Nada (given name)

Nada is a feminine given name found with the etymology of 'hope' in South Slavic-speaking countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia, and the etymology of 'dew' in Arabic-speaking countries.

In Croatia, the name Nada was the second most common feminine given name between 1950 and 1959.

Notable people with the name include:

• Nada (born 1991), South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and model
• Nada Abbas (born 2000), Egyptian squash player
• Nada Abumrad, Lebanese-American scientist
• Nada al-Ahdal (born 2003), Yemeni human rights activist
• Nada al-Nashif, Jordanian public servant
• Nada Alic (born 1986), Croatian-Canadian writer
• Nada Aljeraiwi (born 1985), Kuwaiti cyclist
• Nada Bakri, Lebanese-American journalist
• Nada Bashir (born 1995), British journalist
• Nada Birko (1931–2020), Yugoslav cross-country skier
• Nada Boustani Khoury (born 1983), Lebanese politician
• Nada Cella (1971–1996), Italian murder victim
• Nada Cristofoli (born 1971), Italian cyclist
• Nada Ćurčija Prodanović (1923–1992), Serbian translator, children's author and piano teacher
• Nada Daabousová (born 1997), Slovak synchronized swimmer
• Nada Dimić (1923–1942), Yugoslav war hero
• Nada Eissa (born 1967), American economist
• Nada El Hage, Lebanese poet, writer, and journalist
• Nada GačeÅ¡ić-Livaković (born 1951), Croatian actress
• Nada Golmie, American computer scientist and engineer
• Nada Gordon (born 1964), American poet
• Nada Hafez (born 1997), Egyptian sabre fencer
• Nada Haffadh, Bahraini politician
• Nađa Higl (born 1987), Serbian swimmer
• Nada Ayman Ibrahim (born 1999), Egyptian artistic gymnast
• Nada Inada (1929–2013), pen-name of Japanese psychiatrist, writer and literary critic
• Nada Jabado, Canadian physician, professor, and researcher
• Nađa Kadović (born 2003), Montenegrin handball player
• Nada Kakabadse, British academic
• Nada Kamel (born 1990), Egyptian archer
• Nada Kawar (born 1975), Jordanian athlete
• Nada Klaić (1920–1988), Croatian historian
• Nada Kostić (born 1956), Serbian medical doctor, academic, and politician
• Nada KotluÅ¡ek (born 1934), Slovenian athlete
• Nada Koussa (born 1998), Lebanese beauty pageant titleholder
• Nada Lavrač (born 1953), Slovenian computer scientist
• Nada Ludvig-Pečar (1929–2008), Bosnian composer
• Nada Malanima (born 1953), Italian singer
• Nada Mali (born 1979), Slovenian canoeist
• Nada Mamula (1927–2001), Serbian-Bosnian singer
• Nada Mandić (born 1969), Serbian politician
• Nada Martinović (born 1967), Serbian-American educator, conductor and researcher
• Nada Matić (born 1984), Serbian table tennis player
• Nada Meawad (born 1998), Egyptian volleyball player
• Nada Mezni Hafaiedh (born 1984), Tunisian film director
• Nada Miletić (1925–2002), Bosnian medievalist, art historian and archaeologist
• Nada MiloÅ¡ević-Đorđević (1934–2021), Serbian historian
• Nada Mourtada-Sabbah, Emeriti secretary general of the University Leadership Council
• Nada Murganić (born 1958), Croatian politician
• Nada Naumović (1922–1941), Serbian student activist and a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
• Nađa Ninković (born 1991), Serbian volleyball player
• Nada Naumović (1922–1941), Serbian student activist
• Nada Obrić (born 1948), Bosnian Serb singer
• Nada Prlja (born 1971), Macedonian artist
• Nada Nadim Prouty (born c. 1970), Lebanese intelligence professional
• Nada Rocco (born 1947), Croatian actress
• Nada Saafan (born 1996), Egyptian synchronized swimmer
• Nada Sanders, American university professor
• Nada Å argin (born 1977), Serbian actress
• Nada Sehnaoui (born 1958), Lebanese visual artist and political activist
• Nada Å evo (born 1978), Serbian politician
• Nada Shabout (born 1962), Iraqi-American art historian
• Nada Spasić (born 1934), Yugoslav gymnast
• Nada Stotland (born 1943), American psychiatrist
• Nada TeÅ¡anović (born 1952), Bosnian Croat politician
• Nada Tončić (1909–1998), Croatian opera singer
• Nada Topčagić (born 1953), Bosnian-Serbian folk singer
• Nada Vilotijević (born 1953), Serbian professor and author

See also

• Hope (given name)
• Nadia
• Nadja (given name)
• Nađa

References