Nadia
Syllables: Na·di·a/ˈnɑ.di.ə/
Nadia proper noun: a female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.
Proper noun (1)
Nadia (plural Nadias)
- A female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.
Proper noun (2)
Nadia (plural Nadias)
- A female given name from Arabic
Proper noun (3)
Nadia
- A district of West Bengal, India.
Nadia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Persian
Nadia in Hindi
- female given name
- नादिया nādiyā
Nadia in Tamil
- female given name
- நட்டீயா naṭṭīyā
Nadia in Arabic
- Translations
- نديّة
- female given name
- نَادْيَا nādyā, نَادْيَة nādya
Nadia in Persian
- female given name
- نادیا nâdiyâ
More languagesFewer languages
- Nadia in Thai
- นาเดีย nadia
Forms of Nadia
| plural | Nadias |
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Origin of Nadia
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”).
From Arabic نديّة (Nadiyya, “Nadia; tender”).
A shortened version of the West Bengali heritage city of Nabadwip.
Words formed from Nadia
Questions about Nadia
- What does Nadia mean?
- Nadia means a female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.
- What is Nadia in Hindi?
- Nadia in Hindi is नादिया (nādiyā). See Nadia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Nadia?
- Nadia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nadia?
- Nadia is pronounced /ˈnɑ.di.ə/.
Words near Nadia in the dictionary
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