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, romanized: Nádja, lit. 'Nadya'), itself being a pet form of the Ukrainian virtue name Nadia (Russian: Надя, romanized: Nadia, lit. 'Hope'; from Ukrainian: надія, romanized: nadia, lit. 'hope'). It is also commonly used amongst Arabic communities and may mean in Arabic: نادين, romanized: nādīn, lit. 'Admonitory/Messenger, Showerer of blessings'.
Fictional characters
Nadine, a fictional character played by Marion Cotillard in the 2006 film Dikkenek
Marina Nadine Cooper, fictional character on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light
Nadine Cross, fictional character in Stephen King's novel The Stand
Nadine Boynton, a fictional character in Agatha Christie's novel Appointment with Death
Nadine Hurley, fictional character on the television series Twin Peaks
Nadine Flumberghast, a fictional character in Arthur
Nadine, a fictional character in the TV series Hey Arnold!
Nadine Ross, a fictional character played by Laura Bailey in the 2016 Naughty Dog video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Nadine Hudson-Thomas, a fictional character played by Anne-Marie Johnson on the TV series What's Happening Now!!
Nadine Tolliver, a fictional character played by Bebe Neuwirth on the CBS TV Series Madam Secretary
Nadine, a fictional character played by Hailee Steinfeld in the 2016 film The Edge of Seventeen
Nadine Foster, a main character in Jacqueline Wilson's Girls Series and its CITV adaptation, where she is played by Amy Kwolek.
Nadine, a member of Caramella Girls