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'''Nadia''' is a female name. In the western world its origins are in the diminutive of the Russian name Надежда ([[Nadezhda]]) which stands for "hope." "Nadine" is a [[French language|French]] form of this diminutive. |
'''Nadia''' is a female name. In the western world its origins are in the diminutive of the Russian name Надежда ([[Nadezhda]]) which stands for "hope." "Nadine" is a [[French language|French]] form of this diminutive. |
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Origins of ''Nadia'' are Arabic, Slavic, Italian, French and Russian. When used, it is mostly used by those of European origin, although occassionally by Arabic speaking people. |
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This name is also very popular in the Middle East where it originates from [[Arabic]] (ندية), from the [[Qur'an]]. It was first used as a name in the [[Muslim world]] and later in the [[Western world]]. The meaning of this word in Arabic is "the caller" or "the announcer" or "the first dawn on a flower." |
This name is also very popular in the Middle East where it originates from [[Arabic]] (ندية), from the [[Qur'an]]. It was first used as a name in the [[Muslim world]] and later in the [[Western world]]. The meaning of this word in Arabic is "the caller" or "the announcer" or "the first dawn on a flower." |
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Revision as of 19:32, 30 November 2007
Nadia is a female name. In the western world its origins are in the diminutive of the Russian name Надежда (Nadezhda) which stands for "hope." "Nadine" is a French form of this diminutive.
Origins of Nadia are Arabic, Slavic, Italian, French and Russian. When used, it is mostly used by those of European origin, although occassionally by Arabic speaking people.
This name is also very popular in the Middle East where it originates from Arabic (ندية), from the Qur'an. It was first used as a name in the Muslim world and later in the Western world. The meaning of this word in Arabic is "the caller" or "the announcer" or "the first dawn on a flower."
The name Nadia is also mentioned in the Quran as being the name of a goddess worshipped in pre- Islamic Arabia.