Tikva
Tikva is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning Hope.
What Tikva means
Hope.
Tikva sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Tikva comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Tikva is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Tikva?
Tikva does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Tikva
We group Tikva under Hope. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Hope
Names like Tikva
These share Tikva's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Nadia — Hope.
- Tendai — Be thankful.
- Asha — Life; hope.
- Destiny — Fate; what is meant to be.
- Esperanza — Hope.
- Faith — Complete trust and devotion.
- Hope — Optimism; trust in the future.
- Journey — A life's voyage.
- Solace — Comfort in sorrow.
- Themba — Trust and hope.
- Bashir — Bringer of good news.
- Bodie — Shelter; a messenger.