Nadeschda

German

Alternative forms
  • Nadjeschda

Etymology

From Russian Наде́жда (Nadéžda, “Hope”), from наде́жда (nadéžda, “hope”); a calque of Ancient Greek Ἐλπίς (Elpís). See Russian Ве́ра (Véra), Любо́вь (Ljubóvʹ).

Proper noun

Nadeschda

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Наде́жда (Nadéžda, “Hope”)
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