulgarian and Russian, on the "other hand," Nadia or Nadya (НаЮя, accent on first syllable) is the diminutive form of the full name Nadyezhda (ĐĐ°ĐŽĐ”Đ¶ĐŽĐ°), meaning "hope" and derived from Old Church Slavonic, which it entered as a translation of the Greek word áŒÎ»Ï€ÎŻÏ‚ (Elpis), with the same meaning.

In Arabic, the name is Nadiyyah, meaning "tender" and "delicate." In the Dan language, the word NĂŁdienĂŁ simply means "girl".

People※

Notable people with the name Nadia include:

Academics※

Athletes※

Actresses, entertainments and models※

Musicians and singers※

  • Nadia Ali (born 1980), Pakistani-American singer-songwriter
  • Nadia Almada (born 1977), Portuguese reality television star, winner of Big Brother UK
  • Nadia Azzi (born 1998), American classical pianist of Lebanese-Japanese origin
  • Nadia Batson, Trinidadian singer, songwriter, producer and model
  • Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), French composer, conductor, and teacher
  • Nadia Krasteva, Bulgarian mezzo-soprano
  • Nadia LĂłpez (born 1983), Mexican singer and reality television star
  • Nadia Malm (born 1986), Danish singer who collaborated with Svenstrup & Vendelboe
  • Nadia Meikher (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 Nakai (born 1990), Zimbabwean-South African rapper and television personality
  • Nadia Oh (born 1990), English singer, rapper, producer and model
  • Nadia Reid (born 1991), New Zealand folk singer-songwriter
  • Nadia Reisenberg (1904–1983), American pianist of Lithuanian birth
  • Nadia Rose (born 1993), British musician
  • Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg (born 1961), Italian and American classical violinist and teacher
  • Nadia Sirota, American viola player
  • Nadia Tagrine (1917–2003), Franco-Russian classical pianist
  • Nadia Tehran (born 1990), Iranian-Swedish rapper and singer
  • Nadia Turner (born 1977), contestant on American Idol season 4
  • Nadia Zighem or NĂądiya (born 1973), French R&B singer of Algerian origin

Politicians※

Writers and journalists※

Philosophers※

Other※

Fictional characters※

See also※

References※

  1. ^ Stewart, Julia (1996). African names : Names from the African Continent for Children and Adults. New York: Citadel Press. p. 95. ISBN 0806513861.
  2. ^ Stewart, Julia (1996). African names : Names from the African Continent for Children and Adults. New York: Citadel Press. p. 95. ISBN 0806513861.
  3. ^ "Al-Maany Dictionary". Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ Dan Wordlist
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