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Nadine (given name)

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

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, romanizedNádja, lit.'Nadya'), itself being a pet form of the Russian virtue name Nadezhda (Russian: Надежда, romanizedNadéžda, lit.'Hope'; from Russian: надежда, romanizednadéžda, lit.'hope').[1] It is also commonly used amongst Arabic communities and may mean in Arabic: نادين, romanizednādīn, lit.'Admonitory/Messenger, Showerer of blessings'.

It may refer to:

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  1. ^ "Nadine: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names". Nameberry. Retrieved 2021-06-21.