Nadia

//ˈnɑ.di.ə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century.
  2. 2
    A district of West Bengal, India.

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Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

A shortened version of the West Bengali heritage city of Nabadwip.

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