Hope
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A virtue name meaning expectation of good, and one of the classic Puritan-style English names.
Meaning
Hope is an English virtue name taken directly from the common word ‘hope,’ meaning expectation, trust, or confidence in good to come. In the Christian-name tradition it was used as one of the familiar Puritan female names, alongside Faith and Charity. The excerpts specifically point to it as a female name that ‘explains itself,’ and connect it with the related virtue-name set.
Origin
EnglishOld Englishfeminine
Fun fact
In the excerpted tradition, Hope is grouped with Faith and Charity as a trio of virtue names.