The story behind Nadine
A female given name from French, a French diminutive form of Nadia.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Dutch entry
Borrowed from French Nadine, diminutive of Nadia, from Russian На́дя (Nádja), pet form (diminutive) of Наде́жда (Nadéžda).
Indonesian entry
Ultimately from French Nadine.
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from English Nadine.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /neɪ̯ˈdiːn/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /nəˈdiːn/
- Dutch: /naːˈdi.nə/
- Dutch: /naːˈdin/
- Indonesian: /ˈnadɪn/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /naˈdin/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [n̪ɐˈd̪ɪn̪]
Popularity
Nadine ranked #1627 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Nadine
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Nadine
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length