THE 2026 FIELD GUIDE IS HERERead the trend report
afrobabynamesFind a name

Nadege

/nah-DEZH/Lingala · a girl’s name

“Hope; French Nadège is a form related to Russian Nadezhda/Nadia.”

How to say it
nah-DEZH
Given to
Girls
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Nadege

Nicknames & short forms

Nadi

From the same family

01Elikia“Hope and hopeful expectation—a child who fills the family’s future with promise”Lingalaany→︎02Elikya“Hope and trust in God”Lingalaany→︎03Esperance“Hope”Lingalafemale→︎04Espoir“hope”Lingalamale→︎05Nadia“Hope, from the Russian form of Nadezhda.”Lingalafemale→︎06Roxane“Dawn and brightness—a hopeful new beginning”Lingalafemale→︎