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by Hope (guest)
9/23/2002, 12:30 AM
Isn't the name Hope in french Espoire?
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- Nanaea   +5
9/23/2002, 6:04 AM
Try "Espérance"."Espoire" appears to be a trendy, made-up name, and not immediately recognized in France either, if you check a few French baby names sites:http://www.prenoms.comhttp://www.meilleursprenoms.com-- Nanaea
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- Ellie (guest)   +4
9/24/2002, 4:26 PM
The verb for hope in French is 'esperer' (I think!) So it looks close, but I don't think so. I'd have to go with Nanaea on this one!
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- Pavlos (guest)   +3
9/25/2002, 2:25 AM
The word has the same root as "aspire": the Latin "spirare", meaning "to breathe". I breathe, therefore I hope.
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- Anneza (guest)   +2
9/25/2002, 6:25 AM
I thought poires were pears, as in Belle Helene? If so, good fruit but bad name.
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- Pavlos (guest)   +1
9/25/2002, 8:13 AM
An S-pear? You remind me of an joke about an automobile called the S-Car. I forget the joke itself, but remember the punchline:
"Look at that S-car go!"
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- Satu (guest)
9/25/2002, 9:27 AM
Hi,there's a French word "espoir" which means hope, confidence. Maybe someone has just added an -e to make the word a female name???Regards, Satu
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