The Name Nadezhda
Nadezhda is a female name of Slavic origin meaning “hope”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Nadezhda is a female name of Slavic origin. Meaning: “hope”. A Russian translation (calque) of the Greek name Ἐλπίς, “hope”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Nadezhda |
| Short forms | Nadya, Nadyusha |
| Affectionate forms | Nadenka, Nadyushka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| September 30 | Martyrs Faith, Hope and Love (Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov) and their mother Sophia |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Nadezhda, by tradition, is an open, active and optimistic nature. She knows how to support and inspire, and she keeps her word. She can be quick-tempered. Her strength is resilience and faith in the best.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Nadezhda («Надежда») in the Russian 1–9 table: Н 6 + А 1 + Д 5 + Е 6 + Ж 8 + Д 5 + А 1 = 32 → 5. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 5 — freedom and change. Five is the number of movement: curiosity, courage, a taste for the new and for travel. Boredom is worse than hardship for this name; the weak spot is inconstancy.
Vowels give the soul number 8 (power and achievement), consonants the personality number 6 (care and harmony). Inner motive: power and achievement; outer manner: care and harmony. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Н=50 + А=1 + Д=4 + Е=5 + Д=4 + А=1 = 65, reduced to 2. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Н — strong character and protest. Critical, choosy about people, unwilling to accept everything; interest in health.
Other letters: А — beginning and action; Д — prudence and family; Е — self-expression; Ж — rich inner world.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 5 is linked with the planet Mercury.
| Planet | Mercury |
| Stones | diamond |
| Colours | light grey, white, shimmering shades |
| Favourable days | Wednesday, Friday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 5 goes most easily with 1 and 3, and has more friction with 2 and 4.
Goes well with: Grigoriy, Matvey, Miron, Platon, Roman, Svyatoslav, Sergey, Tihon, Trofim, Yakov.
More friction with: Anton, Arkadiy, Vasiliy, Demyan, Ivan, Innokentiy.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Nadezhda carries the meaning “hope”. Name number 5 — freedom and change; first letter N — strong character and protest. Inner wishes (power and achievement) and outer manner (care and harmony) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: September 30.