Nadia
Also spelled: Nadya, Nadja
Usually a girl's name
- Meaning
- Origin disputed: Russian pet form of Nadezhda, 'hope', or Arabic 'tender' Disputed
Often given simply as 'hope'; that holds for the Russian name, not the Arabic one.
- Origin
- Russian via French, or Arabic
- Popularity
US 2025: #565 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #490
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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