Nadeja
Slavic · Girl · 3 syllables
Popularity & facts
Relative popularity index, 2010–2025Popularity over time
Popularity indexHistorical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data
About the name Nadeja
Nadeja is a Slavic name derived from the word "nadежда" (nadezhda), meaning "hope" in Russian and other Slavic languages.
This meaning was compiled with AI assistance and is awaiting community review. Know this name well? Help verify or improve it.
Etymology
Nadeja is a Slavic name derived from the word "nadежда" (nadezhda), meaning "hope" in Russian and other Slavic languages. The name originates from the Proto-Slavic root *nadějь, which combines "na-" (toward) and "dějь" (to place or put).
The name is primarily used in Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and other Slavic Orthodox Christian cultures, with historical usage dating back centuries in Eastern Europe and Russia. It gained cultural significance in Russian literature and society as a virtue name representing one of the three theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity).
Nadeja currently ranks #12,728 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1995.
Contribute to this name
Help improve this page with a meaning, origin, or correction—and get credited as a contributor.
Share your knowledge about this name—meaning, origin, pronunciation, or correction. Your contribution is reviewed and credited with your name.
Login to contributeWe use Google & Facebook login — no password needed.
Sibling name ideas
Slavic names that sit beautifully beside NadejaSimilar names you might like
Names starting with NMore names starting with N
- Nakasia
- Naelis
- Nagisa
- Naiahri
- Nacona
- Naketa
- Nakeeta
- Nakeitha
- Nakasha
- Nahmi
- Nadalynn
- Nahjae
- Nakaila
- Nakesha
- Nadean
- Nahaven
- Nachole
- Naethan
🧬 See Nadeja's popularity the year you were born →
🔢 Get Nadeja's free numerology report card →
💫 Is Nadeja your name? Get your free “My name means…” card →
👶 Have a Nadeja already? Find sibling names that fit →
💬 Does Nadeja go with your surname? Check the rhythm, rhyme and initials →
Names that sound like Nadeja
Phonetic match, not just spelling"Natascha is a Russian diminutive form of Natalia, derived from the Latin name Natalia, which comes from the word "natalis"…"
"Natasja is a Scandinavian variant of Natasha, derived from the Russian diminutive of Natalia, which comes from the Latin name…"
"Nitesh is a Sanskrit name composed of "nit" (meaning constant or eternal) and "esh" (meaning lord or master), thus meaning…"
"Natacha is a French diminutive form of Natalie, derived from the Latin name Natalia, which stems from the word "natalis"…"
"Natasza is a Polish form of Natasha, derived from the Russian diminutive of Natalia, which comes from the Latin name…"
"Nitish is a Sanskrit name derived from "Niti" (नीति), meaning "policy," "wisdom," or "ethics," with the suffix "-ish" denoting "full…"
"Nadzieja is the Polish word for "hope", used as a given name; it corresponds to the name Hope in English."
"Nadja means "hope" and derives from the Russian name Nadezhda, shortened through the diminutive suffix "-ja." The name is primarily…"
"Natasha is a diminutive form of Natalia, derived from the Latin name Natalis, meaning "of or relating to birth" or…"
"The given name 'Neitas' does not have a widely recognized etymology or meaning in major linguistic roots, and it appears…"
"Natashia is a variant spelling of Natasha, derived from the Russian diminutive of Natalia, which comes from the Latin name…"
"The given name 'Nedas' is a Lithuanian masculine name meaning "hope," derived from the Lithuanian word *viltis* (hope) via the…"