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 the 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
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Nadežda was the only given name of 10 317 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.