| Pronunciation | Bulgarian: [nɐˈdɛʒdə] Russian: [nɐˈdʲeʐdə] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Bulgaria/Russia/Serbia |
| Meaning | Hope |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Nadia, Nadja, Nadine, Nadina, Nadeschda |
Nadezhda or Nadežda (Cyrillic: Надежда) is a Slavic female given name popular in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and other Slavic countries, as well as other former Soviet states such as Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan etc. It means "hope". The name is a translation of the Greek name Ἐλπίς (Elpis), with the same meaning.
A Russian-language diminutive form of this name is Nadia (Cyrillic Надя). The Belarusian version is Nadzeya (Надзея, Łacinka: Nadzieja, like in Polish), the Ukrainian version is Nadiya (Надія), and the Czech version is Naděžda, where it can also be shortened to Nad'a. In Serbo-Croatian, it can be shortened to Nada or Nađa.
Notable people with these names include: