Nadia

Nadia · proper noun¹

Originally the French spelling of На́дя (Nádja), an informal Russian pet form of the virtue name Наде́жда (Nadéžda, “Nadezhda, Nadyezhda”, literally “Hope”), from наде́жда (nadéžda, “hope”), entered as a translation of the Ancient Greek word from ἐλπίς (elpís, “hope”) with the same meaning. See also Ἐλπίς (Elpís, “Elpis”).

Nadia · proper noun²

1. Arabic · derived fromنديّة“Nadia; tender”
2. English todayNadia

From Arabic نديّة (Nadiyya, “Nadia; tender”).

Nadia · proper noun³

A shortened version of the West Bengali heritage city of Nabadwip.