HOPE  

Gender: F
Origin: Virtue name

Popularity in 2008: #225

Can a name as virtuous as Hope be cool and trendy? Strangely enough -- yes. But though this optimistic Puritan favorite is experiencing increasing popularity, it is too pure to be corrupted, a lovely classic that deserves all the attention it's getting.

Hope is being discussed in our message boards:

• Clarity
• Another Large Family Baby Name Game... Of Course!!!!
• A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NEPHELE!!!
• A twin name that will go with Tennille

Read Nameberry blog posts about Hope:

• WORD NAMES FOR BABIES: What's in a word?
• THE MAGIC OF MAYA
• NEWER NAMES IN OLDER CATEGORIES: Fresh florals and varied virtues
• AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAMES: Early Day, Place, and Word Names
• HELLO DOLLY: Names from the Doll World