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Aki 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.

Amal 1 f & m Arabic
Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic. It is related to Amaal.

Asha 1 f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit आशा (asha) meaning "wish, desire, hope".

Chiyembekezo m & f Southern African, Chewa
Means "hope" in Chewa.

Elpis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in the jar after Pandora unleashed the evils that were in it.

Esperanza f Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sperantia, which was derived from sperare "to hope".

Hope f English
From the English word hope, ultimately from Old English hopian. This name was first used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Itxaro f Basque
Means "hope, wait" in Basque.

Mitsuki f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". It can also come from 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", as well as several other kanji combinations.

Mizuki f Japanese
From Japanese 瑞 (mizu) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", besides other kanji combinations.

Nada 2 f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Means "hope" in South Slavic.

Nadezhda f Russian, Bulgarian
Means "hope" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Nadiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Ukrainian word meaning "hope".

Nadzeya f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Belarusian word meaning "hope".

Nadzieja f Polish
Polish cognate of Nadezhda, being the Polish word meaning "hope".

Natsuki f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Alternatively, it can come from 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Omid m & f Persian
Means "hope" in Persian.

Raja 1 f Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic.

Saki f Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", besides other combinations of kanji characters.

Shpresa f Albanian
From Albanian shpresë meaning "hope".

Spes f Roman Mythology
Means "hope" in Latin. In Roman mythology this was the name of the personification of hope.

Tariro f Southern African, Shona
Means "hope" in Shona.

Tikva f Hebrew
Means "hope" in Hebrew.

Tshepo m & f Southern African, Sotho, Tswana
Means "hope" in Sotho and Tswana.

Tsholofelo f Southern African, Tswana
Means "hope, expectation" in Tswana.

Tumaini f & m Eastern African, Swahili
Means "wish, hope" in Swahili.

Umut m & f Turkish
Variant of Ümit. The Turkish words umut and ümit are etymologically related synonyms.

Yūki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 生 (ki) meaning "living". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Yuzuki f Japanese
From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

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