Dog Names that Mean Hope & Faith

Just like hope itself, dogs and other pets keep us energetic and happy when we are down and bored with life. Giving your canine a name that translates to hope can keep you more inspired.

From Hope, Faith, Ambition, Emela, Dream, Espe, Amal, Asha, Amin, Titus, Raza, Bray to Nadia there are quite many female and male dog names that mean hope. The following is a comprehensive list to add to your name search ideas

Female Dog Names that mean Hope

  • Emela- A name of Bosnian origin that means hope.
  • Hope – A common female name
  • Tamanna – Indian and Arabic for hope
  • Nassandra – A name from Africa that means hope
  • Vera – Russian for hope
  • Ayla – In Turkish, this name means “halo of light around the moon.”
  • Aisling-An Irish name meaning “a hopeful dream”.
  • Dream – This name means exactly what the word is, and is synonymous with hope.
  • Faith – A name which means exactly hope.
  • Nadia – The base of this name has French origins and means “hope.”
  • Nadine – A variant of Nadia
  • Natia-Polish for hope
  • Espe – Refers to hope
  • Amal – A perfectly neutral name which means “hope” or “inspiration.”
  • Deene – This unique pick has French origins and means “hope.”
  • Chloe- A Greek name meaning “a hopeful, young green shoot”.
  • Nina- A name of Arabic origin meaning “the hope of love”.
  • Violet-An English name that means “faith in the language of flowers”
  • Vit- A name of Latin origin that translates to “the hope of life”.
  • Saki- A Japanese origin name that means “blossom” and “hope”.
  • Tikvah- A Hebrew name meaning “hope”.
  • Zita-An outstanding Spanish name meaning “a little hope”.
  • Yuzuki-Fruit of hope, Japanese
  • Tikva-Means “hope” in Hebrew.
  • Shpresa-Derived from Albanian shpresë meaning hope.
  • Tariro-Southern African name that means hope in Shona.
  • Nadzeya- Belarusian for hope
  • Elpis- Ancient Greek name that means hope
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Female Dog

Male Dog Names that mean Hope

  • Dylan- Irish for ray of hope
  • Jesse-Hebrew for a gift of hope
  • Phelipe- A name of Spanish origin that translates to hope origin
  • Toivo- Finnish name for “hope”
  • Asher – A unique pick which means “a gift of hope.”
  • Matthan – A name from Israeli that means hope of the Lord.
  • Titus – Refers to one with faith or hope
  • Amin – Arabic for one who is faithful and filled with hope
  • Dillon – A variation of the name of Dylan which means hope
  • Chislon – Hebrew for hope
  • Von – This name of Norse origins translates to “hope.”
  • Kiran-This is a name is of Sanskrit origin which means ray or ray of light.
  • Makas -Abiblical name that means an end, growing hope.
  • Jonah- A Hebrew name meaning “a dove”, a symbol of hope.
  • Dag- An Old Norse name meaning “daylight”.
  • Deene-A French name meaning “hope”.
  • Elpis- An ancient Greek name meaning “hope”.
  • Sampson- Of Hebrew origin meaning “the hope of sun”.
  • Fidel-A Latin name meaning “faithful one”
  • Omid- A name of Persian origin meaning “hope”
  • Raza-An African name meaning “hope”.
  • Shpresa- Of Albanian origin meaning “hope”.
  • Toivo- A Finnish name meaning “hope”.
  • Vil-means hope in Lithuanian
  • Themba- A Southern African name that means trust, hope in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.
  • Tesfaye-Eastern African name gotten from the Amharic (tasfa) meaning hope.
  • Imeda-Georgian name that means hope
Male,Boy German Shepherd
Male German Shepherd

Others Unisex, Boy, Girl Dog Hope Names

  • Rutendo -A gender-neutral Shona name meaning faith.
  • Tumelo – A unisex name is of Sotho and Tswana origin meaning faith.
  • Bray – A short form of the American name Brayleigh, which means a ray of hope
  • Munia – Arabic for hope and a wish
  • Umnia – One who has both desire and hope
  • Wilona – Uniquely refers to hope
  • Umit – Turkish for hope
  • Imani – Swahili for faith and hope
  • Daijon – Means God’s gift of hope
  • Rajwa – Arabic for hope
  • Makas – Hebrew for hope
  • Barloc – Refers to one who is filled with hope
  • Ashia – Arabic for life and hope
  • Tikva – Hebrew for hope
  • Charity – Refers to one who is generously filled with hope and sweetness
  • Amnati – Arabic for ‘my hope’
  • Esperanza – Latin for ‘to hope’
  • Moutaqad – Arabic for belief and faith
  • Umniya – An Arabic name for hope
  • Asha – Indian for happy hope
  • Nakia – Arabic for faithful and filled with hope
  • Natsuki – Japanese for hope
  • Amari – Refers to being hopeful
  • Truman – Refers to one who is faithful and filled with hope
  • Minette – French for a defender who has hope and faith
  • Deene – French for hope
  • Von – Translates into hope
  • Emmanuel – Hebrew for the hope and knowledge that God is always with us
  • Umed – An Indian name meaning hope
  • Amanaki – Polynesian for hope
  • Taraji – Swahili for hope
  • Day – A name that means light and hope
  • Eiddwen – Welsh for hope and desire
  • Hiwu – Kurdish for hope
  • Amil – Arabic for hope
  • Kibou – Japanese for hope
  • Raza – African for hope
  • Jahleel – Refers to the hope in God
  • Mahaz – Refers to one who is spunky and hopeful
  • Omeedeh – Persian for hope
  • Nadine – French for hope

Yet more hope names for your pooch or just any other pet including cats, birds, reptiles etc.

  • Zane
  • Zohar
  • Abigail
  • Adora
  • Aileen
  • Alina
  • Aliyah
  • April
  • Asha
  • Aurora
  • Charity
  • Clara
  • Danika
  • Desire
  • Divine
  • Elaine
  • Ellie
  • Esperanza
  • Estelle
  • Evangeline
  • Faith
  • Hope
  • Laelynn
  • Leocadia
  • Lucy
  • Nora
  • Promise
  • Shirely
  • Tamana
  • Barloc
  • Butterfly
  • Day
  • Dreamer
  • Elpida
  • Fortune
  • Holly
  • Kit
  • Light
  • Lumen
  • Merrill
  • Muna
  • Morning
  • Nell
  • Nova
  • Raja
  • Senna
  • Star
  • Spirit
  • Trust
  • Uri
  • Vita
  • Wish

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