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Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.

In many Slavic languages, names similar to Nadia mean "hope": Ukrainian Nadiya (Надія, accent on the i), Czech Naďa, Belarusian Nadzieja (Надзея, accent on the e), and Old Polish Nadzieja, all of which are derived from Proto-Slavic *naděja, the first three from Old East Slavic. In Bulgarian and Russian, on the other hand, Nadia or Nadya (Надя, accent on first syllable) is the diminutive form of the full name Nadezhda (Надежда), meaning "hope" and derived from Old Church Slavonic, which it entered as a translation of the Greek word ἐλπίς (Elpis), with the same meaning; in those languages, Nadia often is used as a full name in its own right.

In Arabic, the name is Nadiyyah, meaning "tender" and "delicate".

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  • Nadia Ali (singer) (born 1980), Pakistani-American singer-songwriter
  • Nadia Almada (born 1977), Portuguese reality television star, winner of Big Brother UK
  • Nadia Azzi (born 1998), American classical pianist of Lebanese-Japanese origin
  • Nadia Batson, Trinidadian singer, songwriter, producer and model
  • Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979), French composer, conductor and teacher
  • Nadia Krasteva, Bulgarian mezzo-soprano
  • Nadia López (born 1983), Mexican singer and reality television star
  • Nadia Malm (born 1986), Danish singer who collaborated with Svenstrup & Vendelboe
  • Nadia Meikher (born 1982), Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress, poet, television personality and fashion designer
  • Nadia Mladjao (born 1979), French pop-soul singer better known by her stage name Imany
  • Nadia Nakai (born 1990), Zimbabwean-South African rapper and television personality
  • Nadia Oh (born 1990), English singer, rapper, producer and model
  • Nadia Reid (born 1991), New Zealand folk singer-songwriter
  • Nadia Reisenberg (1904-1983), American pianist of Lithuanian birth
  • Nadia Rose (born 1993), British musician
  • Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg (born 1961), Italian and American classical violinist and teacher
  • Nadia Sirota, American viola player
  • Nadia Tagrine (1917-2003), Franco-Russian classical pianist
  • Nadia Tehran (born 1990), Iranian-Swedish rapper and singer
  • Nadia Turner (born 1977), contestant on American Idol season 4
  • Nadia Zighem or Nâdiya (born 1973), French R&B singer of Algerian origin

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Nadja (given name)

Nadja is a female name, that is used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, and the Arab world. Its origins are in the Arabic languages.