Nadine (given name)

Name list From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nadine (with the variant spellings: Nadeen, Nadene) is a female given name. It is a French elaboration (feminine diminutive; cf. Clémentine, Géraldine, Micheline) of the name Nadia (also spelled Nadja, Nadya) (Russian: Надя, romanized: Nádja, lit.'Nadya'), itself being a pet form of the Russian virtue name Nadezhda (Russian: Надежда, romanized: Nadéžda, lit.'Hope'; from Russian: надежда, romanized: nadéžda, lit.'hope').[1] It is also commonly used amongst Arabic communities and may mean in Arabic: نادين, romanized: nādīn, lit.'Admonitory/Messenger, Showerer of blessings'.

Quick Facts Pronunciation, Gender ...
Nadine or Nadeen
Pronunciation
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameFrench, Russian
MeaningShowerer of blessings, Hope
Other names
Related namesNadezhda, Nadia, Nadège
Close

It may refer to:

Fictional characters

See also

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.