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Hope

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Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. HOP
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Meaning & History

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

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Last ranked #110 in 2020 England and Wales
Last ranked #89 in 2003 New Zealand
Last ranked #100 in 2021 Northern Ireland
Last ranked #69 in 2021 Scotland
Last ranked #229 in 2021 (f) #809 in 1880 (m) United States

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classic   youthful   natural   wholesome   refined   simple   serious   nerdy  

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cartoon characters, Christmas, colleges or universities, Disney characters, Dragalia Lost characters, English nouns, English verbs, Enya songs, Final Fantasy characters, Flipline Studios characters, Heroes NBC characters, hope, Kim Possible characters, Marvel characters, Once Upon a Time characters, Sex Education characters, virtue names, virtues, William Faulkner characters, word names, X-Men, Xeno characters, YouTubers
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Entry updated July 2, 2008
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