Meaning: Its source is Nadezhda, a Russian name meaning "Hope."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Dutch, English, Italian, French, Russian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Czech and Romanian.

Nicknames: Nady

Alternative Spellings: Nadea, Nadiya and Nadya

Variant Forms: Nadine, Nadja, Najdia and Anadia

Popularity: The name Nadia ranked 226th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 854th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.