English

Hope

Pronounced HOHPShare

Meaning: Hope

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 1 syllable

The story

An English virtue name used by Puritan families in the seventeenth century. Its meaning is the everyday word itself, giving it a direct expression of optimism with an established naming history.

Nicknames

  • Hopie

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Lower in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Hope comes from English.

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