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What does Hope mean?
Hope as a girls' name is pronounced hope. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Hope is "expectation; belief". From hopa. One of three names/qualities (Faith, Hope, Charity) described in the Bible at I Corinthians 13:13; was favored for sisters by Puritans and Catholics. A legendary trio with the names were the daughters of Saint Sophia, whose name means "wisdom". Actress Hope Lange.
STARTS WITH Ho-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, bible, puritans, legendary (mythology), saint, wisdom
Variations
VARIANT Esperance
SEE ALSO Verity
RELATIONS VIA CHARITY, FAITH Fae, Faye▼, Fe
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hope Riley (H.R.), ..
How popular is Hope?
Hope is a very prominent first name for women (#427 out of 4276, Top 10%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#1988 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hope reached its apex rank of #144 in the U.S. in 1999, and is at #255 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Faith (#122 FROM RECENT DATA), Faye (#706), Charity (#1237), Verity (#1840) and Fae are the prominent varying forms of Hope (#255) ranked in the Top 2000. These forms of Hope were popular as birth names 2 decades ago (MEDIAN #1081) and are somewhat less conventional today (#1026, DOWN 43%).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Hebe, Hege, Holde (see Holda), Holle, Honey, Honie and Lupe▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Hope.
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