Meaning, origin and history of the name Nadejda

Gender Feminine

Scripts Надежда(Russian, Bulgarian)

Pronounced Pron. nu-DYEZH-də(Russian) [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Надежда (see Nadezhda).

DiminutivesNadia, Nadya(Russian) Nadia, Nadya(Bulgarian)

Other Languages & CulturesNadzeya(Belarusian) Nada, Nadica(Croatian) Naděžda, Naďa(Czech) Nadine(Dutch) Nadia, Nadine(English) Nadège, Nadia, Nadine(French) Nadine, Nadja(German) Nadia(Italian) Nadežda(Latvian) Nada(Macedonian) Nadzieja(Polish) Nádia(Portuguese) Nada, Nadežda, Nadica(Serbian) Nadežda(Slovak) Nada, Nadja(Slovene) Nadia(Spanish) Nadia, Nadiia, Nadiya, Nadya(Ukrainian)

classic youthful formal upper class natural wholesome delicate refined strange complex serious