Given name · Bulgarian · Russian
Надежда
“hope”
Надежда (Nadéžda) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian and Bulgarian.
Bulgarian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Nadine.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Russian usage, Надежда is a short form of Nadia.
Надежда’s family of names
In Russian usage, Надежда is a short form of Nadia. In Russian usage, Надежда has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nadine. In Russian usage, Надежда has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Nadia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Надежда has relatives in 17 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
18 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Надежда
- Nadezhda KrupskayaRussian revolutionary and politician (1869–1939)
- Nadia PetrovaRussian tennis playerborn 1982
- Nadezhda Alliluyevasecond wife of Joseph Stalin1901–1932
- Nadezhda MandelstamRussian writer and educator1899–1980
- Nadežda PetrovićSerbian artist (1873-1915)
- Aleksandr AleksandrovRussian Army officer1783–1866
- Nadezhda ChizhovaSoviet athleteborn 1945
- Nadezhda von MeckPatron of Tchaikovsky (1831-1894)
- Nadezhda KadyshevaRussian singerborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Надежда, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Rizpah
“one who is filled with hope”
8% boys · 92% girls
Crystal
“resembling clear, sparkling, brilliant glass”
>99% girls
Tabitha
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
>99% girls
Charis
“having grace and kindness”
3% boys · 97% girls
Carissa
“a woman of grace”
>99% girls
Elpida
“filled with hope”
>99% girls
Sherise
“having grace and kindness”
>99% girls
Gechina
Gechina is a variant of Grace. As a name, Grace carries the word’s association with divine favour. Grace’s meaning comes from a vocabulary word rather than a compound of older personal names.
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