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Names That Mean Hope

Names that mean hope, promise, and new beginnings

Names meaning hope carry an aspirational weight that resonates across faiths and cultures. From Spanish Esperanza and Slavic Nadia to Arabic Amal and Sanskrit Asha, hope-meaning names speak to faith in the future. They're especially popular for rainbow babies and parents who've taken a hard road to this child. Hope-meaning names pair beautifully with light-meaning and dawn-meaning names as middles.

25 names meaning hope in our library · 14 girl, 3 boy, 8 unisex

Girl names meaning hope

Amina

trustworthy, faithful, secure

Arabic
Asha

hope, wish, desire

Sanskrit
Elpida

hope

Greek
Emunah

faith, steadfast trust

Hebrew
Esperance

hope

French
Esperanza

hope

Spanish
Faith

faith, trust

English
Fidelia

faithful

Latin
Hope

hope

English
Nadezhda

hope

Russian
Nadia

hope

Slavic
Speranza

hope

Italian
Tikvah

hope

Hebrew
Vera

faith, truth

Slavic

Boy names meaning hope

Caleb

faithful, devotion

Hebrew
Fidel

faithful

Latin
Sadiq

truthful, trustworthy

Arabic

Unisex names meaning hope

Amal

hope, aspiration

Arabic
Amani

peace; wishes, aspirations

Swahili
Iman

faith, belief

Arabic
Nozomi

hope, wish

Japanese
Tumaini

hope, confidence

Swahili
Tūmanako

hope, aspiration

Māori
Umeed

hope, expectation

Urdu
Umut

hope

Turkish

Hope names by language

The same idea as hope, named in 16 different traditions.

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