What is "nadia"

n. (given name female from=Russian) used since the twentieth century.

Nadia is a female name that means 'hope', used predominantly in Italy, Spain, Greece, Romania, Russia, Portugal, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Latin America, and some countries in the Middle East, such as Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman. Its origins are in the Slavic and Ancient Greek languages. Variations include: Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, Nadiyya, Nadija , Nadiyeh and Nadinah.

In the case of the Slavic languages, the name Nadia is the word for "hope" in most of South Slavic languages, Nadiya (Надія, accent on the "i") is the Ukrainian word for "hope", while Nadzeya (Надзея, accent on the "e") is the equivalent in Belarusian, or Old Polish Nadzieja all of them 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), which also means "hope" and derives from Old Church Slavonic, it in turn, being a translation of the Greek word ελπίς (Elpis), with the same meaning.

The name's early roots and origins date back to Ancient Greece mythology. In most other languages it is a name in its own right. In Russian military aircraft, the warning system voice is given the name "Nadia".

Many languages have an equivalent to the Slavic language version, that is to say, the given name Hope exists in different languages. In English it is, precisely, Hope, in Spanish, Esperanza, in Catalan and Portuguese, Esperança, in French, Espérance, in Italian, Speranza, etc. Iranian language,"hope and love"

In Arabic, Nadiyyah means tender, delicate or "the calling".

Variations include the French name Nadine.

Its name days are:

• Bulgarian: 17 September
• Czech: 17 September
• Italian: 17 September
• Greek: 21 May
• French: 18 September
• Russian: 30 September
• Slovak: 23 December
• Spanish: 13 April
• Ukrainian: 30 September
• Polish: 1 September, 15 May

Nadia is the name of:

Nadia is a 1984 made-for-television biopic of Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci. The film was directed by Alan Cooke.

Nadia is a female given name.

Nadia may also refer to:

• Nadia district, in the West Bengal state of India
• Nadia (1984 film), a made-for-television biopic of Nadia Comăneci
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, an anime by Gainax
• Linux Mint distribution 14

Nadia is an Iraqi TV series, consisting of thirty episodes, directed by Salah Karam and starring Iraqi actors Hassan Hosni and Amel Senan, about a man named Adel (Hosni) who falls deeply in love with a girl he meets; a girl who he soon learns is prone to sudden and mystifying disappearances, seemingly at random. Adding to Adel's growing confusion, everyone around him, including his family and closest friends, steadfastly deny the very existence of any such girl in his life, insisting, sometimes forcefully, that she is a mere figment of his infatuation, a projection by his damaged psyche of the idealized woman. Following the events of the series and the revelation of a complex conspiracy, seemingly organized by the owner of the hotel where the conspirators meet and plot (played by Iraqi artist Wajeeh Abdul-Ghani), Adel's 'idealized projection' reveals her name to be 'Nadia'...