The story behind 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”).
Other language forms and explanations (5)
Dutch entry
Borrowed from French Nadia, from Russian На́дя (Nádja), pet form of Наде́жда (Nadéžda, “Hope”), from наде́жда (nadéžda, “hope”).
Italian entry
Borrowed from Russian На́дя (Nádja).
Polish entry
Borrowed from Russian На́дя (Nádja). Doublet of Nadzieja.
Indonesian entry
Borrowed from French Nadia, either from Arabic نَادِيَا (nādiyā) or Russian На́дя (Nádja).
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Nadia, from Russian На́дя (Nádja).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈnɑ.di.ə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Dutch: /ˈnaː.di.aː/
- Italian: /ˈna.dja/
- Polish: /ˈna.dja/
- Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: [ˈna.di.a]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈnadja/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈn̪aː.d͡ʒɐ]
- Tagalog: /ˈnadja/
- Tagalog: [ˈn̪ad̪.jɐ]
Popularity
Nadia ranked #565 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Nadia
Naděžda
Borrowed from Russian Наде́жда (Nadéžda).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nádia
Borrowed from Russian На́дя (Nádja).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Natāśā
Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Natasha
Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša), an informal pet form of Ната́лья (Natálʹja), cognate to Natalie. Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša). Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Natasja
Borrowed from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša), ultimately from Latin Natalia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Natasya
a female given name from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša): alternative spelling of Natasha
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Nadia
Barret
Spelling variant of Barrett
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Benoit
Borrowed from French Benoît.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bessie
Borrowed from English Bessie.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Nadia
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abigail
From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length