Nadežda

See also: Naděžda

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Russian Наде́жда (Nadéžda).

Proper noun

Nadežda f

  1. A transliteration of Russian female given name Наде́жда (Nadéžda).
  2. (less common) A female given name of Latvian speakers.

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Nadežda was the only given name of 10 317 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
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