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Nada

Nada may refer to:

A Spanish word meaning "nothing", used in English with the same meaning since at least 1867. It comes from the Latin word "nata" (small, insignificant thing; literally (thing) born). It is also Arabic for "dew", and is used as a female given name in that language.

Geography

Nada, Ethiopia, a city in Ethiopia
Nada, Kentucky, home of the Nada Tunnel
Nada, Nepal
Nada, Texas
Nada-ku, Kobe, one of 9 wards of Kobe in Japan

People

Nada (Italian singer) (born 1953), a female Italian singer
Lee Yun-Yeol (also known as Red_NaDa), a professional StarCraft player
Nada Klaić (1920–1988), a Croatian historian
Nada Herman-Witkamp, an Australian artist
Nada Dimić (1923-1942), a Croatian and Serbian war hero
Nada Mamula (1927-2001), a Bosnian singer

Literature

Nada (novel), an award-winning Spanish novel written by Carmen Laforet in 1944
Nada the Lily (1892), a novel by H. Rider Haggard

Cinematography

Nada (film), a Spanish film, directed by Edgar Neville in 1947, based on Carmen Laforet's novel
Nada, a French film, also known as The Nada Gang, directed by Claude Chabrol in 1974
John Nada, the main character from John Carpenter's film They Live, portrayed by Roddy Piper

Music

nada (band) music by Steve Grainger, a UK electronica/ambient artist
Nada!, an album by Death In June, released in 1985
Nada Surf, American Alternative Rock band

Education

Nada High School, in Hyogo, Japan

Spirituality

Nāda in ancient Indian metaphysics is the spiritual sound that fills the entire cosmos.
Lady Master Nada, according to the New Age religion the Church Universal and Triumphant, the female Ascended master governing the "Sixth Ray"

Acronym

NADA as an acronym may stand for: N-arachidonoyl-dopamine, a CB1 and TRPV1 agonist
National Automobile Dealers Association
Nationale Anti Doping Agentur Deutschland, the German anti-doping agency for sport (in German)
Nationale Anti-Doping Agentur Austria, the Austrian anti-doping agency for sport (in German)
the New Art Dealers Alliance (http://www.newartdealers.org/)

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Nada" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French, Italian.


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