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The name Nadezhda came to us from the Old Church Slavonic language and appeared as a translation of the Greek name Elpis. Name days (angel day) according to the church calendar are celebrated on September 30.
This day in Orthodoxy is dedicated to the holy martyr Nadezhda of Rome , familiar to all Christians as part of the four saints: Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia. Nadezhda, the youngest of the sisters, was only 10 years old when she accepted martyrdom for her Christian faith.
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Death for faith
The Orthodox holiday of Saints Faith, Hope and Love and their mother Sophia is celebrated annually on September 30. On this date, it is customary to honor the great martyrs who, being very young, died during execution - in the 2nd century, the cruel Roman Emperor Hadrian ordered the torture of teenage girls so that they would renounce the teachings of Christ. The punishment for the mother was that she was forced to watch her daughters being tortured. Not one of them gave up their faith. Sofia herself died a few days after the death of the girls. All of them were canonized as saints.
Origin of the name
Nadezhda is a Slavic name, but its roots go back to Ancient Greece. In this country, girls were often called Elpis (translated from ancient Greek as “hope”). Many researchers are sure that the name Nadya in Rus' was a tracing-paper from Greek.
Slavic and ancient Greek names have the same meaning, but different roots, which means the essence that was put into them is different. The word “hope” is derived from “act”, “act”. But the root of the Greek name Elpis connects it with the noun “will”.
Women's Day
In the old days, women especially revered the saints Faith, Hope and Love, considering them the intercessors of the entire weaker sex. On September 30, the girls gathered for the so-called Indian name day - this day coincided with the end of Indian summer - and had fun feasts. During such gatherings, it was customary to complain about women’s lot or, conversely, to dream of a happy marriage. Before starting the treats, the girls prayed to the Mother of God and the saints Faith, Hope and Love and their mother Sophia with a request to protect them from adversity and give them worldly wisdom.
Martyr Nadezhda Kruglova (March 20)
Not only on March 14, the Orthodox Church remembers the martyr Nadezhda. Also on March 20, women named by this name celebrate Angel Day. On this spring day, Nadezhda’s next name day is celebrated. The patron saint of the name is the martyr Nadezhda Kruglova.
She was born in one of the villages of the Yegoryevsky district of the Moscow province into a peasant family. She was brought up in the faith, studied at a parochial school, and at the age of twenty she settled as a novice in the Egoryevsky Trinity-Mariinsky Monastery.
Nadezhda Kruglova was arrested by the NKVD several times. In 1931, she was sent into exile in Kazakhstan, where she spent 5 years. The next time Nadezhda Kruglova was arrested in 1938 and, together with another nun Antonina Novikova, was sentenced to death for campaigning against Soviet power. The sentence was carried out on March 20, 1938 at the training ground in Butovo.
On this day, the Orthodox Church remembers the holy martyrs and celebrates the name day of Nadezhda. The nuns were buried in a common grave not far from the landfill.
Signs on the Day of Faith, Hope and Love
Since this holiday is considered Women's Day, it was strictly forbidden to contradict and argue with representatives of the fairer sex. For a man to quarrel with a woman on September 30 means to bring trouble upon himself. For women's tears, the Mother of God could send severe punishment to the offender. There was even a belief that a quarrel with a woman could result in muteness.
On their holiday, the women themselves tried to celebrate it as cheerfully as possible, in the company of friends or sisters. They tried to cope with household chores the day before, and if they did not have time, they asked men for help.
Another sign associated with September 30 said that if this day is warm, then the winter will be mild, and food and feed supplies will last until spring.
Characteristics of the birthday girl Nadezhda
As a child, Nadezhda is a cheerful, good-natured and impressionable girl. She likes outdoor games, socializing with friends, hiking and walking.
She often gets involved in some kind of adventure, something always happens to her. But Nadezhda does not lose heart. She enjoys life to the fullest.
Nadezhda is neat, obediently helps her parents around the house, but sometimes she can be stubborn. E “moods change quickly.
Nadezhda can react violently to the most insignificant event, but to something important she can simply shrug her shoulders.
Nadezhda studies very diligently. She doesn’t succeed in everything, but she patiently strives to understand and learn everything.
She is best at activities that require painstaking work: Nadezhda can rewrite a text for a long time and carefully; draw a drawing or make notes.
Nadezhda is wonderfully gifted and has an excellent sense of rhythm: she usually dances well and plays music. Nadezhda loves and knows how to draw.
She takes school assignments very seriously, although she does them without much zeal. She maintains smooth relationships with her classmates and is friends with many.
Adult Nadezhda is an extremely responsible and decent worker. you can always rely on her in everything, and Nadezhda will never let you down.
She is a fairly purposeful person, she has an analytical mind and a strong character. Nadezhda is very hardworking, conscientious, and stays at work for a long time to get things done.
She does not strive for leadership, and does not remain in the shadows. Nadezhda knows her own worth, is independent, can be selfish and stubborn.
She is never in a hurry, tries to be restrained, but sometimes her emotionality and hidden aggressiveness find a way out.
In anger, Nadezhda is completely unpredictable not only for those around her, but also for herself.
She takes her failures to heart, falls into apathy, but knows how to pull herself together and cope with her emotions.
Nadezhda is friendly but cautious with her work colleagues; she prefers to keep her thoughts to herself.
She will be a good economist, accountant, engineer, architect, designer, teacher or educator.
If Nadezhda pays proper attention to her talents, she will become an excellent singer, artist or dancer.
Nadezhda is a wonderful friend. She is generous, magnanimous, easy-going. Nadezhda will always help out, console, she is kind and knows how to keep secrets.
She has a large number of friends and her home is always open to them. Nadezhda is quite frank and loves to talk about her adventures, but her frankness has limits.
Nadezhda is very charming. She has excellent taste, she dresses elegantly and impressively, and follows fashion. Nadezhda loves male company, knows how to behave in it, and is not averse to flirting and having an easy romance.
She likes beautiful courtship. Nadezhda usually has a turbulent youth: many fans, hobbies, meetings and separations. She keeps these memories for the rest of her life.
In her youth, Nadezhda often makes a mistake and experiences bitter disappointment. After this, it is difficult to achieve her reciprocity.
Hope becomes reasonable, reserved, cold, distrustful; prefers short-term relationships. Her second marriage is usually more successful. Nadezhda is an excellent housewife and knows how to create comfort in the house.
She lives the life of her children, is always aware of their affairs, and flawlessly fulfills their requests. Nadezhda is patient with her husband, shares her thoughts with him and expects his support.
She will live her whole life with an understanding and kind man.
The main features of this name: reliability, hard work, unpredictability.
Congratulations on the Day of Faith, Hope and Love
On September 30, all owners of the names Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov and Sofia accept congratulations on Angel Day. We suggest choosing any postcard or heartfelt poetic greeting and sending it to the beautiful birthday girls.
Forms of the name Nadezhda
Short name forms:
- Nadia;
- Nadyukha;
- Nadine;
- Dina.
Diminutive forms:
- Nadyunya;
- Nadenka;
- put on;
- Nadekha;
- I hope;
- Nadyusha;
- Nadina;
- Dinusya;
- Hopeful.
When writing poems about a girl with this name, you can use the following rhymes: Nadezhda - clothes, ignoramus, before. There is a widely known saying that helps to use the verb correctly in a given situation: “Put on clothes, put on Hope.”
Photo gallery: name forms
Nadezhda - full form of the name
Nadya is the most common short form of the name
Nadenka is one of the variants of affectionate address to Nadezhda
The ecclesiastical form of the name is Nadezhda.
Transliteration of the name for a foreign passport is NADEZHDA.
Table: name options in different languages
| Language | It is written | Reading |
| English | Hope | Hope |
| Chinese | 希望 | Xivang |
| Korean | 기대 | Kide |
| Japanese | ホープ | Nozomi |
| German | Nadine, Nadina, Nadja | Nadine, Nadina, Nadya |
| French | Nadine, Nadège | Nadine, Nadezh |
| Spanish | Esperanza | Esperanza |
| Portuguese | Esperança | Esperanza |
| Italian | Speranza | Speranza |
| Danish, Swedish, Norwegian | Nadja, Nadia | Nadia |
| Greek | Ελπίδα | Elpida |
| Hindi | आशा | Asa |
| Czech | Naděje | Nadeya, Nadeya |
| Serbian | Nada, Nadija, Nadežda | Nada, Nadiya, Nadezhda |
| Polish | Nadzieja | Najeya, Nadzeya |
| Romanian, Moldovan | Speranta, Nadia | Speranza, Nadya |
| Ukrainian | Nadiya | Nadiya |
| Belorussian | Nadzeya | Nadzeya |
Middle names that go with the first name
The following patronymics are harmoniously combined with the name Nadezhda:
- Vasilevna;
- Victorovna;
- Grigorievna;
- Nikitichna;
- Stepanovna.
Table: dependence of Nadya’s character on her middle name
| Middle names | Character traits |
| Alekseevna | Differs in cunning and practicality. Likes to give advice and impose his own opinions on others. Initially, he sees only flaws in others. He strives to take advantage of any situation. An excellent housewife, a faithful wife. |
| Andreevna | |
| Vasilevna | |
| Victorovna | |
| Vitalievna | |
| Vladimirovna | |
| Evgenievna | |
| Ivanovna | |
| Mikhailovna | |
| Petrovna | |
| Sergeevna | |
| Fedorovna | |
| Yuryevna | |
| Alexandrovna | Hot-tempered, can get irritated for no apparent reason. She has a changeable mood, on which her actions largely depend. He likes to get into arguments and defends his opinion to the end. Incredibly domineering, she strives to command in any team. In marriage, he acquires greater calm and balance. |
| Borisovna | |
| Grigorievna | |
| Maksimovna | |
| Pavlovna | |
| Romanovna | |
| Bogdanovna | Has a huge amount of energy. He does not know how to control his emotions and is often fussy. She idealizes everything and often tends to dwell in her own fantasies. Living with such a lady is difficult because of her authority, intrusiveness, and exactingness. Curious, loves to gossip. Thanks to her gaiety and cheerfulness, she has no shortage of fans. |
| Vyacheslavovna | |
| Konstantinovna | |
| Yaroslavovna | |
| Antonovna | Extremely stubborn and persistent. He has many talents and appreciates art. Cheerful, sociable, feels great in large companies. Can't see his life without many friends. Cunning and resourceful, she knows how to turn any situation to her advantage. Even if he helps someone, he strives to extract maximum benefit from it for himself. Not envious at all. |
| Artyomovna | |
| Denisovna | |
| Igorevna | |
| Olegovna | |
| Semyonovna | |
| Anatolievna | She has a complex character: she expresses emotions very clearly, is extremely hot-tempered, selfish and willful. It's hard to please such a girl. She makes excessive demands on men, which is why she doesn’t get married for a long time. |
| Dmitrievna | |
| Nikolaevna | |
| Stanislavovna | |
| Stepanovna |
Nickname options for social networks
When creating an account on social networks, Nadezhda can use the following nicknames:
- nadin;
- nadya;
- nadusha;
- nadiia;
- nadinka.
Famous people
The potential invested by the universe in women named Nadezhda could not but be reflected in the number of famous and great people bearing this name, such as:
- Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya - revolutionary, wife and comrade-in-arms of V.I. Lenin, author of many works on pedagogy;
- Nadezhda Viktorovna Troyan - Soviet intelligence officer, participant in the partisan movement;
- Nadezhda Vasilievna Popova – pilot of a night bomber squadron, WWII participant, medal bearer;
- Nadezhda Vasilievna Rumyantseva - Soviet, Russian actress;
- Nadya Granovskaya (Meikher) is a pop performer, member of the ViaGra group.
The list of celebrities could be continued. It is quite possible to include the Russian politician Nadezhdin Boris Borisovich. This may be confusing to some people. But surnames come from given names and nicknames. The surname Nadezhdin could have been given to her family by a woman raising her children alone and running her own household. But there is another version of the origin of the surname. Its founder could have been quite a man, called Nadezhda, Nadezhda or Nadezha in his family.
The name Nadezhda can be heard in almost all corners of the world:
- in Ukraine - Nadiya;
- in Belarus - Nadzeya;
- in Bulgaria - Nadezhda;
- in Greece - Elpida;
- in Spain - Esperanza;
- in Italy - Speranza;
- in France - Nadine;
- in China - Na Dze Zhi Da;
- in Japan - Nozomi.
Despite the fact that the pronunciation of the name among different nations has some differences, its meaning does not change and carries the name of Christian virtue.
