Nadia (1)

Variant of NADYA (1) used in the Western world, as well as a variant transcription of the Slavic name. It began to be used in France in the 19th century. The name received a boost in popularity from the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci (1961-).

NADEZHDA   female   Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ukrainian
Means "hope" in Slavic.
FULL FORMS
BULGARIAN: Nadejda, Nadezhda
FRENCH: Nadège
RUSSIAN: Nadejda, Nadezhda
UKRAINIAN: Nadezhda, Nadiya, Nadya
EQUIVALENTS
BELARUSIAN: Nadzeya
BULGARIAN: Nadia, Nadya
CROATIAN: Nada, Nadica
CZECH: Naďa, Naděžda
ENGLISH: Nadia, Nadine
FRENCH: Nadia, Nadine
GERMAN: Nadine, Nadja
ITALIAN: Nadia
LATVIAN: Nadežda
MACEDONIAN: Nada, Nadezhda
POLISH: Nadzieja
RUSSIAN: Nadia, Nadya
SERBIAN: Nada, Nadežda, Nadica
SLOVAK: Nadežda
SLOVENE: Nada, Nadja
UKRAINIAN: Nadezhda, Nadia, Nadiya, Nadya
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
UKRAINIAN: Nadiya, Nadya