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Tikvah

/teek-VAH/ FeminineHebrew

Meaning

Tikvah is a feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning “hope”.

Tikvah is the Hebrew word for hope, sung by Jews worldwide in Hatikvah, the anthem of Israel whose title means The Hope. As a given name it is used mainly in Jewish communities, sometimes honoring the anthem itself, and the city of Petah Tikva, gateway of hope, carries it on the map.

Used in Israel and observant Jewish communities.

At a glance

Origin
Hebrew
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/teek-VAH/
Themes
Hope

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Questions

  • Tikvah is a feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning “hope”. Tikvah is the Hebrew word for hope, sung by Jews worldwide in Hatikvah, the anthem of Israel whose title means The Hope.

  • Tikvah is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Used in Israel and observant Jewish communities.

  • The name Tikvah comes from Hebrew. Tikvah is the Hebrew word for hope, sung by Jews worldwide in Hatikvah, the anthem of Israel whose title means The Hope. As a given name it is used mainly in Jewish communities, sometimes honoring the anthem itself, and the city of Petah Tikva, gateway of hope, carries it on the map.

  • Tikvah is pronounced teek-VAH.

More names that mean hope

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Aisling FeminineIrish“dream, vision”
  2. Akari FeminineJapanese“light, brightness”
  3. Amal UnisexArabic“hope”
  4. Amets UnisexBasque“dream”
  5. Anastasia FeminineGreek“resurrection”
  6. Arman MasculinePersian“wish, ideal, aspiration”