Nadya is a feminine

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, sometimes a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of Nadezhda or other names. Nadya is used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caucasus, and the Arab world. It has also seen some popularity in Quebec, France and Ireland. Its origins are in the Slavic and Ancient Greek languages. Variations include: Nadja, Nadia, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. The name Nadya (or

Nadia 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": Ukrainia ...

) means "hope" in many Slavic languages, e.g. Ukrainian Nadiya (Надія, accent on the i), Belarusian Nadzeya (Надзея, accent on the e), and Old Polish Nadzieja, all of which are derived 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 Nadyezhda (Надежда), meaning "hope" and derived from Old Church Slavonic, which it entered as a translation of the Greek word ελπίς (Elpis), with the same meaning. The name's early roots and origins are to be found in Ancient Greek mythology. In most other languages, it is a name in its own right. In Arabic, Nadiyyah means "tender" and "delicate".

People

* Nadya A.R. (born 1971), Pakistani author *Nadezhda

Nadya Dorofeeva Nadiia Volodymyrivna Dorofieieva (; born 21 April 1990), professionally known as DOROFEEVA, is a Ukrainian pop singer, fashion designer, blogger, actress and a former member of the pop duo Vremya i Steklo, which was created and produced by ...

(born 1990), Ukrainian pop singer and fashion designer * Nadya A. Fouad, American vocational psychologist *

Nadya Ginsburg Nadya Ginsburg is an American actress, comedian and television writer. She is best known as a cast member on the sketch comedy show ''Hype'', her recurring role on the show '' Partners'' and for her online comedy videos where she appears as Cher a ...

, American actress *

Nadya Hutagalung Nadya Yuti Hutagalung is an Indonesian-Australian model, actress, and presenter. She is known as the host and judge of the first two cycles of ''Asia's Next Top Model'', one of the first VJs on MTV Asia, and a VJ on American MTV. She was born ...

(born 1974), Indonesian-Australian model, actress and presenter *

Nadya Khamitskaya Nadya Khamitskaya (born 21 November 1982, in Belarusian SSR) is a dancer and designer, best known for taking part in TV 2's reality show Skal vi danse. Khamitskaya has won the Norwegian national dance championships five times. Private life Kh ...

(born 1982), Belarusian-born Norwegian dancer *

Nadezhda Krupskaya Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya ( rus, links=no, Надежда Константиновна Крупская, p=nɐˈdʲeʐdə kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvnə ˈkrupskəjə; – 27 February 1939) was a Russian revolutionary, politician and politic ...

(1869–1939), Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician, wife of Vladimir Lenin *

Nadya Kwandibens Nadya Kwandibens is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) photographer specializing in natural light portraiture, event, and concert photography. Her work documents the indigenous experience. In 2023, she was appointed Toronto's photo laureate. Early life a ...

, Canadian artist * Nadya Larouche (born 1956), Canadian writer of children's books and theatre plays *

Nadya Mason Nadya Mason is dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at The University of Chicago, receiving that appointment in October 2023. Prior to joining The University of Chicago, she was the Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Professor of Physics at ...

, American physicist and former gymnast *

Nadya Melati Nadya Melati (born 3 December 1986) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles. With her partner Vita Marissa, she became the runner-up in 2011 Indonesia Open after losing to Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang. Achievements SEA Games ...

, Indonesian badminton player *

Nadya Ochner Nadya Ochner (born 14 March 1993) is an Italian Snowboarding, snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding. Career Ochner competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Italy. She was 26th in the qualifying run of the Snowboarding at the 2014 Wint ...

(born 1993), Italian snowboarder *

Nadya Okamoto Nadya Teresa Okamoto (born February 11, 1998) is an American social entrepreneur who is the founder and former executive director of the non-profit organization Period Inc., which distributes menstrual hygiene products and advocates for endin ...

(born 1998), American social entrepreneur * Nadya Ortiz (born 1986), Colombian chess grandmaster *

Nadya Romeo Nadya Romeo (sometimes Nadia Romeo) (born 1 June 1971 in Perth, Western Australia) is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. Life Romeo made the Northern Territory state team with Mellissa Dunn.Nadya Rusheva Nadya (Nadezhda Nikolayevna) Rusheva () Рушева) (31 January 1952 - 6 March 1969) was a Russian artist. Having started drawing from the age of five, she had created over 10,000 artworks before dying at the age of 17. Biography Career Nady ...

(1952–1969), Russian painter and illustrator *

Nadya Shatarova Nadya Shatarova (born 2 July 1960) is a Bulgarian gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 ( ...

(born 1960), Bulgarian gymnast *

Nadya Suleman Natalie Denise Suleman (born Nadya Denise Doud-Suleman; July 11, 1975), known as Octomom in the media, is an American media personality who came to international attention when she gave birth to the first surviving multiple birth, octuplets in Ja ...

(born 1975), American single mother nicknamed "Octomom" *

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Nadezhda Andreyevna "Nadya" Tolokonnikova ( rus, Надежда Андреевна "Надя" Толоконникова, p=nɐˈdʲeʐdə ɐnˈdrʲejɪvnə ˈnadʲə təlɐˈkonʲːɪkəvə; born November 7, 1989) is a Russian musician, concep ...

(born 1989), Russian artist, political activist and prisoner of conscience *

Nadya Toncheva Nadya Toncheva is a Bulgarian chess Woman Grandmaster (WGM) (2024). Chess career Nadya Toncheva began playing chess at the age of seven. Since 2016 she has been coached by Bulgarian Grandmaster Vladimir Dimitrov. In 2022, Nadya Toncheva won ...

(born 2005), Bulgarian chess player *

Nadya Zhexembayeva Nadya Zhexembayeva () is an author, educator and business owner. She has written four and contributed to six books about business, strategy, reinvention and sustainability. In 2009, Dr. Zhexembayeva co-authored the concept of "embedded sustainab ...

, a Kazakh scientist and author

Fictional Characters

*Nadya, the prison guard in ''

Muppets Most Wanted ''Muppets Most Wanted'' is a 2014 American musical crime comedy film directed by James Bobin, produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, and written by Bobin and Nicholas Stoller. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films, it is ...

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