23 baby names to fill you with hope

Are you stuck for a baby name? Times may be uncertain but there’s always hope – especially when it comes to your little bundle of joy. Choosing a name that has a hopeful or positive meaning could be just the moniker you are looking for.

To help get your list started, we’ve put together a few of our favourite names that mean hope or have hopeful meanings. 

From the more obvious to some you might not have considered, here are 23 baby names for you to add to that growing list.

Hopeful baby name ideas

1. Albert: German origin meaning ‘noble, bright’
2. Albus: Latin origin meaning ‘white, bright’
3. Alora: meaning ‘the Lord is my light’
4. Amil: Arabic or Sanskrit origin meaning ‘one who hopes’
5. April: Latin origin meaning ‘to open’
6. Asher: Hebrew origin meaning ‘fortunate, blessed’
7. Charity: Latin origin meaning ‘generous love’
8. Clara: feminine form of the Latin name Clarus, which meant ‘clear, bright, famous’
9. Daisy: English origin meaning ‘day’s eye’
10. Dillon: Irish origin meaning ‘ray of hope’
11. Estelle: French origin meaning ‘star’
12. Faith: means ‘faithful’
13. Hope: means ‘desire of fulfilment’
14. Hubert: German origin meaning ‘bright, intelligent’
15. Kibou: means ‘hope’ in Japanese
16. Kit: means ‘bearer of Christ’
17. Liv: Norse origin meaning ‘life’
18. Minette: French origin meaning ‘faithful defender’
19. Nell: English origin meaning ‘bright, shining one’
20. Raza: African origin meaning ‘hope’
21. Rupert: means ‘bright fame’
22. Von: Norse origin meaning ‘hope’
23. Zane: meaning ‘gift’, ‘beautiful’

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