Nadezhda (given name)
Nadezhda or Nadežda (Cyrillic: Надежда) is a Slavic female given name popular in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia and other Slavic countries, as well as other former Soviet states such as Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan etc. It means "hope". A Russian-language diminutive form of this name is Nadia (Cyrillic Надя). The Belarusian version is Nadzeya (Надзея, Łacinka: Nadzieja, like in Polish), the Ukrainian version is Nadiya (Надія), the Serbo-Croatian version is Nada, and the Czech version is Naděžda.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Bulgaria/Russia/Serbia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Nadia, Nadine |
In politics and news media
- Nadezhda Neynsky, (Надежда Нейнски, born 1962; formerly Nadezhda Mihaylova, Надежда Михайлова), MEP since 2009, Bulgarian foreign minister 1997–2001, also leader of the Union of Democratic Forces from 2002 to 2005
- Nadezhda Alliluyeva (Надежда Аллилуева, 1901–1932), second wife of Joseph Stalin
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (Надежда Крупская, 1869–1939), Russian Marxist revolutionary and wife of Vladimir Lenin
- Nadezhda Joffe (Надежда Иоффе, 1906–1999), Soviet Trotskyist and daughter of Soviet leader Adolph Joffe
- Nadezhda Sigida (Надежда Сигид, 1862–1889), Russian revolutionary and central figure of the Kara katorga tragedy
- Nadezhda Bondarenko (Надежда Бондаренко, born 1950), Transnistrian politician and presidential candidate in the 2006 election
- Nadezhda Vasilyeva (Надежда Васильева, died 1971), one of several women claiming to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- Nadezhda Tylik, a Kursk sailor's mother who was forcibly sedated on an internationally distributed news clip
- Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (Надежда Толоконникова, born 1989), political activist and artist, nicknamed Nadya Tolokno (Надя Толокно); member of the feminist punk rock collective Pussy Riot
- Nadezhda Chaikova (Надежда Чайкова, 1963–1996), Russian correspondent known for exposés of Russian military atrocities and close contacts with the Chechen rebels
Sports
- Nadezhda Chizhova (Надежда Чижова, born 1945), Olympic gold, silver and bronze medal-winning Soviet shot putter
- Nadezhda Belonenko (Надежда Белоненко, 1911–1964), Soviet-Russian tennis player
- Nadezhda Besfamilnaya (Надежда Бесфамильная, born 1950), Olympic bronze medal-winning Soviet sprinter
- Nadezhda Frolenkova (Надежда Фроленкова, born 1989), Ukrainian ice dancer
- Nadezhda Gumerova (Надежда Гумерова, born 1949), Kazakhstani long-distance runner
- Nadezhda Ilyina (Надежда Ильина, born 1949), Olympic bronze medal-winning Soviet sprinter
- Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili (Надежда Хныкина-Двалишвили, ნადეჟდა დვალიშვილ-ხნიკინა, 1933–1994), Olympic bronze medal-winning Soviet track and field athlete
- Nadezhda Kosintseva (Надежда Косинцева, born 1985), Russian chess player
- Nadezhda Konyayeva (Надежда Коняева, born 1931), Olympic bronze medal-winning Soviet javelin thrower
- Nadezhda Mushta (Надежда Мушта, born 1953, married name Olizarenko), Olympic gold and bronze medal-winning Soviet middle distance runner
- Nadezhda Ralldugina (born 1957), Soviet middle distance runner
- Nadezhda Stepanova (born 1959), Russian long-distance runner
- Nadezhda Torlopova (Надежда Торлопова, born 1978), Olympic silver medal-winning Russian boxer
- Nadezhda Vinogradova (born 1958), Soviet heptathlete
- Nadezhda Wijenberg (Надежда Вейенберг, born 1964), Russian-born long-distance runner who represented the Netherlands at the Sydney Olympics in 2000
- Nadezhda Yakubovich (Надежда Якубович, born 1954), Soviet javelin thrower
- Nadezhda Yevstyukhina (Надежда Евстюхина, born 1988), Russian weightlifter
In the arts
- Nadezhda Mandelstam (Надежда Мандельштам, 1899–1980), Russian writer and wife of poet Osip Mandelstam
- Nadezhda von Meck (Надежда фон Мекк, 1831–1894), Russian widow best known for her relationship with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Nadezhda Misyakova (Надежда Мисякова, born 2000), Belarusian singer
- Nadezhda Udaltsova (Надежда Удальцова, 1886–1961), Russian avant-garde artist
- Nadezhda Teffi (Надежда Тэффи, 1872–1952), Russian humorist writer
- Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel (Надежда Забела–Врубель, 1868–1913), Russian soprano
- Nadezhda Repina (Надежда Репина, 1809–1867), Russian actress and soprano
- Nadezhda Rumyantseva (Надежда Румянцева, 1930–2008), Soviet and Russian actress
- Nadezhda Plevitskaya (Надежда Плевицкая, 1884–1940), Russian singer
- Nadežda Petrović (Надежда Петровић, 1873–1915), Serbian painter
- Nadezhda Obukhova (Надежда Обухова, 1886–1961), Russian mezzo-soprano
In the military
- Nadezhda Durova (Надежда Дурова, 1783–1866), woman who became a decorated soldier during the Napoleonic wars
- Nadezhda Popova (Надежда (Надія) Попова, 1921–2013), one of the first military female pilots in the Soviet Union
Fictional characters
- Nadezhda, original Russian name of Elizabeth Jennings on the TV series The Americans
- Nadezhda, on the TV series Dexter, who goes by the diminutive Nadia
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