Given name

Nadeschda

“hope”

Nadeschda is a feminine given name from Russian, meaning “hope.” It is used in German.

Original RussianНадежда

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nadeschda means “hope.”

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Where it comes from

Nadeschda comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Наде́жда (“hope”).

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Nadeschda’s family of names

In German usage, Nadeschda has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nadezhda. In German usage, Nadeschda has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nadiya. In German usage, Nadeschda has a related form in Nadja.

Walk Nadeschda’s family in the name graph

NadeschdaNadjaNadeshdaNadjeschdaNadjeshdaNadiyaНадеждаNadège

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Nadeschda has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.

EnglishGermanRussian

Russianwhere Nadeschda comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Nadeschda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Russian · Virtue

Nadežda

“hope”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Slavic · Virtue

Nadia

“one who is full of hope”

58FamiliarEasing

>99% girls

Slavic · Virtue

Nadiège

“hope”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Russian · Virtue

Nadine

“one who is full of hope”

42UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Russian · Virtue

Nadya

“one who is full of hope”

23RareEasing

>99% girls

Ancient Greek · Virtue

Віра

“faith, belief”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Ancient Greek · Virtue

Вера

“faith, belief”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Virtue

Nadezda

“one who is full of hope”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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