Hope is a given name derived from the

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hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

'', ultimately from the

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word ''hopian'' referring to a positive expectation or to the theological virtue of

. It was used as a virtue name by the

Puritans The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become more Protestant. P ...

. Puritans also used Hope as an element in phrase names, such as Hope-for, Hopeful, and Hope-still. The name is also the usual English translation of the

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name of Saint Hope, an early Christian child

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...

who was tortured to death along with her sisters Faith and Charity. She is known as Elpis in

and Spes in

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and her name is translated differently in other languages.

Faith Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as "belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people often ...

, Hope and

Charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Ch ...

, the three theological virtues, are names traditionally given to triplet girls, just as Faith and Hope remain common names for twin girls. There were 40 sets of twins named Faith and Hope born in the United States in 2009, the second most common name combination for twin girls. One example were the American triplets Faith, Hope and Charity Cardwell, who were born in 1899 in

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

and were recognized in 1994 by the

Guinness Book of World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

as the world's longest lived triplets. Hope has been among the top 1,000 names given to girls born in the United States since 1880 and has been among the top 500 since 1909. It was ranked as the 231st most popular name for girls born in 2011 in the United States, down from its peak ranking of No. 144 in 1999.

Notable people

Hope Akpan Hope Ini Ita Akpan (born 14 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Widnes. He came through the youth ranks at Everton, making his first-team debut in 2009. He later played for Hull City (on loan), Crawley Town ...

(born 1991), English professional footballer *

Hope Anderson The Miss Louisiana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss America pageant. Although no delegate from Louisiana has ever won the Miss America title, four have placed 1st runner-up. As o ...

(born 1988), American beauty queen *

Hope Andrade Esperanza "Hope" Andrade (born July 1, 1949) is a businesswoman from San Antonio, Texas, who is the former commissioner representing employers on the Texas Workforce Commission, an appointed position which she held from 2013 to 2015. From 2008 ...

(born 1949), American businesswoman, former

Secretary of State of Texas The Secretary of State of Texas is one of the six members of the executive department of the State of Texas in the United States. Under the Constitution of Texas, the appointment is made by the governor of Texas, with confirmation by the Texas S ...

Hope Cooke Hope Cooke (born June 24, 1940) was the "Gyalmo" () ( Queen Consort) of the 12th Chogyal (King) of Sikkim, Palden Thondup Namgyal. Their wedding took place in March 1963. She was termed ''Her Highness The Crown Princess of Sikkim'' and became th ...

(born 1940), American socialite, former Queen Consort of the King of Sikkim * Destiny Hope Cyrus (born 1992), American singer, songwriter, and actress, better known as Miley Cyrus *

Hope Davis Hope Davis is an American actress. She is known for her performances on stage and screen earning various awards and nominations including a Tony Award nomination, as well two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Award nominations. She ...

(born 1964), American actress *

Hope Dworaczyk Hope Dworaczyk Smith ( ; born November 21, 1984) is an American entrepreneur, model, and reality television personality. She is the founder and CEO of MUTHA, a skincare company, and was the host of Inside Fashion. Smith was ''Playboy'' magazine's ...

(born 1984), American Playboy model, TV host and reality television personality *

Hope Edelman Hope Edelman (born June 17, 1964) is an American non-fiction author, essayist, and writing instructor. Early life and education Edelman is the author of eight non-fiction books, including ''Motherless Daughters''; ''Motherless Mothers''; the me ...

(born 1964), American non-fiction author *

Hope Tisdale Eldridge Dorothy Hope Tisdale Eldridge (June 18, 1904 – October 5, 1991) was an American physical educator, demographer, and statistician. Early life and education Hope Tisdale was born in Mobile, Alabama, the daughter of Marion Eugene Tisdale and H ...

(1904–1991), American statistician, demographer *

Hope Emerson Hope Emerson (October 29, 1897 – April 24, 1960;) was an American actress, vaudevillian, nightclub performer, and strongwoman. An imposing person physically, she weighed between and stood tall in her prime. Early life Emerson was born in ...

(1897–1960), American actress *

Hope Garber Bessie Hope Wolf (February 18, 1924 – September 7, 2005), known professionally as Hope Garber, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, latterly based in the United States. Early life Garber was born in London, Ontario, to Louis and Fruma Wolf ...

(1924–2005), Canadian actress and singer *

Hope Grant General Sir James Hope Grant, GCB (22 July 1808 – 7 March 1875) was a British Army officer. He served in the First Opium War, First Anglo-Sikh War, Indian Rebellion of 1857, and Second Opium War. Early life Grant was the fifth and younge ...

(1826–1875), British General *

Hope Hicks Hope Charlotte Hicks (born October 21, 1988) is an American public relations executive and political advisor who served in President Donald Trump’s administration from 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021. She served as White House Director of Strate ...

(born 1988), American pr executive,

White House Director of Strategic Communications The White House Director of Strategic Communications is a senior member of the President's staff, reporting directly to the President and working in conjunction with the White House Communications Director. President Donald Trump formed the posi ...

for President Trump *

Hope Holiday Hope Holiday (born Hope Jane Zee) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. Margie MacDougall, Jack Lemmon's partner in self-pity on Christmas Eve night, in the Billy Wilder film ''The Apartment'' (1960). Early years Hol ...

(born 1938), American actress *

Hope Goddard Iselin Edith Hope Goddard Iselin (January 17, 1868 – April 5, 1970) was an American heiress and sportswoman who was the first American woman to compete as a crew member in the America's Cup yacht race. She also owned thoroughbred racehorses. Early ...

(1868–1970), American heiress and sportswoman *

Hope Jahren Anne Hope Jahren (born September 27, 1969) is an American geochemist and geobiologist at the University of Oslo in Norway, known for her work using stable isotope analysis to analyze fossil forests dating to the Eocene. She has won many pre ...

(born 1969), American geobiologist *

Hope Lange Hope Elise Ross Lange (November 28, 1933 – December 19, 2003) was an American film, stage, and television actress. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ...

(1933–2003), American actress *

Hope Larson Hope Raue Larson (born 1982) is an American illustrator and cartoonist. Her main field is comic books. Biography Larson grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and attended Carolina Day School.Anne Fitten Glenn"Graphic Insight" ''Mountain Xpress'' ...

(born 1982), American illustrator and cartoonist *

Hope Loring Hope Loring (29 January 1894 – 17 January 1959) was an English screenwriter. She wrote for 63 films between 1918 and 1931. She was born in England and died in Majorca, Spain. She was married to fellow screenwriter and producer Louis D. L ...

(1894–1959), English screenwriter *

Hope McIntyre Hope McIntyre is a Canadian playwright, theatre creator, and professor. She was the founding artistic director of Sarasvati Productions and served as the company's artistic director until 2020. Early life and education McIntyre was born and r ...

, Canadian playwright and artistic director *

Hope Munro Hope Munro (née Brown; born 14 June 1981) is an Australian field hockey midfielder who played for the Australian women's national team, the Hockeyroos at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Munro lives in P ...

(born 1981), Australian field hockey player * Hope Muir, Canadian dancer, rehearsal director and teacher * Hope Mwesigye (born 1956), Ugandan lawyer and politician *

Hope A. Olson Hope A. Olson is Professor Emerita at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Information Studies, School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She was previously a professor at the University of Alberta. Fr ...

(born 1942), American Information studies scholar *

Hope Partlow Amanda Hope Partlow (born May 31, 1988) is an American pop singer from Drummonds, Tennessee. Biography Partlow grew up singing gospel and country songs in her native town. She was a popular act at the local Strand Theatre. While still in her e ...

(born 1988), American pop singer *

Hope Powell Hope Patricia Powell, CBE (born 8 December 1966) is an English former international footballer and former women's first-team manager of Brighton & Hove Albion. She was the coach of the England women's national football team and the Great Britain ...

(born 1966), English international football coach and former player * Hope Rippey (born 1976), one of the perpetrators of the torture-murder of Shanda Sharer * Hope Rugo, American oncologist and professor of medicine * Hope Sabanpan-Yu, Philippine story writer and poet *

Hope Sandoval Hope Sandoval (born June 24, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter who is the lead singer of Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. Sandoval has toured and collaborated with other artists, including Massive Attack, for whom she san ...

(born 1966), American singer-songwriter *

Hope Skillman Schary Hope Skillman Schary ( 1908 –1981) was an American textile designer and business executive. She founded the textile manufacturing company Skillmill (originally Hope Skillman, Inc.). She was a women's rights leader, heading organizations devoted ...

(c. 1908–1981), American textile designer *

Hope Harmel Smith Hope Harmel Smith (also created as ''Hope H. Smith'') is an American television producer and writer. She has been working in daytime for over 20 years. Positions held '' All My Children'' * Writer: October 2007 - July 2008 * Supervising Producer ...

, American television producer and writer * Hope Elizabeth Soberano (born 1998), Philippine actress *

Hope Solo Hope Amelia Stevens (; born July 30, 1981) is an American former soccer goalkeeper. She was a goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2016, and is a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Aft ...

(born 1981), member of the United States women's national soccer team *

Hope Summers Sarah Hope Summers (June 7, 1902 – June 22, 1979) was an American character actress known for her work on CBS's ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and ''Mayberry RFD'', portraying Clara Edwards. Early life Hope Summers was born in Mattoon, Illinois ...

(1896–1979), American actress * Hope Thompson, Canadian writer *

Hope Hill Van Beuren Hope Hill van Beuren is a Campbell Soup heiress whose net worth was estimated by Forbes to be about $1.1 billion as of March 2011. Her grandfather, John T. Dorrance, invented the condensed soup process.Hope Morgan Ward (born 1951), American Methodist bishop *

Hope Winch Hope Constance Monica Winch (1894 – 8 April 1944) was an English pharmacist and academic. Biography Winch was born in the vicarage in the village of Brompton, just outside Northallerton in North Yorkshire, where her father Reverend George Win ...

(1894–1944), English pharmacist

Fictional characters

Hope Williams Brady Hope Williams Brady is a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives'', an American soap opera on the NBC network. Created by writer William J. Bell, she was portrayed by Kristian Alfonso on and off from April 1983 to October 2020. Hope is a memb ...

, a character on the American soap opera, ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' *

Hope Estheim ''Final Fantasy XIII'' - a role-playing game released by Square Enix in 2009 - revolves around the struggles of a group of humans over a predestined fate. The game's two sequels, ''Final Fantasy XIII-2'' and '' Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy ...

, main male child character from the video game, ''

Final Fantasy XIII is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and later for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Released in Japan in December 2009 and international in March 2010, it is the ...

'', and recurring in its sequels, ''

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released in 2011 in Japan and 2012 in North America and PAL regions, and was ported to Microsoft Windows in 2014 and iOS and Androi ...

'' and '' Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII'' *

Hope Logan Hope Logan is a fictional character from ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. The character was portrayed by several child actors since Hope's introduction in 2002, most notably Rachel and Amanda Pace. In 20 ...

, a character on the American soap opera, ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'' *

Hope Manning-Thornhart A list of notable characters from the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' that made their first appearance between the beginning of 2000 and the end of 2009. Kimberly Andrews Kimberly Andrews (born Aubrey Wentworth) is a fictional characte ...

, a child character on the American soap opera, ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' *

Hope Pym Hope Pym is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, the character first appeared in ''A-Next'' #7 (April 1999). She is the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne ...

, a supervillain and superhero in

Marvel Comics 2 Marvel Comics 2 is an imprint (trade name), imprint from Marvel Comics whose comic books depict an alternative future timeline for the Marvel Universe. The imprint was spun off from the events of ''What If (comics), What If?'' #105 (February 1998), ...

and the

Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...

, first appearing in ''A-Next'' in 1999. *

, a superhero in

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

, first appearing in ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

'' in 2007 * Hope Adams Wilson, a former character on the American soap opera, ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' * Hope Mikaelson, a character on CW's show '' The Originals'' *

Hope Stape The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2010, by order of first appearance. Trevor Dean Enid Crump Enid Crump, played by June Broughton, arrives on the Street to confront Bet ...

, a child character on English soap ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' * Hope Swan Jones, a character on show ''

Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in the ...

'' *Hope, new supporting character of ''

Siren Siren or sirens may refer to: Common meanings * Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies * Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology Places * Siren (town), Wisconsin * Siren, Wisc ...

'' in which she is the daughter of mermaid Ryn. She debuts in "Life and Death" and returns in "A Voice in the Dark" *Hope Quentin Wicker-Adiyodi, a baby character on SyFy's show The Magicians, daughter of Julia Wicker and William "Penny" Adiyodi *Hope Diyoza, daughter of Charmaine Diyoza that first appeared in Season 6 Finale of ''

The 100 (TV series) ''The 100'' (pronounced ''The Hundred'') is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama television series that premiered on March 19, 2014 on The CW, and ended on September 30, 2020. Developed by Jason Rothenberg, the series is loosely b ...

'' & then as a regular in Season 7 * Hope Bennett, a character on the TV show, " The Walking Dead: World Beyond"

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