"Smile" or "blessing" in popular use; Sanskrit āśī, "blessing, wish"
Names meaning hope
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to hope, with the source shown on every name.
96 names: 48 for girls, 43 for boys and 5 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and Platts' Urdu, Hindi and English dictionary. A few to start: Asha ("hope, wish"), Mishal ("torch, lamp") and Swapnil ("dreamy").
96 names
"Faith, confidence"
Desire, wish; Sanskrit abhilāṣa
"Desire, wish"
"Dreams"; Arabic aḥlām, plural of ḥulm
"Desire, wish"
Hope
"Wishes, hopes"; plural of Arabic umniyya
"Imperishable"
"Expectation, hope"
"Wish, hope"; Persian armān, "desire, longing"
Rising, ascent; Sanskrit ārohaṇa
"Rising, ascent"; Arabic ʿurūj
Dawn, daybreak; Sanskrit aruṇodaya
"Wish, longing"; Persian ārzū
Hope, wish
"Son of encouragement" (Acts 4:36); Aramaic bar, "son"
"Good news"; Arabic bishāra, glad tidings
"Bringer of good news"; feminine of Arabic bashīr
"Bringer of good news"; Arabic bashīr
"The future"; a short form of Sanskrit bhaviṣya
"Good news, glad tidings"
"Everlasting"; feminine of Arabic dāʾim
"Light of the lamp"; Sanskrit dīpa + jyotis
God is my help; Tamil for Lazarus
Desire, wish; Sanskrit eṣaṇā
"Good news", from Greek euangelion, the gospel
"Faith, trust", the Christian virtue
"The opening"; al-Fātiḥa, first chapter of the Quran
"Hope"; English, from Old English hopa
"Desired, striven for"
Desired, striven for; Sanskrit īhita
"Faith"; Arabic īmān
Desire; Sanskrit īpsā, "the wish to obtain"
Desired, wished for; Sanskrit īpsita
Good fortune, prosperity; Arabic iqbāl
"God has saved"; Hebrew Yəšaʿyāhû, the prophet Isaiah
Longing, eager desire; Arabic ishtiyāq
Eternal, everlasting; Persian jāwīd
"Wish, desire"
"New leaf, tender shoot"
Lamp of the family; Sanskrit kuladīpa
"Without doubt"; Arabic lā rayb (Quran 2:2)
"God is helper"; Greek Lazaros, from Hebrew Eleazar
"Desire, longing"
"Attainment, achievement"; Arabic manāl
"A vow" or "a prayer"
"Torch, lamp"; Arabic mashʿal
"Bringer of good news"; Arabic mubashshir
"Bringer of good news"; feminine of Arabic mubashshir
"The utmost point"; Arabic muntahā (Quran 53:14)
"One who waits"; Arabic muntaẓir
"Desired, wished for"; Arabic murād
"New light"; Sanskrit nava + jyotis
Safe, rescued; Arabic nājiya
New, young, wonderful; Hindi naval
Good news, glad tidings
"A new part"; modern name from Sanskrit navya and aṃśa
Dawn, the end of night; Sanskrit niśānta
Prayer, longing, offering; Persian niyāz
"New"; Latin nova, as in a new star
"Progress"
"Prayer"
"Waiting, expectation"; also "regard, respect"
"Hope, expectation"; Sanskrit pratyāśā
"Inspirer, motivator"; Sanskrit preraka, "one who urges on"
Inspired, impelled; Sanskrit prerita
Rising, ascending; Sanskrit rohin
Pre-dawn, early morning; Arabic saḥar
"A good omen"; Hindi shagun, from Sanskrit śakuna
"Auspicious, beautiful"; Sanskrit śubhā
"Giver of good fortune"; Sanskrit śubhada, "auspicious"
"Auspicious light"; shubh, auspicious, with deep, lamp
"Auspicious"; a modern form of Sanskrit śubha
Steps, a stairway; the name of a Marathi saint
Longing, eager desire; Sanskrit spṛhā
A good opportunity, an auspicious moment
Dream; Sanskrit svapana, "sleeping, dreaming"
A dream; Sanskrit svapna
Born of a dream; Sanskrit svapnaja
"Dreamy"; from Sanskrit svapna, "dream"
Auspicious; the sacred symbol of well-being
"Wish, desire"; Persian tamannā
"Lamp of salvation"; taran, deliverance, with deep, lamp
"Victory of deliverance"; taran, crossing over, with jeet, victory
Taran, "crossing over, deliverance", with preet, "love"
"Rising", as of the sun; Sanskrit udayana
"Risen", like the rising sun; Sanskrit udita
"Enthusiasm", "elation"; Hindi umang
"Hope"; Hindi umed, from Persian
"Elevated", "lofty, noble"; Sanskrit unnata
"Progress, advancement"; Sanskrit unnati
Blessing, boon; Sanskrit varadāna
Dawn, the start of a new day
"Growth, development"; literally "blossoming"
Faith, trust; Sanskrit viśvāsa
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