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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.

26 names meaning hope in our library · 15 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
Imani♀

faith

Swahili
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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