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Hope is a given name derived from the Middle English hope, ultimately from the Old English word hopian [1] referring to a positive expectation or to the theological virtue of hope. It was used as a virtue name by the Puritans. [2] Puritans also used Hope as an element in phrase names, such as Hope-for, Hopeful, and Hope-still. [3] The name is ...
Venus, a glamorous doctor of French origin on the television show Fireball XL5; Venus, the female protagonist in the PSP video game Metal Gear Acid 2; Venus, a character from the Nintendo video game Earthbound; Venus, one of the three main characters from We Know the Devil; Venus McFlytrap, the daughter of the Venus flytrap, from Monster High
Pages in category "Greek feminine given names" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total. ... Venus (given name) Vera (given name) Veronica (name ...
Destiny Hope Cyrus is her name — at least it used to be," he continued. “But no matter what you call her, she still is Destiny Hope,” the country music star added. “She is a ray of sunshine.
Virtue names, such as Iman, can also be found in the Islamic world. Names meant to convey virtues or desirable traits are also used in Nigeria. Examples include the former president Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Patience Jonathan. [6] In the United States in 2011, Faith and Hope was the fourth most common pairing of names for twins.
Sarah Baartman (Afrikaans: [ˈsɑːra ˈbɑːrtman]; c. 1789 – 29 December 1815), also spelled Sara, sometimes in the diminutive form Saartje (Afrikaans pronunciation:), or Saartjie, and Bartman, Bartmann, was a Xhosa-Khoekhoe woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name that was later attributed to at least one other woman ...
Hilary Swank. Matt Winkelmeyer/FilmMagic Hilary Swank has a whole lot of love to celebrate on Valentine’s Day, including her twin son and daughter. The actress, 49, gushed over her babies via ...
Ovid's Fasti, Book 4, invokes Venus not by name but as "Mother of the Twin Loves", the gemini amores. [z] "Amor" is the Latin name preferred by Roman poets and literati for the personification of "kindly" love. Where Cupid (lust) can be imperious, cruel, prone to mischief or even war-like, Amor softly persuades.