Nadia
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈnɑːdiə/[1] or English: /ˈnɒdiə/[2]
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 Slavic, names similar to Nadia mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: 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]

Notable people with the name Nadia include:

People

Academics

  • Nadia Abu El Haj (born 1962), assistant professor at Barnard College
  • Nadia Ghazzali (born 1961), Moroccan-Canadian statistician and university administrator
  • Nadia Maftouni (born 1966), Iranian philosopher and artist
  • Nadia Nurhussein (born 1974), American academic
  • 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

Musicians and singers

  • Nadia Ali (singer) (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 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 Salerno-Sonnenberg (born 1961), Italian and American classical violinist and teacher
  • Nadia Sirota, American viola player
  • 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

  • Nadia al-Ghazzi (born 1935), Syrian lawyer and writer
  • Nadia Al-Kokabany, Yemeni novelist, short story writer and academic
  • Nadia Anjuman (1980–2005), poet from Afghanistan
  • Nadia Brown, American poet, writer, and author
  • Nadia Cavalera (born 1950), Italian novelist, poet and literary critic
  • Nadia Chafik (born 1962), Moroccan novelist
  • Nadia Davids (born 1977), award-winning South African writer
  • Nadia Drake (born 1980), science journalist who writes the No Place Like Home blog for National Geographic
  • Nadia Fezzani, Canadian journalist/author; researches American serial killers
  • Nadia Hashimi (born 1977), pediatrician, novelist, and a Democratic congressional candidate
  • Nadia Hijab, Palestinian political analyst, author and journalist
  • Nadia Mitsopoulos (born 1971), Australian journalist
  • Nadia Muhsen (born 1965), British author
  • Nadia Sharmeen (born 1986), Bangladeshi journalist
  • Nadia Tueni (1935–1983), Lebanese-French poet, who authored of numerous volumes of poetry
  • Nadia Wheatley (born 1949), Australian writer whose work includes picture books, novels, biography and history; author of Five Times Dizzy

Other

  • Nadia Bakhurji, Saudi interior designer who announced her candidacy in the 2005 Saudi elections
  • Nadia Ferreira (born 1999), Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder
  • Nadia Gamal (1937–1990), Egyptian dancer of Greek descent
  • Nadia Giosia (born 1980), Canadian-Italian chef, comic actress and singer; presenter of Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen
  • Nadia Heninger (born 1982), American cryptographer
  • Nadia Mejia (born 1995), American-Ecuadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder
  • Nadia Murad (born 1993), Yazidi-Iraqi human rights activist
  • Nadia Tass (born 1956), Macedonian-Australian film director and producer
  • Nadia Yanowsky, Spanish ballet dancer
  • 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

  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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