Nadja
/ˈnɑːdʒə/noun
A feminine given name, a variant spelling of Nadia, used in several languages.
Did you know?Nadja is a Slavic diminutive/variant of Nadia, ultimately tied to the Russian word for ‘hope’ (from the same root as the name Nadezhda), so it carries one of the oldest survival-magic meanings in language.
Etymological Timeline
Russian (medieval/early modern)
Russian
Надежда
“A feminine personal name meaning ‘hope’.”
Russian
Russian
Надя
“A short form or diminutive of Надежда, used as a given name.”
Other Slavic languages
Slavic
Nadja
“A variant transliteration/spelling of the diminutive name.”
19th–20th Century
French/German/English
Nadja
“A borrowed literary and personal name, popularized in European usage.”
Modern English
English
Nadja
“A feminine given name, usually a variant of Nadia.”