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

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, or both. In many Slavic languages, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope": Ukrainian ''Nadiya'' (Надія, accent on the ''i''),

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

''Naďa'', Belarusian ''Nadzieja'' (Надзея, accent on the ''e''), and

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''Nadzieja'', all of which are derived from

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''*naděja'', the first three from Old East Slavic. In Bulgarian and

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

, on the other hand, Nadia or Nadya (Надя, accent on first syllable) is the

diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

form of the full name Nadezhda (Надежда), meaning "hope" and derived from

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, 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

, the name is ''Nadiyyah'', meaning "tender" and "delicate."

People

Notable people with the name Nadia include:

Academics

* Nadia Abu El Haj (born 1962), assistant professor at Barnard College * Nadia E. Brown, American political scientist * Nadia Makram Ebeid, Egyptian academic *

Nadia Ghazzali Nadia Ghazzali (born April 3, 1961) is a Canadian statistician, the former president of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, where she continues to work as a professor in the department of mathematics and computer science. As a statistic ...

(born 1961), Moroccan-Canadian statistician and university administrator *

Nadia Hohn Nadia L. Hohn is a Canadian educator and children's book author. She has earned critical acclaim for her books for young readers, including her debut picture book, ''Malaika's Costume''. Biography Born in Canada to Jamaican immigrant parents, ...

, Canadian educator and author *

Nadia Yala Kisukidi Nadia Yala Kisukidi (born 1978) is a French philosopher, writer and academic, who has re-examined the notion of "blackness" with its colonial implications in France and the rest of Europe. Also interested in contemporary art, she has been selected ...

(born 1978), French philosopher, writer and academic *

Nadia Lapusta Nadia Lapusta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics at the California Institute of Technology. She designed the first computational model that could accurately and efficiently simulate sequence of earthquakes and interseismic slo ...

, professor of mechanical engineering and geophysics *

Nadia Maftouni Nadia Maftouni (, born 14 January 1966) is an Iranian Academy, academic, philosophical author and artist. She is best known as a leading Researcher on Al-Farabi, Farabian, Avicenna, Avicennian and Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Suhraw ...

(born 1966), Iranian philosopher and artist *

Nadia Nurhussein Nadia Nurhussein (born 1974) is an American academic and author specialized in African-American literature, culture, and poetics. She is an associate professor of English and Africana studies at the Johns Hopkins Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts an ...

(born 1974), American academic *

Nadia Robotti Nadia Robotti is an Italian historian of physics specializing in Italian physics from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, including the works of Enrico Fermi, Ettore Majorana, and Bruno Pontecorvo. She is a professor of physics at th ...

, Italian historian of physics *

Nadia Rosenthal Nadia A. Rosenthal FMedSci is a scientist who specializes in heart development related research. Rosenthal began her undergraduate degree at the University of Wales and then transferred to Harvard. She received her PhD from Harvard Medical School ...

(born 1953), scientist who specializes in heart development related research *

Nadia Magnenat Thalmann Nadia Magnenat Thalmann is a computer graphics scientist and robotician and is the founder and head of MIRALab at the University of Geneva. She has chaired the Institute for Media Innovation at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore ...

(born 1946), computer graphics scientist and founder and head of MIRALab at the University of Geneva *

Nadia Zakamska Nadia Zakamska is a Russian-American astronomer who is a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Early life and education Zakamska graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a master's degree in theoretical physics in 2001. Z ...

, Russian-American astronomer and professor at Johns Hopkins University

Athletes

Nadia Abdalá Nadia Abdala (born August 14, 1988) is a Mexican former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of t ...

(born 1988), Mexican professional tennis player * Nadia Akpana Assa (born 1995), Norwegian long jumper * Nadia Al-Hindi (born 1972), Jordanian table tennis player * Nadia Assaf (born 1985), Lebanese football manager and former football and futsal player *

Nadia Báez Nadia Soledad Báez (born 26 June 1989) is a blind Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Care ...

(born 1989), Argentine Paralympic swimmer *

Nadia Battocletti Nadia Battocletti (born 12 April 2000) is an Italian female middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 5000 m and 10000 m races at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Battoclet ...

(born 2000), Italian long-distance runner * Nadia Belakhdar (born 1991), Algerian handball player * Nadia Ben Azizi (born 2002), Tunisian fencer * Nádia Bento de Lima (born 1966), Brazilian basketball player * Nadia von Bertouch (born 1995), Australian rules footballer * Nadia Bisiach (born 1965), Australian table tennis player * Nadia Bonfini (born 1965), Italian alpine skier * Nadia Bordon (born 1988), Argentine handball player * Nadia Centoni (born 1981), Italian volleyball player * Nadia Colón (born 2002), Dominican footballer *

Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score ...

(born 1961), Romanian Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast *

Nadia Coolen Nadia Coolen (born 17 August 1994) is a Dutch football forward who plays for OH Leuven. Career Coolen made her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 24 August 2012. She scored her first league goal against VV Alkmaar on 28 September 2012, scor ...

(born 1994), Dutch football forward * Nadia Cortassa (born 1978), Italian triathlete *

Nádia Cruz Nádia Vanda Sousa Eloy Cruz (born 12 July 1975) is an Angolan former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She represented Angola in all four editions of the Olympic Games since 1988, and later became the chairman of the Angolan Olymp ...

(born 1975), Angolan swimmer * Nadia Dandolo (born 1962), Italian long-distance runner * Nadia Davy (born 1980), Jamaican sprinter * Nadia De Nardin (born 1975), Italian ice hockey player * Nadia Delago (born 1997), Italian alpine skier * Nadia Ducreux (born 1992), Panamanian footballer *

Nadia Echeverría Alam Nadia Echeverría Alam (born 14 January 1996) is an American-Venezuelan former professional tennis player. In her career, Echeverría Alam won six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 2 May 2016, she peaked at No. 479 in the WTA doub ...

(born 1995), American-Venezuelan tennis player * Nadia Ejjafini (born 1977), Moroccan-born long-distance runner * Nadia Eke (born 1993), Ghanaian triple jumper * Nadia Fadhil, Iraqi footballer * Nadia Falvo (born 1963), Italian middle-distance runner *

Nadia Fanchini Nadia Fanchini (born 25 June 1986) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in Lovere, she lives in Val Camonica. Her sisters Elena and Sabrina Fanchini were also members of the Italian World Cup team. Career Fanchini represented It ...

(born 1986), Italian alpine skier *

Nadia Fezzani (swimmer) Nadia Fezzani is a Libyan swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international mu ...

, Libyan swimmer * Nadia Gautschi (born 1954), Swiss archer * Nádia Gomes (born 1996), Portuguese footballer * Nadia Graham (born 1974), Jamaican sprinter * Nadia Gruny (born 1984), American cricketer * Nadia Guimendego (born 1997), Central African-French judoka * Nadia Haro Oliva (1918–2014), French-Mexican fencer and actress *

Nadia Hațegan Nadia Hațegan (born 13 August 1979 in Mediaş, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governe ...

(born 1979), Romanian gymnast * Nadia Margrét Jamchi, Icelandic figure skater * Nadia Johnston (born 1977), Australian beach tennis player *

Nadia Kassem Nadia Kassem (born 15 November 1995) is an Australian mixed martial artist who previously fought in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Kassem was born in Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia. ...

(born 1995), Australian mixed martial arts fighter * Nadia Khan (footballer) (born 2001), Pakistani footballer *

Nadia Kjældgaard Nadia Kjældgaard (born 2 November 1978) is a Danish retired midfielder who played for Skovbakken and the Danish national team. International career Kjældgaard was also part of the Danish team at the 2001 European Championships. Reference ...

(born 1978), Danish footballer * Nadia Krüger (born 1968), Swiss swimmer *

Nadia Lalami Nadia Lalami Laaroussi (born 28 April 1990) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. In her career, she won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 19 September 2011, she reached her best singles ranking ...

(born 1990), Moroccan tennis player * Nadia Lawrence (born 1989), Welsh footballer * Nadia Livers (born 1979), Swiss snowboarder * Nadia Mapunda (born 1988), Australian netball player * Nadia Marchi (born 1963), Sammarinese sports shooter * Nadia Medjmedj (born 1974), Algerian Paralympic athlete * Nadia Mielke-Offendal (born 1994), Danish handball player * Nadia Mikriukova (1972–2020), Russian mountain bike orienteer * Nadia Mimoun, French rhythmic gymnast * Nadia Nadim (born 1988), Afghan-Danish footballer *

Nadia Negm Nadia Negm (born July 23, 1998) is an Egyptian rower. She placed 24th in the women's single sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 20 ...

(born 1998), Egyptian rower * Nadia Noujani (born 1981), Moroccan long-distance runner * Nadia Olla (born 2000), New Zealand footballer *

Nadia Petrova Nadezhda Viktorovna "Nadia" Petrova ( ; born 8 June 1982) is a Russian former professional tennis player. A former top-five player in both singles and doubles, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world in both disciplines (doing s ...

(born 1982), Russian tennis player * Nadia Pfister (born 1995), Swiss squash player *

Nadia Podoroska Nadia Natacha Podoroska (; born 10 February 1997) is an Argentine professional tennis player. On 12 July 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 36, and on 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 62 in the WTA doubles rankings. Podor ...

(born 1997), Argentine tennis player * Nadia Power (born 1998), Irish middle-distance runner * Nadia Prasad (born 1967), French runner * Nadia Prinoth, Italian luger * Nadia Quagliotto (born 1997), Italian cyclist * Nadia Riquelme (born 1986), Argentine slalom kayaker * Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe (1972–2015), Swiss curler *

Nadia Styger Nadia Styger (born 11 December 1978, in Zug) is a former Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. Styger won a total of four Alpine Skiing World Cup races. She was several times Swiss champion in downhill and super-G. She won a bronze medal as part of ...

(born 1978), Swiss alpine skier * Nadia Valentin (born 1987), Haitian footballer * Nadia Vigliano (born 1977), French javelin thrower

Actresses, entertainments and models

Nadia Afgan Nadia Afgan is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu films, television and films. She is known for her work in theatre and television. Her numerous works on television include a series of plays in both Urdu and Punjabi. She rose to prominen ...

(born 1970), Pakistani actress and comedian * Nadia Afrin Mim, Bangladeshi actress and model * Nadia Ahmed (born 1982), Bangladeshi actress and dancer *

Nadia Al-Gindi Nadia Elgendi (Also written as Nadia El Gendi; ) (born 1946 in Khta Alexandria) is an Egyptian actress and Film producer, producer. She is often known in Egypt as ''"Negmet El gamaheer"'' (the star of masses) because of the high commercial succe ...

(born 1946), Egyptian actress and producer * Nadia Al-Iraqia (1963–2021), Iraqi actress *

Nadia Alexander Nadia Alexander (born April 5, 1994) is an American actress. She has performed in several television series, including '' The Sinner'' (2017) and '' Seven Seconds'' (2018)''.'' She won the award for Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Film at the 20 ...

(born 1994), American actress * Nadia Ali, Pakistani American former pornographic actress * Nadia Almada (born 1977), Portuguese-born British television personality *

Nadia Barentin Nadia Barentin (17 October 1936 – 22 March 2011) was a French actress, known for her theatre and film roles, including '' Les Blessures assassines'' in 2000. She was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress for '' Mons ...

(1936–2011), French actress * Nadia Ben Rachid (born 1962), French-Tunisian film editor *

Nadia Bjorlin Nadia Alexandra Bjorlin (born August 2, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and model. Early life Bjorlin was born on August 2, 1980, in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the second eldest child of Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin and ...

(born 1980), American actress *

Nadia Buari Nadia Buari (born November 21, 1982) is a Ghanaian actress. She received two nominations for Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, in a Leading R ...

(born 1982), Ghanaian actress * Nadia Cassini (1949–2025), American actress * Nadia Cattouse (born 1924), British actress, singer and songwriter *

Nadia Chambers Nadia Chambers (born 13 January 1968 in Bridgend) is a Wales, Welsh actress. She is the youngest of four children. Chambers moved to London in 1981 to attend stage school. Career From 1982 to 1985, Chambers played the role of Annette Firman in ...

(born 1968), Welsh actress *

Nadia Dajani Nadia Dajani (born December 26, 1965) is an American actress. She hosts the baseball comedy web series ''Caught Off Base with Nadia''. Early life and education Attended I.S. 70 junior high school in New York City with fellow actor Liev Schreiber ...

(born 1965), American actress *

Nadia de Santiago Nadia de Santiago Capell (born 3 January 1990) is a Spanish actress. Life and career Nadia de Santiago Capell was born in Madrid on 3 January 1990. She made her feature film debut as a child actress in ' (2000). In 2007, she was nominated for ...

(born 1990), Spanish actress * Nadia Di Cello (born 1989), Argentine actress * Nadia El Fani (born 1960), French-Tunisian film director * Nadia Farès (born 1973), French actress * Nadia Fares Anliker (born 1962), Swiss film director *

Nadia Ferreira Nadia Tamara Ferreira (born 10 May 1999) is a Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2021. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ferreira represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2021, where she placed ...

(born 1999), Paraguayan model * Nadia Forde (born 1989), Irish model and television personality *

Nadia Gray Nadia Gray (born Nadia Kujnir; 23 November 1923 – 13 June 1994) was a Romanian film actress. Biography Gray was born into a Jewish family in Bucharest. Her father moved to Romania from Russia, and her mother was from Akkerman, in Bessarabia ( ...

(1923–1994), Romanian film actress *

Nadia Hamza Nadia Hamza (born 1939 in Port Said) is an Egyptian film director, producer and screenwriter. Before directing, Hamza worked as a scriptwriter, assistant and producer. She became a successful director and screenwriter known for making films with ...

, Egyptian filmmaker *

Nadia Hasnaoui Nadia Hasnaoui (; born 10 June 1963) is a Moroccan-born Norwegian television presenter. Biography Hasnaoui was born in Morocco to a Norwegian mother and Moroccan father. Her maternal grandfather was Nobel Prize–winning economist Ragnar Frisc ...

(born 1963), Norwegian television presenter * Nadia Heng (born 1985), Malaysian model *

Nadia Hilker Nadia Hilker is a German actress, known for her roles in ''Spring (2014 film), Spring'' (2014), ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2016–2017), and ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' (2018–2022). Career Hilker was on camera ...

(born 1988), German actress and model *

Nadia Hussain Nadia Hussain Khan (, born 11 January 1979) is a Pakistani television actress, host, supermodel, entrepreneur and fashion designer. She's recognized as one of Pakistan's first supermodels. Career Hussain (the wild cat) was born in the Unite ...

(born 1979), Pakistani TV actress, host, model entrepreneur and fashion designer * Nadia Jamil (born 1980), Pakistani actress and host * Nadia Kaci (born 1970), Algerian actress *

Nadia Khan Nadia Khan (born 22 May 1962) is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and producer. She is best known for the '' Nadia Khan Show'', a morning TV programme, and for OutStyle, her YouTube channel. She is known for her role in the PTV seri ...

(born 1972), Pakistani actress and presenter * Nadia Kounda (born 1989), Moroccan film actress * Nadia Labidi (born 1954), Algerian filmmaker * Nadia Litz (born 1976), Canadian actress * Nadia Lun (born 1986), Miss Hong Kong 2008 contestant and actress * Nadia Lutfi (1937–2020), Egyptian actress * Nadia Mukami (born 1996), Kenyan singer * Nadia Nadarajah, Sri Lankan-British actress * Nadia Nerina (1927–2008), South African dancer * Nadia Niazi, Moroccan actress * Nadia Parfan (born 1986), Ukrainian film director and creative producer * Nadia Parkes, English actress * Nadia Sawalha (born 1964), English actress and television presenter * Nadia Szold (born 1984), American filmmaker * Nadia Tass (born ), Macedonian-Australian film director and producer * Nadia Tereszkiewicz (born 1996), French-Finnish actress * Nadia Townsend (born 1979), Australian actress * Nadhiya, Indian actress

Musicians and singers

* Nadia Ali (singer), Nadia Ali (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

Politicians

* Nadia Ahmad Samdin, Singaporean politician and consultant * Nadia Al-Sakkaf, Yemeni politician * Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Moroccan entrepreneur and politician * Nadia Aziz (born 1973), Pakistani politician * Nadia Binte Amin (born 1963), Bangladeshi politician * Nadia Bolz-Weber (born 1969), American Lutheran minister * Nadia Boubeghla, Algerian politician * Nadia Brédimas-Assimopoulos, Canadian politician * Nadia Calviño (born 1968), Spanish economist and civil servant * Nádia Campeão (born 1958), Brazilian engineer and politician * Nadia Clancy, Australian politician * Nadia Cruz (born 1982), Bolivian lawyer and politician * Nadia de León Torres, Guatemalan politician * Nadia Arop Dudi (born 1971), South Sudanese politician * Nadia El-Nakla, Scottish politician and wife of the First Minister of Scotland * Nadia Essayan (born 1957), French politician * Nadia Gallico Spano (1916–2006), Italian politician * Nadia Giannakopoulou (born 1977), Greek politician * Nadia Ginetti (born 1969), Italian politician * Nadia Hai (born 1980), French politician * Nadia Hashem (died 2023), Jordanian journalist and politician * Nadia Hilou (1953–2015), Arab-Israeli politician * Nadia Kanegai, Vanuatu politician and entrepreneur * Nadia Khar, Pakistani politician * Nadia Makram Ebeid, Egyptian politician * Nadia Mohamed (born 1996), American politician * Nadia Moscufo (1963), Belgian politician * Nadia Naji (born 1992), Belgian politician * Nadia Navarro Acevedo, Mexican politician * Nadia Ramassamy (born 1961), Indian-French politician from Réunion * Nadia al Rawabdeh, Jordanian politician * Nadia Savchenko (born 1981), Ukrainian politician and former Army aviation pilot * Nadia Schadlow, American government official * Nadia Sher, Pakistani politician * Nadia Sminate (born 1981), Belgian politician * Nadia Theodore, Canadian diplomat * Nadia Valavani (born 1954), Greek politician * Nadia Whittome (born 1996), British politician * Nadia Zakhary, Egyptian politician

Writers and journalists

* Nadia al-Ghazzi (born 1935), Syrian lawyer and writer * Nadia Al-Kokabany, Yemeni novelist, short story writer and academic * Nadia Al Najjar, Emirati writer * Nadia Anjuman (1980–2005), poet from Afghanistan * Nadia Brown, American poet, writer, and author * Nadia Bulkin, Indonesian-American author and political scientist * Nadia Cavalera (born 1950), Italian novelist, poet and literary critic * Nadia Chafik (born 1962), Moroccan novelist * Nadia Colburn (born 1972), American poet and non-fiction writer * Nadia Daam (born 1978), French journalist * Nadia Davids (born 1977), award-winning South African writer * Nadia Drake (born 1980), science journalist who writes the ''No Place Like Home'' blog for ''National Geographic'' * Nadia Fezzani, Canadian journalist/author; researches American serial killers * Nadia Fink, Argentine author * Nadia Ghulam (born 1985), Afghan writer * Nadia Hashimi (born 1977), pediatrician, novelist, and a Democratic congressional candidate * Nadia Hijab, Palestinian political analyst, author and journalist * Nadia Khar, Pakistani politician *

(born 1978), French philosopher, writer and academic * Nadia Manzoor, British writer, performer and producer * Nadia Mifsud, Maltese-French poet, novelist and literary translator * Nadia Mitsopoulos (born 1971), Australian journalist * Nadia Muhsen (born 1965), British author * Nadia Origo (born 1977), French-Gabonese writer and editor * Nadia Owusu, Ghanaian-American author * Nadia Ramassamy (born 1961), French politician * Nadia Sharmeen (born 1986), Bangladeshi journalist * Nadia Terranova (born 1978), Italian writer * Nadia Toffa (1979–2019), Italian journalist * Nadia Tueni (1935–1983), Lebanese-French poet, who authored of numerous volumes of poetry * Nadia Wheatley (born 1949), Australian writer whose work includes picture books, novels, biography and history; author of ''Five Times Dizzy''

Philosophers

* Balaram Hari

Other

* Nadia Aboulhosn (born 1988), American fashion blogger, model and designer * Nadia Ali (broadcaster), Nadia Ali (born 1984), English broadcaster * Nadia Badawi, Australian physician * Nadia Bakhurji, Saudi interior designer who announced her candidacy in the 2005 Saudi elections * Nadia Bartel, Australian model and fashion designer * Nadia Benbouta (born 1970), Algerian artist * Nadia Benois (1896–1975), Russian-British painter * Nadia Bouras, Dutch historian of Moroccan descent * Nadia Bukhari, British pharmacist of Pakistani origin * Nadia Chaudhri (1978–2021), Canadian psychologist * Nadia Chomyn (1967–2015), British autistic artist * Nadia Crow, American TV news reporter * Nadia Dowshen, American pediatrician * Nadia Essex (born 1981), English media personality *

(born 1999), Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder * Nadia Fröbisch (born 1976), German vertebrae paleontologist and developmental biologist * Nadia Gamal (1937–1990), Egyptian dancer of Greek descent * Nadia Geller (born 1976), American interior designer, artist and TV personality * Nadia Giosia (born 1980), Canadian-Italian chef, comic actress and singer; presenter of Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen * Nadia Granados (born 1978), Colombian performance artist * Nadia Hebson, British artist * Nadia Heninger (born 1982), American cryptographer, computer security expert * Nadia Huggins (born 1984), Trinidadian photographer * Nadia Kaabi-Linke (born 1978), Tunisian artist * Nadia Lee Cohen (born 1992), British artist, photographer, and filmmaker * Nadia Khodasevich Léger (1904–1982), French painter * Nadia Lichtig (born 1973), German visual artist * Nadia Lim (born 1985), New Zealand celebrity chef, entrepreneur, food writer, and TV personality * Nadia López (born 1983), musical artist * Nadia Marcinko (born 1986), Slovakian-born pilot, flight instructor, and the CEO of Aviloop * Nadia Matar (born 1966), Israeli activist * Nadia Mejia (born 1995), American-Ecuadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder * Nadia Murad (born 1993), Yazidi-Iraqi human rights activist * Nadia Myre, Canadian artist * Nadia Oleszczuk, Polish activist and founding member of the Consultative Council of Poland * Nadia Pinardi (born 1956), Italian oceanographer * Nadia Plesner, Danish/Dutch painter * Murder of Nadia Roccia, Nadia Roccia (died 1998), Italian female murder victim * Nadia Russo (1901–1988), Romanian aviator * Nadia Samdani, British born Bangladeshi businesswoman * Nadia Santini, Italian chef * Nadia Shahram, Iranian-American attorney and activist * Nadia Sirry (born 1958), Egyptian artist * Nadia Smyrnytska (1852–1889), Ukrainian revolutionary * Nadia Stacey, British make-up artist * Nadia Tromp (born 1977), South African architect * Nadia Waloff (1909–2001), English entomologist * Nadia Yanowsky, Spanish ballet dancer * Nadia Yassine (born 1958), founder and head of the feminine branch of the Moroccan Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane * Nadia Younes (1946–2003), Egyptian national who worked for the UN and the WHO, victim of the Canal Hotel bombing * Nadia Zyncenko (born 1948), Argentine weather forecaster and meteorologist

Fictional characters

* Nadia, Palestinian protagonist of the film ''A.K.A Nadia'' * Nadia Sinh, protagonist of Amazon Prime's ''Citadel (TV series), Citadel'' * Nadia Chernyshevski, in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy * Nadia Fortune, in Skullgirls * Nadia Godfrey, on the television series ''Hemlock Grove (TV series), Hemlock Grove'' * Nadia Jazeem, on the ABC television series ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'' * List of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water characters#Nadia, Nadia La Arwall, in the ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' anime directed by Hideaki Anno * Nadia Petrova, Katherine's daughter on the CW television drama ''The Vampire Diaries'' * Nadia Santos, on the television series ''Alias'' * Nadia van Dyne, also known as "the Wasp", a character in Marvel Comics * Nadia Vulvokov, in the television series ''Russian Doll (TV series), Russian Doll'' * Nadia Yassir, from the Fox television series ''24'' * Nadia McConnell, the sister of the protagonist from the musical ''Bare: A Pop Opera'' * Nadia el Mansour, in the TV series ''Le Bureau des Légendes'' * Characters of Chrono Trigger#Marle, Princess Nadia (aka Marle), in the SNES/PS1 video game ''Chrono Trigger'' * List of American Pie characters#Nadia, Nadia, in the American Pie (film series), ''American Pie'' film series * Nadia, a Russian mail-order bride in the 2002 film ''Birthday Girl (2001 film), Birthday Girl'' * Nadia, in the PC video game ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' * Nadia, in the anime television series ''El Cazador de la Bruja'' * Nadia, a stripper on the Showtime television series ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' * Nadia, a doll in the Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy * Nadia, in the 2002 animated film ''Ice Age (2002 film), Ice Age'' * Nadia, in the 2009 film ''Pandorum'' * Nadia, in the French animated series ''Titeuf''

References

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