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Nadia (given name)

Pronunciation /ˈnɑːdə/
Gender female
Word/name Slavic, Greek, Latin, and Arabic

Nadia is a female name, diminutive of the given name Nadezhda, used predominantly in Spain, Greece, Italy, Romania, Russia, Azerbaijan, Portugal, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Latin America, and some countries in the Middle East such as Jordan, Morocco, Algeria, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. It has also seen some popularity in Québec. Its origins are in the Slavic and Ancient Greek languages. Variations include: Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, Nadiyya, Nadija , Nadiyeh and Nadinah Nadeebo.


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