The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
One of the “virtue” names created by the Puritans, meaning, um, “hope”. Clearly.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Not sure there are any, unless we include all of the other “virtue” names (“Faith”, “Charity”, “Patience”, “Perseverance”, etc.).

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Hope Bell, who finds she is not too old to hang up a stocking, after all, in “What Hope Bell Found in Her Stocking”, from The Youngest Miss Lorton, and Other Stories by Nora Perry (1889).
– Hope Weymer, Mr. Weymer’s mother, whose ring makes for a wonderful Christmas surprise, in “What Hope Bell Found in Her Stocking”, from The Youngest Miss Lorton, and Other Stories.

Tagged: 1880s, English, H

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• Some Single-Syllable Sobriquets | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 7, 2015 at 9:26 am

  […] girls: Brooke, Claire, Faith, Grace, Hope, Jade, Jane, June, Kate, Paige, Rose, Ruth For boys: Blake, Bryce, Charles, Chase, Cole, George, […]

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• A Garland of Holiday Handles | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  January 3, 2016 at 12:59 am

  […] girls: Angela, Charity, Chiara, Christina, Clara, Faith, Hannah, Holly, Hope, Imani, Jemima, Joy, Lucy, Mary, Natalie, Natasha, Paloma For boys: Abner, Alban, Christian, […]

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