English · Girl name
Hope
“expectation of good”
About the name Hope
Hope is an English virtue name meaning ‘expectation of good’. It is derived from Old English ‘hopian’, meaning ‘expectation of good’ or to wish for something. In Christian teaching, hope is one of the three theological virtues, together with faith and charity, and English Puritans gave it as a name to girls in the seventeenth century. The word symbolizes optimism and aspiration in literature; in the Greek myth of Pandora, hope is the one thing left in the jar after all evils escape.
- Meaning
- expectation of good
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- HOHP(1 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Hope
- Hope Elizabeth
- Hope Anne
- Hope Marie
- Hope Claire
- Hope Joy
Questions about Hope
- What does Hope mean?
- Hope is an English name meaning "expectation of good".
- How do you pronounce Hope?
- Hope is pronounced HOHP, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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