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Origin: |
Arabic |
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Moist; tender; delicate |
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Pronunciation: |
(NA dya; NAD ee ah) [Guide] |
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Used in: |
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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| Popularity Rank of Nadia | US top 1000 names since 1880 |
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Nadia - Rankings by Year |
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The name meaning of Nadia and the name origin of Nadia have been reviewed by our name experts.
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