Hope (given name)
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Hope is a feminine given name derived from the Middle English hope
, ultimately from the Old English
word hopian referring to a positive expectation or to the theological virtue of hope
. It was used as a virtue name by the Puritans. 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 Greek
name of Saint Hope
, an early Christian child martyr
who was tortured to death along with her sisters Faith and Charity. She is known as Elpis in Greek
and Spes in Church Latin
and her name is translated differently in other languages.
Faith
, Hope and Charity
, the three theological virtues
, are names traditionally given to Multiple birth
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
and were recognized in 1994 by the Guinness Book of World Records 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 233rd most popular name for girls born in 2009 in the United States, down from its peak ranking of No. 144 in 1999.
Hope
Hope is the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. It is the "feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best" or the act of "look[ing] forward to with desire and reasonable confidence" or...
, ultimately from the Old English
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
word hopian referring to a positive expectation or to the theological virtue of hope
Hope (virtue)
Hope is one of the three theological virtues in Christian tradition. Hope being a combination of the desire for something and expectation of receiving it, the virtue is hoping for Divine union and so eternal happiness...
. It was used as a virtue name by the Puritans. 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
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation of the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
name of Saint Hope
Faith, Hope and Charity
Saints Faith, Hope and Charity , Church Slavonic: are a group of Christian martyred saints. Their mother is said to have been Sophia ; Sapientia is also mentioned in some accounts, though not as their mother. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, these were, in fact, two groups bearing the...
, an early Christian child martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
who was tortured to death along with her sisters Faith and Charity. She is known as Elpis in Greek
Koine Greek
Koine Greek is the universal dialect of the Greek language spoken throughout post-Classical antiquity , developing from the Attic dialect, with admixture of elements especially from Ionic....
and Spes in Church Latin
Ecclesiastical Latin
Ecclesiastical Latin is the Latin used by the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in all periods for ecclesiastical purposes...
and her name is translated differently in other languages.
Faith
Faith (disambiguation)
Faith may refer to:* from Latin fides, the notion of "trust" or "belief"** Trust *** Good faith, bona fides, the mental and moral state of honesty...
, Hope and Charity
Charity (name)
Charity is an English feminine given name derived from the English word charity. It was used by the Puritans as a virtue name. An earlier form of the name, Caritas, was an early Christian name in use by Romans....
, the three theological virtues
Theological virtues
Theological virtues - in theology and Christian philosophy, are the character qualities associated with salvation, resulting from the grace of God, which enlightens human mind.- In the Bible :The three theological virtues are:...
, are names traditionally given to Multiple birth
Multiple birth
A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple births are used, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets...
girls, just as Faith and Hope remain common names for twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
girls. There were 40 sets of twins named Faith and Hope born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and were recognized in 1994 by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's longest lived triplets.
Hope has been among the top 1,000 names given to girls born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
since 1880 and has been among the top 500 since 1909. It was ranked as the 233rd most popular name for girls born in 2009 in the United States, down from its peak ranking of No. 144 in 1999.
Notable people
- Hope PowellHope PowellHope Patricia Powell, CBE is the coach of the England women's national football team. Powell is an ‘A’ License coach and in 2003 became the first woman to achieve the UEFA Pro Licence - the highest coaching award available.-Early life:Powell was educated at Bethany School and went on to take A...
, coach of England women's national football team - Hope SoloHope SoloHope Amelia Solo is an American association football goalkeeper. She became a free agent after Women's Professional Soccer terminated the magicJack franchise for which she played in the 2011 season. Solo is the current starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer...
, member of the United States women's national soccer team.
Fictional
- Hope Williams BradyHope Williams BradyHope Alice Brady is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by writer William J. Bell, she is portrayed by Kristian Alfonso since she was SORASed to an adult in April 1983. Hope is a member of the Horton family, a very prominent fixture in Salem...
, a character on the American soap opera Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... - Hope Adams Wilson, a former character on the American soap opera The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
- Hope LoganHope LoganHope Logan is a fictional character on the CBS Daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. The character was portrayed by many child actors and actresses since Hope's birth in 2002, most notably Rachel and Amanda Pace. She is currently being portrayed by Kim Matula, who has been with the soap...
, a character on the American soap opera The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987.... - Hope Manning-Thornhart, a child character on the American soap opera One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...