Names that mean hope
This list groups names by the literal gloss at the start of each meaning, not the cultural notes that follow. Closely related meanings are gathered under hope. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Toivo Finnish · hope, wish
Armaan Persian · desire, wish, hope
Amani Arabic · wishes; from an Arabic root meaning 'to tempt, to put to the test'
Prasetyo Indonesian · vow, promise, pledge
Nadiya Ukrainian · hope
Hope English · hope
Nadine Russian · hope
Nozomi Japanese · hope
Omid Persian · hope
Asha Sanskrit · hope
Esperanza Spanish · hope
Tesfaye Amharic · my hope
Nadege French · traditionally meaning hope; a common Haitian given name
Kalkidan Amharic · promise
Promise English · from the word promise
Lyubov Slavic · love, one of the old trio of virtue names (Faith, Hope, Love); shared across Ukrainian and Russian
Vam Hmong · Hmong word traditionally meaning hope
Levi Hebrew · traditionally "joined, attached," from the hope Genesis records at his birth; the priestly tribe of Israel descends from him. Centuries of Jewish use, a denim-tinged American ring, and a 2010s surge that made it a fresh-feeling classic
Amal Arabic · hope (a unisex name that gained international visibility through human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney)
Amaris English · modern name of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to Hebrew promise
Fe Filipino · faith (Spanish). Anchor of the beloved sister trio Fe, Esperanza, and Caridad, faith, hope, and charity, a classic Filipino Catholic pattern for naming daughters. One syllable that reads instantly in Spanish, Tagalog, and English. Across Brazil it doubles as Fê, the affectionate short of Fernanda
Isaac Hebrew · "he will laugh," from Yitzchak, named for Sarah's astonished laughter at the promise of a son; a patriarch's name constant in Jewish use and beloved by Puritans, with a warm modern revival to show for it. Ike and Zac come along
Tawanda Shona (Zimbabwean) · a genuine Shona name from Zimbabwe meaning we have multiplied or we are many, expressing hope for a growing family
Nada Uncertain · two unrelated origins: Arabic nada, dew or generosity, and South Slavic nada, hope; which applies depends on culture, not one true root
Ho-seok Korean · great fortune (BTS J-Hope's birth name)
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