Given name
Nadežda
“hope”
Nadežda is a feminine given name from Russian. It is used in Latvian and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nadežda is a romanization of Надежда. Надежда goes back to a word meaning “hope.”
Explained through its name family
Nadežda’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Nadežda has a diminutive in Naďa. In Latvian usage, Nadežda has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nadezhda. In Latvian usage, Nadežda has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nadiya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nadežda has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nadežda
- Nadežda PetrovićSerbian artist (1873-1915)
- Nadežda ČačinovičCroatian philosopherborn 1947
- Nadežda TšernobaiEstonian sculptor (1985–2015)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nadežda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nadeschda
“hope”
>99% girls
Nadia
“one who is full of hope”
>99% girls
Nadiège
“hope”
>99% girls
Nadine
“one who is full of hope”
>99% girls
Nadya
“one who is full of hope”
>99% girls
Віра
“faith, belief”
>99% girls
Вера
“faith, belief”
>99% girls
Nadena
“one who is full of hope”
>99% girls