Did you hope for a baby and found your prayers answered? Did you have faith that one day you would be blessed with a little bundle of joy? If so, then why not pick a baby name that reflects the hope and faith you have in your child! We have compiled a list of baby names meaning ‘hope’ and ‘faith,’ all of which come from different origins. Check it out below!
Asa can be found in the Bible as the name of a king of Judah. He was renowned for his faithfulness and the meanings associated with the name stem from this.
Eman is a unisex name of separate origins. It can be a variant of the unisex name Iman, which is of Arabic origin and is said to mean ‘faith.’ Alternatively, the name could be a short form of the male name Emmanuel.
This unisex name has several spelling variations. The name appears in the Bible several times but is mostly known as the name of the third King of Judah who ruled for 40 years. The name means ‘faithful.’
The name Faith comes directly from the word meaning ‘confident belief in the truth or a person or idea.’
From the word meaning ‘a feeling of desire or expectation for a certain thing to happen.’ Hope is considered one of the ‘quality names’ like Charity and Faith and is often favoured by Christian parents.
Nadia is the English form of the Russian name Nadya, short for Nadezhda, which means ‘hope.’
Nadine shares its roots with the name Nadia as they both derive from the Russian name Nadezhda.
In Greek mythology Penelope was the wife of Odysseus who waited for him to return home for 20 years. The name therefore has associations with faithfulness.
Toivo
This is a Finnish baby boy name. When translated, the name mans ‘hope.’
Yoshinobu is a common name in Japan and Japanese- speaking communities, but is found across Asia. It means ‘splendid faith.’
