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When I was up in Tohoku last week, there were lots of sunflowers scattered around and it was a nice bright cheery feel of hope that they bring among the rubble of their posts-tsunami surroundings. Once knew a couple w/ a little girl named Himawari (Jpns. for sunflower) and somehow making a combo with the meaning of Hope in there with Himawari, but without the alliteration that comes at the beginning with Hope or the end w/ Nozomi, so what came to mind was Esperance or Esperanza. There are so many up there still in need of hope that the concept of hope in the Tohoku that something w/ a ray of hope for Tohoku seemed appropriate to put together.
Which do you think sounds better, Himawari Esperance or Himawari Esperanza?

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Now that it's got me thinking, after my Tohoku Sakura poem, maybe Sakura Hope would also be a good combo.