Names Categorized "hope" - Behind the Name

Aamaal f Arabic
Means "hopes, aspirations" in Arabic (a plural form of Amal 1).

Aki 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.

Amal 1 f & m Arabic
Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic, from the root أمل (ʾamala) meaning "to hope for".

Amani f Arabic
Means "wishes" in Arabic, related to the root منا (manā) meaning "to tempt, to put to the test".

Amel 1 m Bosnian
Bosnian masculine form of Amal 1.

Amel 2 f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic آمال (see Aamaal) chiefly used in North Africa.

Amela f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Amal 1.

Arezou f Persian
Means "desire" in Persian.

Arman 1 m Persian, Kazakh
Means "wish, hope" in Persian.

Asha 1 f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit आशा (āśā) meaning "wish, desire, hope".

Chiyembekezo m & f Chewa
Means "hope" in Chewa.

Dovilas m Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian root do- "to give" combined with viltis "hope".

Dovilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Dovilas.

Dream f English (Modern)
From the English word dream referring to imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping or a hope or wish.

Elpida f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elpis.

Elpídio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Elpidius.

Elpidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Elpidius.

Elpidios m Late Greek
Greek form of Elpidius.

Elpidius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐλπίδιος (Elpidios), which was derived from ἐλπίς (elpis) meaning "hope". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who spent twenty years in a cave in Cappadocia.

Elpis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in the jar after Pandora unleashed the evils that were in it.

Emel f Turkish
Means "desire" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin, making this name a relative of Amal.

Esperança f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Esperanza.

Espérance f French
French cognate of Esperanza, currently most common in Francophone Africa.

Esperanta f Esperanto
Means "hoping" in Esperanto.

Esperanza f Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sperantia, which was derived from sperare "to hope".

Ganelon m Carolingian Cycle
French form of the Old German name Wenilo. In the medieval French epic La Chanson de Roland Ganelon is the knight who betrays Charlemagne's army to the Saracens, resulting in the death of Roland and the rest of the rear guard. He was based on Wenilo, a 9th-century archbishop of Sens who betrayed Charles the Bald (Charlemagne's grandson).

Hope f English
From the English word hope, ultimately from Old English hopian. This name was first used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Hülya f Turkish
Means "daydream" in Turkish.

Imeda m Georgian
Derived from Georgian იმედი (imedi) meaning "hope".

Itxaro f Basque
Means "hope, wait" in Basque.

Kazuki m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", as well as other combinations of kanji characters.

Kōki m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kō) meaning "light" or 幸 (kō) meaning "happiness, good luck" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji characters as well.

Kouki m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 光希 or 幸輝 (see Kōki).

Mizuki f Japanese
From Japanese 瑞 (mizu) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", besides other kanji combinations.

Nada 2 f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Means "hope" in South Slavic.

Nadezhda f Russian, Bulgarian
Means "hope" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Nadia 1 f French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Variant of Nadya 1 used in Western Europe, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name. It began to be used in France in the 19th century. The name received a boost in popularity from the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (1961-).

Nadica f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Nada 2.

Nadine f French, German, English, Dutch
French diminutive of Nadia 1.

Nadiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Ukrainian word meaning "hope".

Nadya 1 f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Nadezhda. It is also an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Надія (see Nadiya).

Nadzeya f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Belarusian word meaning "hope".

Natsuki f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Alternatively, it can come from 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Omid m & f Persian
Means "hope" in Persian.

Raja 1 f Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic, from the root رجا (rajā) meaning "to hope, to anticipate".

Rajiya f Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic, derived from رجا (rajā) meaning "to hope, to anticipate".

Saki f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", besides other combinations of kanji characters.

Shpresa f Albanian
From Albanian shpresë meaning "hope".

Shprintza f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Shprintze.

Shprintze f Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a Yiddish form of Esperanza. This is the name of Tevye's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on the late 19th-century Yiddish stories of Sholem Aleichem.

Shprintzel f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Shprintze.

Sperantia f Late Roman
Latin form of Esperanza.

Speranza f Italian
Italian cognate of Esperanza. Edmund Spenser used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590) for the sister of Fidelia. It was also assumed as a pen name by the Irish poet Lady Wilde (1821-1896), the mother of Oscar Wilde.

Spes f Roman Mythology
Means "hope" in Latin. In Roman mythology this was the name of the personification of hope.

Svajonė f Lithuanian
Means "dream, wish" in Lithuanian.

Tariro f Shona
Means "hope" in Shona.

Tesfaye m Amharic
From Amharic ተስፋ (tasfa) meaning "hope".

Themba m Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Means "trust, hope" in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.

Tikva f Hebrew
Means "hope" in Hebrew.

Toivo m Finnish, Estonian
Means "hope" in Finnish.

Tshepo m & f Sotho, Tswana
Means "hope" in Sotho and Tswana.

Tsholofelo f Tswana
Means "hope, expectation" in Tswana.

Tumaini f & m Swahili
Means "wish, hope" in Swahili, from Arabic طمع (ṭamiʿa) meaning "to desire".

Umed m Tajik
Means "hope" in Tajik, ultimately from Persian امید (omīd).

Umeda f Tajik
Feminine form of Umed.

Ümid m Azerbaijani
Means "hope" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian امید (omīd).

Umid m Uzbek
Means "hope" in Uzbek, ultimately from Persian امید (omīd).

Umida f Uzbek
Feminine form of Umid.

Ümit m Turkish
Means "hope" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian امید (omīd).

Umut m & f Turkish
Means "hope" in Turkish.

Vilmantas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian viltis "hope" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".

Vilmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Vilmantas.

Viltautas m Lithuanian (Rare)
From Lithuanian viltis "hope" and tauta "people, nation".

Viltautė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Viltautas.

Viltė f Lithuanian
Short form of Viltautė.

Wenilo m Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with Old Frankish wani or Old High German wan meaning "hope, expectation".

Yūki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 生 (ki) meaning "living". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yuuki m & f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優希 or 悠希 or 優輝 or 悠生 (see Yūki).

Yuzuki f Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

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