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Nadina
How to Pronounce Nadina
Pronounced nuh-DEE-nuh /nəˈdiː.nə/Medium
Meaning: Nadina is an elaborated form of Nadine, which comes through French from the Russian name Nadya (Nadezhda), meaning hope. The -ina ending gives it a softer, more ornamental sound while keeping the same root meaning.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Nadina is an ornamental form of Nadine, the French shortening of the Russian Nadezhda, whose root means hope. It reached English-speaking families through the popularity of Nadine and the wider early-century taste for -ina endings on European names.
Nadina was never widespread in the United States, hovering at only about twenty girls a year around its high point in the early nineteen-seventies, though it appeared quietly across many decades. Someone named Nadina at that peak is in her fifties today.
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What does the name Nadina mean?
It is a form of Nadine, from the Russian Nadya (Nadezhda) meaning hope.
How do you pronounce Nadina?
It is said nuh-DEE-nuh /nəˈdiː.nə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Nadina a boy or girl name?
Nadina is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Nadina?
It has always been uncommon in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-seventies.