Nadia: meaning and origin

نادية

Meaning
One who calls
Arabic
نادية
Say it
NAA-di-ya
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

About the meaning

In Arabic it is usually explained from nada, to call; some explain it from nada, dew. Nadia is also a Slavic name from Nadezhda, hope, a different origin.

Other spellings

Nadiya, Nadiah

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Questions about Nadia

What does Nadia mean?

Nadia means: One who calls. In Arabic it is usually explained from nada, to call; some explain it from nada, dew. Nadia is also a Slavic name from Nadezhda, hope, a different origin.

Is Nadia in the Quran?

No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.

Is Nadia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Nadia is a girl’s name.

How do you write Nadia in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Nadia is written نادية.

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