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
- A transliteration of Russian female given name Наде́жда (Nadéžda).
- (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.