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, (ندى [ˈnædæ]).
In Croatia, the name Nada was the second most common feminine given name between 1950 and 1959.
Notable people with the name include:
Nada (South Korean musician) (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 Gačešić-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
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
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 Kotlušek (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 Milošević-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
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 professor
Nada Šargin (born 1977), Serbian actress
Nada Sehnaoui (born 1958), Lebanese visual artist and political activist
Nada Ševo (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 Tešanović (born 1952), Bosnian Croat politician
Nada Thabet, Egyptian disability rights advocate
Nada Tončić (1909–1998), Croatian opera singer
Nada Topčagić (born 1953), Bosnian-Serbian folk singer
Nada Vilotijević (born 1953), Serbian professor and author