Nadia

Na·di·a
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/ˈnɑ.di.ə/

proper noun

A female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.

OriginArabic نديّة →
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Meanings

Nadia1

proper nounNadia (plural Nadias)

plural Nadias

  1. A female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.

Nadia2

proper nounNadia (plural Nadias)

plural Nadias

  1. A female given name from Arabic

Nadia3

proper noun
  1. A district of West Bengal, India.

Origin

Nadia · proper noun

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”).

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Nadia · proper noun

  1. Arabicنديّة“Nadia; tender”
  2. EnglishNadia

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

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Nadia · proper noun

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

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Translations

Arabic نديّة, نَادْيَا
  • نديّةTranslations
  • نَادْيَا (nādyā)female given name
  • نَادْيَة (nādya)female given name
Chinese Mandarin 娜迪亞 /娜迪亚
  • 娜迪亞 /娜迪亚 (Nàdíyà)female given name
Czech Naďa
  • Naďafemale given name
Danish Nadia, Nadja
  • Nadiafemale given name
  • Nadjafemale given name
Finnish Nadja
  • Nadjafemale given name
French Nadia
  • Nadiafemale given name
German Nadia, Nadja
  • Nadiafemale given name
  • Nadjafemale given name
Greek Νάντια
  • Νάντια (Nántia)female given name
Hindi नादिया
  • नादिया (nādiyā)female given name
Hungarian Nádja
  • Nádjafemale given name
Japanese ナディア
  • ナディア (Nadia)female given name
Korean 나디아
  • 나디아 (Nadia)female given name
Persian نادیا
  • نادیا (nâdiyâ)female given name
Polish Nadia
  • Nadiafemale given name
Portuguese Nádia
  • Nádiafemale given name
Russian На́дя
  • На́дя (Nádja)female given name
Swedish Nadja
  • Nadjafemale given name
Tamil நட்டீயா
  • நட்டீயா (naṭṭīyā)female given name
Thai นาเดีย
  • นาเดีย (nadia)female given name
Ukrainian Наді́я, Надя
  • Наді́я (Nadíja)female given name
  • Надя (Nadja)female given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Nadia

Akkadia
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Anagrams

DianaAidanDaniaAdinanaiadAdaniAndai
Cite this entry
APA

Nadia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nadia

MLA

“Nadia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nadia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nadia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nadia.

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