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Name: Nadia

Origin and Meaning of the Name Nadia

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Gender:

Girl

Origin:

Russian

Meaning:

Hope

Origin:

Arabic

Meaning:

Moist; tender; delicate

Origin:

Swahili

Meaning:

Caller

Pronunciation:

(NA dya; NAD ee ah)   [Guide]

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African Names, Swahili Names, Kenyan Names, Tanzanian Names, Arabic Names, Russian Names

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African, Arabic, English, Swahili and Russian speaking countries

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Nadia has two sources. It can either be the English form of Nadya, which itself is the pet form of Nadezhda and is Russian for "hope" or it can be a variant of Nadiyya which, in Arabic, means "moist, tender, delicate".

Famous bearers include Nadia Comaneci, the first gymnast to gain a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event, British actress and TV presenter Nadia Sawalha and composer Nadia Boulanger.

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