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 plural▶Promise#826 in the U.S.From the English word promise, derived from Latin promissum (a pledge, vow), the past participl▶Esperanza#1017 in the U.S.Hope; from Spanish esperanza (hope), from Latin sperare (to hope)▶Asha#1196 in the U.S.Hope; from Sanskrit asha (hope, desire, wish); or life (Swahili); or truth/righteousness (Avest▶Amal#1227 in the U.S.Hope; aspiration; from Arabic amal (hope, aspiration, expectation)▶Nadine#1582 in the U.S.French diminutive of Nadia, ultimately from Russian Nadezhda meaning 'hope'.▶Amila#2229 in the U.S.hope, aspiration▶Arzoyi#3383 in the U.S.Of uncertain origin; most plausibly related to Persian and Pashto arzu/arzo, 'wish, hope, longi▶Amilah#3881 in the U.S.From Arabic amilah — feminine of amil, 'hopeful, full of hope' (also 'one who works/strives')▶Muna#4161 in the U.S.From Arabic muna, 'wishes, hopes, desires, aspirations' (plural of munyah)▶Taraji#4269 in the U.S.From Swahili taraji, 'hope, expectation'▶Nada#4428 in the U.S.From Arabic nada, 'dew; generosity, dewy freshness'; also Slavic Nada, 'hope'; routes layered▶Nadiya#4429 in the U.S.From Slavic Nadiya, 'hope' (Nadezhda), and Arabic Nadia, 'tender, delicate; the beginning'; rou▶Nadalia#4724 in the U.S.Modern coinage blending Nadia ('hope', Slavic) and Natalia ('Christmas Day, born at Christmas')▶Nadya#4973 in the U.S.Spelling of Nadya/Nadia — from Russian Nadezhda, 'hope'▶Hiraya#5845 in the U.S.From Tagalog (Filipino) hiraya, 'the fruit of one's hopes, dreams, and aspirations; the creativ▶Amali#6384 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Amal ('hope', Arabic) and Amalia/Amelia ('work, industrious', Germanic); ▶Arzoie#6395 in the U.S.A spelling of Arzu — from Persian/Turkish arzu, 'a wish, a desire, a longing; a hope'▶Amala#6623 in the U.S.Variously the Sanskrit amala, 'pure; clean; spotless; without blemish', and an Arabic name link▶Nazia#7135 in the U.S.From Persian/Urdu, variously 'pride; elegance; coquetry' and 'hope; optimism; delicate'; routes▶Aasha#7225 in the U.S.A spelling of Asha — from Sanskrit, 'hope; wish; desire; aspiration' (also Swahili, 'life')▶Heela#7348 in the U.S.From Pashto/Dari heela, 'hope; expectation'; also used as a modern coinage; routes layered▶Amanii#7589 in the U.S.A spelling of Amani — variously from Arabic, 'wishes; aspirations; hopes', and Swahili, 'peace'▶Amela#7593 in the U.S.A Bosnian feminine of Amel — from Arabic amal, 'hope; expectation; aspiration'; also read as a ▶Nadeen#7822 in the U.S.A spelling of Nadine — a French elaboration of Nadia (from Russian Nadezhda, 'hope'); also link▶Amel#7968 in the U.S.A form of Amal — from the Arabic, 'hope; aspiration; expectation'; also a French short form; ro▶Horizon#8103 in the U.S.From the English word horizon, 'the line where the earth and sky appear to meet; the limit of o▶Umay#8886 in the U.S.From the Turkic Umay — a mother/fertility goddess of Turkic mythology (a protector of women and▶Yuxi#8907 in the U.S.From the Chinese — yu, 'jade' (or 'rain'), + xi, 'happiness; hope; dawn', depending on the char▶Ameelah#8954 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Amila/Amilah — from the Arabic, 'hopeful; hardworking; industrious'; also li▶Ashaia#8982 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Asha ('hope; life') with an -aia ending; no single fixed root; routes un▶Rainbow#9392 in the U.S.From the word rainbow — the arc of color in the sky (rain + bow); a nature/word-name, connoting▶Netta#9430 in the U.S.From Hebrew neta, 'plant, sapling, young shoot' — a green, hopeful word-name used in Israel. In▶Amiyla#9574 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Amila ('hopeful', Bosnian/Arabic) and Amaya; no single fixed root; route▶Kiko#9886 in the U.S.Variously a Japanese girls' name (ki, 'hope/chronicle/rare', + ko, 'a child') and a Spanish pet▶Omnia#10082 in the U.S.Two honest routes. In Latin, omnia means 'all things' — as in the motto omnia vincit amor, 'lov▶Savera#10120 in the U.S.From the Hindi/Urdu savera, 'the dawn; morning; daybreak' (a symbol of hope and a new beginning▶Arzoe#10329 in the U.S.From the Persian Arzu, 'wish; desire; hope', reshaped with a Zoe/-oe ending; routes layered▶Hodan#10544 in the U.S.From the Somali Hodan, 'prosperity; wealth; abundance; well-off.' A warm, hopeful Somali name.▶Hopelynn#10548 in the U.S.A modern blend of the virtue word Hope ('hope; trust; expectation') with the fashionable -lynn ▶Nadja#10796 in the U.S.Nadja is a German and Slavic spelling of Nadia, short for the Russian Nadezhda, 'hope.' The -dj▶Seher#10920 in the U.S.From the Turkish/Arabic seher (sahar), 'dawn; the pre-dawn hour; daybreak' — a poetic, hopeful ▶Nozomi#11838 in the U.S.From the Japanese Nozomi, 'hope; wish; desire' — a warm, aspirational name written with charact▶Spruha#11983 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Spruha (Spruha/Spriha), meaning 'desire; wish; aspiration; longing'. A hopeful vi▶Xi#12058 in the U.S.Xi is a romanized Chinese name whose meaning depends on the written character — commonly 'hope'▶Xiya#12059 in the U.S.Xiya is a romanized Chinese name whose meaning depends on the written characters — often read w▶Yanxi#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 warm▶Maki#12915 in the U.S.A Japanese girls' name whose meaning shifts with the written characters — common readings inclu▶Mazal#12950 in the U.S.From the Hebrew mazal, 'luck; fortune; a lucky star; constellation' — the root of the greeting ▶Raja#13105 in the U.S.As a girls' name Raja is most often Arabic Raja', 'hope; expectation'. Separately, Sanskrit raj▶Xiyue#13364 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese given name. In Chinese, meaning comes from the characters, not the spelling▶Amaal#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 romani▶Ausha#13665 in the U.S.A modern spelling that reads as a variant of Asha (Sanskrit 'hope'; Swahili 'life') or of Aisha▶Ashai#13789 in the U.S.A modern coinage that echoes Asha ('hope' in Sanskrit; 'life' in Swahili); its exact route is u▶Chenxi#13791 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese given name (Mandarin pinyin). Its meaning depends entirely on the character▶Idman#14465 in the U.S.From the Somali Idman, 'grace; good fortune; blessing.' A warm, hopeful name from the Horn of A▶Lingxi#14473 in the U.S.A Chinese given name in romanized form. Ling and xi each correspond to several different charac▶Nadiah#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 Slavic▶Ruoxi#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 (t▶Amaani#15308 in the U.S.Amaani is a spelling of Amani. In Arabic, amani means 'wishes, aspirations, hopes' - the plural▶Dhream#15852 in the U.S.A modern spelling of the English word dream, 'a cherished hope; a vision in sleep' — used as an▶Esper#15977 in the U.S.Esper reads as a hope word: it sits on the same root as French esperer and Latin sperare, 'to h▶Esperance#16045 in the U.S.From the French espérance, 'hope' (Latin sperare, 'to hope') — a classic virtue name, once used▶HeevaA soft name echoing Eva ('life') and the Kurdish/Persian Hiva ('hope; the crescent moon'). As s▶RajwaFrom 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 L▶Armaan#1587 in the U.S.From Persian/Urdu 'arman' meaning 'wish, desire, longing, hope'.▶Jayvion#1999 in the U.S.Hope; expectation▶Von#2003 in the U.S.Hope; expectation▶Javonte#2757 in the U.S.Hope; expectation▶Jayven#2800 in the U.S.Hope; expectation▶Jayvian#2844 in the U.S.Hope; expectation▶Jahleel#3007 in the U.S.God waits; hope in God▶Domani#3164 in the U.S.Italian word domani meaning 'tomorrow', used as a given name to evoke hope, the future, and pos▶Amil#4312 in the U.S.From Arabic amil, 'one who works, doer, hopeful', and Sanskrit amal, 'pure, unblemished'; route▶Kitai#6026 in the U.S.A modern name echoing the Japanese kitai, 'hope, expectation'; also a film character name; no s▶Amell#6182 in the U.S.Variously a surname (as borne by the actor Stephen Amell) and a name echoing the Arabic amal, '▶Raja#6712 in the U.S.Variously the Sanskrit raja, 'a king; a ruler', and the Arabic raja, 'hope; expectation'; used ▶Amal#8323 in the U.S.From the Arabic amal, 'hope; aspiration; expectation'; also a Hebrew name ('labour; toil'); use▶Amel#8327 in the U.S.A form of Amal/Amel — from the Arabic, variously 'hope; aspiration' and 'one who works/strives'▶Ashot#8351 in the U.S.An ancient Armenian royal name (borne by several kings of the Bagratuni dynasty); the precise m▶Omid#8764 in the U.S.From the Persian omid, 'hope; expectation; aspiration'▶Umut#8895 in the U.S.From the Turkish umut, 'hope'▶Hope#10245 in the U.S.An English virtue name from the word 'hope', 'expectation; trust; confident desire'; more commo▶Jhream#10311 in the U.S.A modern given name whose sound echoes the English 'dream' with a stylized Jh- spelling; a hope▶Kiko#10412 in the U.S.A Spanish pet form of Francisco ('free man; Frenchman'); also a Japanese name (variously 'chron▶Maki#10495 in the U.S.A Japanese name whose meaning shifts with the kanji — often built on ma ('true; genuine') plus ▶Nasib#10552 in the U.S.From the Arabic nasib, 'fate; destiny; one's lot; good fortune' — and in a separate sense 'kins▶Nayeem#10557 in the U.S.From the Arabic na'im, 'comfort; ease; bliss; the blessings of paradise' — a warm, hopeful virt▶Xi#10835 in the U.S.Xi is a romanization of several Chinese given-name elements, depending on the character — commo▶Aahaan#10892 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit for 'dawn; sunrise; the first ray of light' — a bright, hopeful modern Indian▶Eternal#11304 in the U.S.From the English word 'eternal' — lasting forever, timeless, without end (via Latin aeternus). ▶Anker#12433 in the U.S.Anker is a Danish/Scandinavian name, associated with 'anchor' (a symbol of hope and steadfastne▶Baris#12460 in the U.S.From the Turkish Baris (Barish), 'peace.' A warm, hopeful virtue name, popular in Turkey. The f▶Bahati#12514 in the U.S.Bahati is a Swahili name from East Africa meaning 'luck' or 'fortune'. It carries a hopeful, bl▶Bakhari#12517 in the U.S.Bakhari is a Swahili name of Arabic root, generally read as 'promising' or 'noble one'. It carr▶Irmuun#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 a▶Olanrewaju#13646 in the U.S.A Yoruba sentence-name built on ola ('wealth; honor; dignity'), commonly glossed 'honor is walk▶Pratyush#13698 in the U.S.From Sanskrit pratyusha, 'daybreak; the first light of dawn' — and by extension the sun. A lumi▶Purpose#13704 in the U.S.The English word purpose, from Old French porpos, 'aim; intention.' As a given name it is a vir▶Toivy#14004 in the U.S.Toivy has two plausible routes. It may be a pet form of Finnish Toivo, 'hope.' It may equally b▶Yekusiel#14152 in the U.S.The Ashkenazi Yiddish pronunciation of the Hebrew name Yekutiel, a name in the book of Chronicl▶EspoirThe French word espoir, 'hope,' used as a name. A luminous virtue name.▶