Nadia

English: /ˈnɑːdiə/[1] or English: /ˈnɒdiə/[2]GenderFemaleOriginWord/nameArabic, SlavicMeaningDelicate, 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 (Надія, accent on the i), Czech Naďa, Belarusian Nadzieja (Надзея, 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 (Надя, accent on first syllable) is the diminutive form of the full name Nadyezhda (Надежда), meaning "hope" and derived from Old Church Slavonic, which it entered as a translation of the Greek word ἐλπίς (Elpis), with the same meaning.

In Arabic, the name is Nadiyyah, meaning "tender" and "delicate."[3] In the Dan language, the word Nãdienã simply means "girl".[4]

People

Notable people with the name Nadia include:

Academics

  • Nadia Abu El Haj (born 1962), assistant professor at Barnard College
  • Nadia E. Brown, American political scientist
  • Nadia Makram Ebeid, Egyptian academic
  • Nadia Ghazzali (born 1961), Moroccan-Canadian statistician and university administrator
  • Nadia Hohn, Canadian educator and author
  • Nadia Yala Kisukidi (born 1978), French philosopher, writer and academic
  • Nadia Lapusta, professor of mechanical engineering and geophysics
  • Nadia Maftouni (born 1966), Iranian philosopher and artist
  • Nadia Nurhussein (born 1974), American academic
  • Nadia Robotti, Italian historian of physics
  • Nadia Rosenthal (born 1953), scientist who specializes in heart development related research
  • Nadia Magnenat Thalmann (born 1946), computer graphics scientist and founder and head of MIRALab at the University of Geneva
  • Nadia Zakamska, Russian-American astronomer and professor at Johns Hopkins University

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 López (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 Nâdiya (born 1973), French R&B singer of Algerian origin

Politicians

Writers and journalists

Philosophers

Other

Fictional characters

  • Nadia, Palestinian protagonist of the film A.K.A Nadia
  • Nadia Sinh, protagonist of Amazon Prime's Citadel
  • Nadia Chernyshevski, in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy
  • Nadia Fortune, in Skullgirls
  • Nadia Godfrey, on the television series Hemlock Grove
  • Nadia Jazeem, on the ABC television series Lost
  • Nadia La Arwall, in the Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water anime directed by Hideaki Anno
  • Nadia Petrova, Katherine's daughter on the CW television drama The Vampire Diaries
  • Nadia Santos, on the television series Alias
  • Nadia Vulvokov, in the television series Russian Doll
  • Nadia Yassir, from the Fox television series 24
  • Nadia McConnell, the sister of the protagonist from the musical Bare: A Pop Opera
  • Nadia el Mansour, in the TV series Le Bureau des Légendes
  • Princess Nadia (aka Marle), in the SNES/PS1 video game Chrono Trigger
  • Nadia, in the American Pie film series
  • Nadia, a Russian mail-order bride in the 2002 film Birthday Girl
  • Nadia, in the PC video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert
  • Nadia, in the anime television series El Cazador de la Bruja
  • Nadia, a stripper on the Showtime television series Dexter
  • Nadia, a doll in the Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy
  • Nadia, in the 2002 animated film Ice Age
  • Nadia, in the 2009 film Pandorum
  • Nadia, in the French animated series Titeuf

See also

  • Anadia (disambiguation)
  • Nadezhda (disambiguation)
  • Nadja (given name)
  • Nada (given name)
  • Slavic names
  • Love
  • Hugo (name)

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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