Name Sperantza Gender Feminine Usage Greek (Rare) Scripts Σπεράντζα(Greek) Edit Status Status Meaning & History From the Italian word speranza meaning "hope" (compare Speranza); perhaps in some cases a Greek form of the Romanian name Speranța. It was adopted by the Greek actress Sperantza Vrana (1928-2009), whose birth name was Elpida (also meaning "hope").