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Nadia

/NAH-dee-ya/

Hope, tender, dewy

What does Nadia mean?

Nadia means hope in Slavic + tender in Arabic — cross-cultural classic.

Origin

Religious / cultural tradition

Christian, Muslim

Variations

Nadia · Nadya

Nicknames

Nads

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