Baby Names That Mean Hope
112 baby names meaning hope — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means hope? Here are 112 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of hope. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Miley#338 in the U.S.A modern American name, originally a nickname derived from 'smiley' — Miley Cyrus's birth name Hope#352 in the U.S.From the Old English 'hopa', meaning hope — the expectation and desire for a positive outcome. Nadia#565 in the U.S.Hope; a Slavic short form of Nadezhda meaning hope, also independently used in Arabic meaning 'Amani#678 in the U.S.From Swahili and Arabic amani meaning peace, security, or wishes; in Arabic amani is the pluralPromise#826 in the U.S.From the English word promise, derived from Latin promissum (a pledge, vow), the past participlEsperanza#1209 in the U.S.Hope; from Spanish esperanza (hope), from Latin sperare (to hope)Amal#1241 in the U.S.Hope; aspiration; from Arabic amal (hope, aspiration, expectation)Asha#1373 in the U.S.Hope; from Sanskrit asha (hope, desire, wish); or life (Swahili); or truth/righteousness (AvestNadine#1627 in the U.S.French diminutive of Nadia, ultimately from Russian Nadezhda meaning 'hope'.Amila#2358 in the U.S.hope, aspirationMuna#3436 in the U.S.From Arabic muna, 'wishes, hopes, desires, aspirations' (plural of munyah)Arzoyi#3468 in the U.S.Of uncertain origin; most plausibly related to Persian and Pashto arzu/arzo, 'wish, hope, longiNada#4432 in the U.S.From Arabic nada, 'dew; generosity, dewy freshness'; also Slavic Nada, 'hope'; routes layeredAmilah#4461 in the U.S.From Arabic amilah — feminine of amil, 'hopeful, full of hope' (also 'one who works/strives')Nadiya#4629 in the U.S.From Slavic Nadiya, 'hope' (Nadezhda), and Arabic Nadia, 'tender, delicate; the beginning'; rouNadya#5853 in the U.S.Spelling of Nadya/Nadia — from Russian Nadezhda, 'hope'Aasha#6117 in the U.S.A spelling of Asha — from Sanskrit, 'hope; wish; desire; aspiration' (also Swahili, 'life')Hiraya#6199 in the U.S.From Tagalog (Filipino) hiraya, 'the fruit of one's hopes, dreams, and aspirations; the creativRainbow#6767 in the U.S.From the word rainbow — the arc of color in the sky (rain + bow); a nature/word-name, connotingAmel#6853 in the U.S.A form of Amal — from the Arabic, 'hope; aspiration; expectation'; also a French short form; roHeela#6945 in the U.S.From Pashto/Dari heela, 'hope; expectation'; also used as a modern coinage; routes layeredAmala#7157 in the U.S.Variously the Sanskrit amala, 'pure; clean; spotless; without blemish', and an Arabic name linkAmali#7158 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Amal ('hope', Arabic) and Amalia/Amelia ('work, industrious', Germanic); Amanii#7508 in the U.S.A spelling of Amani — variously from Arabic, 'wishes; aspirations; hopes', and Swahili, 'peace'Arzoie#7522 in the U.S.A spelling of Arzu — from Persian/Turkish arzu, 'a wish, a desire, a longing; a hope'Taraji#7853 in the U.S.From Swahili taraji, 'hope, expectation'Amela#8398 in the U.S.A Bosnian feminine of Amel — from Arabic amal, 'hope; expectation; aspiration'; also read as a Kiko#8623 in the U.S.Variously a Japanese girls' name (ki, 'hope/chronicle/rare', + ko, 'a child') and a Spanish petNazia#8716 in the U.S.From Persian/Urdu, variously 'pride; elegance; coquetry' and 'hope; optimism; delicate'; routesAmeelah#8954 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Amila/Amilah — from the Arabic, 'hopeful; hardworking; industrious'; also liNadja#9278 in the U.S.Nadja is a German and Slavic spelling of Nadia, short for the Russian Nadezhda, 'hope.' The -djSeher#9367 in the U.S.From the Turkish/Arabic seher (sahar), 'dawn; the pre-dawn hour; daybreak' — a poetic, hopeful Netta#9430 in the U.S.From Hebrew neta, 'plant, sapling, young shoot' — a green, hopeful word-name used in Israel. InAmiyla#9574 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Amila ('hopeful', Bosnian/Arabic) and Amaya; no single fixed root; routeOmnia#10082 in the U.S.Two honest routes. In Latin, omnia means 'all things' — as in the motto omnia vincit amor, 'lovUmay#10847 in the U.S.From the Turkic Umay — a mother/fertility goddess of Turkic mythology (a protector of women andXiya#10879 in the U.S.Xiya is a romanized Chinese name whose meaning depends on the written characters — often read wHorizon#11294 in the U.S.From the English word horizon, 'the line where the earth and sky appear to meet; the limit of oNadeen#11612 in the U.S.A spelling of Nadine — a French elaboration of Nadia (from Russian Nadezhda, 'hope'); also linkXi#12058 in the U.S.Xi is a romanized Chinese name whose meaning depends on the written character — commonly 'hope'Arzoe#12063 in the U.S.From the Persian Arzu, 'wish; desire; hope', reshaped with a Zoe/-oe ending; routes layeredYanxi#12069 in the U.S.Yanxi is a romanized Chinese name whose meaning depends on the written characters — often 'yan'Chassity#12387 in the U.S.A spelling of Chastity, an English virtue name from chastity, 'purity; moral cleanness.' A warmHodan#12390 in the U.S.From the Somali Hodan, 'prosperity; wealth; abundance; well-off.' A warm, hopeful Somali name.Maki#12915 in the U.S.A Japanese girls' name whose meaning shifts with the written characters — common readings incluMazal#12950 in the U.S.From the Hebrew mazal, 'luck; fortune; a lucky star; constellation' — the root of the greeting Savera#12965 in the U.S.From the Hindi/Urdu savera, 'the dawn; morning; daybreak' (a symbol of hope and a new beginningSpruha#13022 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Spruha (Spruha/Spriha), meaning 'desire; wish; aspiration; longing'. A hopeful viRaja#13105 in the U.S.As a girls' name Raja is most often Arabic Raja', 'hope; expectation'. Separately, Sanskrit rajXiyue#13364 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese given name. In Chinese, meaning comes from the characters, not the spellingAshaia#13383 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Asha ('hope; life') with an -aia ending; no single fixed root; routes unAmaal#13534 in the U.S.Amaal romanizes the Arabic name Amal, the plural of amal, 'hope' — so 'hopes; aspirations'. It Amelah#13544 in the U.S.Amelah reads two ways: as a trimmed spelling of Amelia (Germanic amal, 'work'), and as a romaniAusha#13665 in the U.S.A modern spelling that reads as a variant of Asha (Sanskrit 'hope'; Swahili 'life') or of AishaAshai#13789 in the U.S.A modern coinage that echoes Asha ('hope' in Sanskrit; 'life' in Swahili); its exact route is uChenxi#13791 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese given name (Mandarin pinyin). Its meaning depends entirely on the characterIdman#14465 in the U.S.From the Somali Idman, 'grace; good fortune; blessing.' A warm, hopeful name from the Horn of ANozomi#14470 in the U.S.From the Japanese Nozomi, 'hope; wish; desire' — a warm, aspirational name written with charactLingxi#14473 in the U.S.A Chinese given name in romanized form. Ling and xi each correspond to several different characNadiah#14688 in the U.S.Nadiah spells Nadia, a name with two honest homes. In Russian and other Slavic languages Nadia Najat#14695 in the U.S.Arabic Najat means 'safety; deliverance; rescue; salvation', from the root n-j-w, 'to be saved;Naudia#14719 in the U.S.Naudia is a modern respelling of Nadia, with an -au- that shifts the vowel. Nadia is the SlavicYuxi#14889 in the U.S.From the Chinese — yu, 'jade' (or 'rain'), + xi, 'happiness; hope; dawn', depending on the charRuoxi#14925 in the U.S.A Chinese given name, romanized from Mandarin pinyin (Ruoxi). Its meaning depends on the exact Yuzuki#15024 in the U.S.A romanized Japanese given name; its meaning depends on the characters, often combining yuzu (tAmaani#15308 in the U.S.Amaani is a spelling of Amani. In Arabic, amani means 'wishes, aspirations, hopes' - the pluralHopelynn#15783 in the U.S.A modern blend of the virtue word Hope ('hope; trust; expectation') with the fashionable -lynn Dhream#15852 in the U.S.A modern spelling of the English word dream, 'a cherished hope; a vision in sleep' — used as anEsper#15977 in the U.S.Esper reads as a hope word: it sits on the same root as French esperer and Latin sperare, 'to hEsperance#16045 in the U.S.From the French espérance, 'hope' (Latin sperare, 'to hope') — a classic virtue name, once usedNadalia#16540 in the U.S.Modern coinage blending Nadia ('hope', Slavic) and Natalia ('Christmas Day, born at Christmas')HeevaA soft name echoing Eva ('life') and the Kurdish/Persian Hiva ('hope; the crescent moon'). As sRajwaFrom the Arabic Rajwa, 'hope; expectation.' A graceful virtue name; it is borne by Rajwa Al Hus
Boy Names
Reuben#889 in the U.S.From Hebrew Re'uven, meaning behold, a son — from re'u (behold, look) and ben (son); the name LArmaan#1635 in the U.S.From Persian/Urdu 'arman' meaning 'wish, desire, longing, hope'.Jayvion#2084 in the U.S.Hope; expectationVon#2142 in the U.S.Hope; expectationJayven#2905 in the U.S.Hope; expectationDomani#3098 in the U.S.Italian word domani meaning 'tomorrow', used as a given name to evoke hope, the future, and posJavonte#3272 in the U.S.Hope; expectationJayvian#3609 in the U.S.Hope; expectationJahleel#3985 in the U.S.God waits; hope in GodOmid#4497 in the U.S.From the Persian omid, 'hope; expectation; aspiration'Amal#5620 in the U.S.From the Arabic amal, 'hope; aspiration; expectation'; also a Hebrew name ('labour; toil'); useAmil#5871 in the U.S.From Arabic amil, 'one who works, doer, hopeful', and Sanskrit amal, 'pure, unblemished'; routeKitai#6015 in the U.S.A modern name echoing the Japanese kitai, 'hope, expectation'; also a film character name; no sRaja#6361 in the U.S.Variously the Sanskrit raja, 'a king; a ruler', and the Arabic raja, 'hope; expectation'; used Ashot#7726 in the U.S.An ancient Armenian royal name (borne by several kings of the Bagratuni dynasty); the precise mKiko#7977 in the U.S.A Spanish pet form of Francisco ('free man; Frenchman'); also a Japanese name (variously 'chronAmel#8290 in the U.S.A form of Amal/Amel — from the Arabic, variously 'hope; aspiration' and 'one who works/strives'Maki#8664 in the U.S.A Japanese name whose meaning shifts with the kanji — often built on ma ('true; genuine') plus Umut#8895 in the U.S.From the Turkish umut, 'hope'Xi#9668 in the U.S.Xi is a romanization of several Chinese given-name elements, depending on the character — commoAahaan#9718 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit for 'dawn; sunrise; the first ray of light' — a bright, hopeful modern IndianJhream#10152 in the U.S.A modern given name whose sound echoes the English 'dream' with a stylized Jh- spelling; a hopeNasib#10552 in the U.S.From the Arabic nasib, 'fate; destiny; one's lot; good fortune' — and in a separate sense 'kinsEternal#11304 in the U.S.From the English word 'eternal' — lasting forever, timeless, without end (via Latin aeternus). Nayeem#11598 in the U.S.From the Arabic na'im, 'comfort; ease; bliss; the blessings of paradise' — a warm, hopeful virtAmell#12124 in the U.S.Variously a surname (as borne by the actor Stephen Amell) and a name echoing the Arabic amal, 'Anker#12433 in the U.S.Anker is a Danish/Scandinavian name, associated with 'anchor' (a symbol of hope and steadfastneBaris#12460 in the U.S.From the Turkish Baris (Barish), 'peace.' A warm, hopeful virtue name, popular in Turkey. The fBahati#12514 in the U.S.Bahati is a Swahili name from East Africa meaning 'luck' or 'fortune'. It carries a hopeful, blBakhari#12517 in the U.S.Bakhari is a Swahili name of Arabic root, generally read as 'promising' or 'noble one'. It carrHope#12722 in the U.S.An English virtue name from the word 'hope', 'expectation; trust; confident desire'; more commoIrmuun#12976 in the U.S.Irmuun is a Mongolian given name generally read as 'brave' or 'courageous,' from a word family Kazuki#13240 in the U.S.A Japanese given name written with a range of kanji, so its meaning depends on the characters aOlanrewaju#13646 in the U.S.A Yoruba sentence-name built on ola ('wealth; honor; dignity'), commonly glossed 'honor is walkPratyush#13698 in the U.S.From Sanskrit pratyusha, 'daybreak; the first light of dawn' — and by extension the sun. A lumiPurpose#13704 in the U.S.The English word purpose, from Old French porpos, 'aim; intention.' As a given name it is a virToivy#14004 in the U.S.Toivy has two plausible routes. It may be a pet form of Finnish Toivo, 'hope.' It may equally bYekusiel#14152 in the U.S.The Ashkenazi Yiddish pronunciation of the Hebrew name Yekutiel, a name in the book of ChroniclEspoirThe French word espoir, 'hope,' used as a name. A luminous virtue name.