Nadzieja

I mentioned this name to my fiance. I told him it means hope in Polish. He told me that it's a name in Berber and Arabic; he said it means someone who survived a horrific event, like war or famine. Also he said it's an "old-lady name"--only very old women in his village are named Nadzieja/Nadzeya. I think the two meanings, hope and survivor, are related to each other anyway.

Nadzieja means "hope" in Polish. Delivered from Bible, missionary Paul in letters to Coryntians (1 Coryntian 13:13) wrote about "Trust, Hope and Love" as the most important aspects of Christianity of which Love is the biggest one.