Tikvah

תִּקְוָה

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Modern Hebrew
• Meaning: hope

• Tikvah means "hope" in Hebrew, and you might recognize it from Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem whose title translates to "The Hope." The word appears briefly in the Bible as a man's name, but in modern Israel it has blossomed into a beloved choice for girls, carrying the full emotional weight of Jewish perseverance and optimism across generations.

  This is one of those names that makes people pause and ask its meaning, and the answer never disappoints. It carries the emotional resonance of an entire national anthem without feeling heavy on a child. There is a poetic, almost musical quality to the way it sounds — two syllables that hold centuries of Jewish longing and resilience.

• Alternate Spellings: Tikva
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Ayelet
  ,
  Noa
  ,
  Oz
  ,
  Zemer
• Theme: blessing, positive qualities