Coup Droit wrote:

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Hope is a lovely name

They were all traditionally very puritanical, those virtue names.
Grace is probably the most popular one that's still around.
Although you do find some girls named Hope and Faith
Patience and Mercy and Joy seem less popular now
Chastity has gone right out of fashion

In terms purely of tennis players, there are Nigerian girls with ITF rankings called: Blessing, Favour, Success, Destiny, Faith (there's also one girl I've seen called 'Winner' )

And I'm sure there are a couple of others too

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 Love !Winner!!! I have a work colleague named Grace, I am guessing she is around early 30's age wise, lovely name.

Hope was a name we took from a family my wife au paired for when she went on Camp America back in the 80's. The grandmother, mother and daughter (she looked after the daughter) lived in North Carolina and were called Hope, Hopie and Hopity. She loved her time with them and the family and stole the name as one she always wanted to give her own daughter. Although it wasnt planned, my wife took my surname on marrying and we are called Howell. So our daughter is Hope Howell, which works well, I think!!