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Hope Maria

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Judygiraffe · 24/10/2021 08:57

Hi, what do you think of this as a first and middle name ? We really like it.

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Viviennemary · 24/10/2021 20:58

I don't think the two names go together. I don't mind Grace. Not keen on Hope. Always sounds a bit desperate.

user1493494961 · 24/10/2021 20:55

Hope is lovely, Destiny is awful.

Grapewrath · 24/10/2021 20:36

It’s a beautiful and classic name. I like Destiny but Hope is nicer

alpinia · 24/10/2021 17:43

I actually know a Hope Maria born last year. To me, I think it sounds like it's from a very religious family (and they are). Destiny Grace sounds the complete opposite.

TheCuntessOfMiddlesex · 24/10/2021 17:34

Grace is beautiful

The rest? Meh

HereWeGoAgains · 24/10/2021 17:33

Destiny is terrible! Really trashy. Hope Maria is the best out of the two but I don’t think the names flow together.

HelloWeeny · 24/10/2021 16:00

It’s OK. Both ice names but don’t flow well in that order. Maria Hope is better.

Definitely not Destiny!

DramaAlpaca · 24/10/2021 15:25

Hope is OK and I like Maria, but not together. I'd prefer Hope as a middle name.

I really don't like Destiny.

PlanDeRaccordement · 24/10/2021 14:56

Hope Maria is very pretty.
I like it much better than Destiny or Grace.
Another nice name would be Hope Sophia (Sophia means wisdom).

NowEvenBetter · 24/10/2021 14:54

Maria is a nice name, Hope as a middle name if you must use it. Grace is one of those overused filler names for about a decade now, along with May/Mae/Rose. Destiny is a terrible word to choose as a name 😄

name532 · 24/10/2021 12:07

Hope and Destiny are cheesy and well... a bit tacky, particularly Destiny.

TurnUpTurnip · 24/10/2021 12:05

People saying “hope Maria does what?” But i think the same about “may” hope-may... may what exactly?! But seems to be a very popular combination and I frequently hear parents shouting “ivy may” “lily may” in the playground! Always what to say “what may they do?” But hasn’t stopped people using it to I don’t think hope Maria will stand out for that reason

BananaPB · 24/10/2021 12:00

Destiny gives me stripper or new age hippy vibes. Not keen at all.

Maria Hope sounds better than Hope Maria imo
Grace is a lovely name too.

Maireas · 24/10/2021 11:48

Not Destiny.

GucciBear · 24/10/2021 10:54

Hope Maria ............. does what? Sounds like the start of a sentence.

EdgeOfACoin · 24/10/2021 10:48

I think Hope Maria is nice. I also like the rhythm of Hope Marie.

Not so keen on Destiny. Sounds a bit '90s.

KittenKong · 24/10/2021 10:42

Don’t like Hope - but I do like Grace and Faith.

Ellmau · 24/10/2021 10:36

I like Hope, but I think it needs a longer middle name or it doesn’t sound right.

I agree with this comment.

What about Hope Marianne?

daisypond · 24/10/2021 10:01

Hope Maria is fine. Destiny is not nice. Grace is nice, but not as a middle name.

DontGiveAFlyingFig · 24/10/2021 09:29

@IsabellesMissingSock

Hope Maria for me instantly creates an ear worm of the sone "Gimme Hope Joanna" by Eddy Grant, which was to do with apartheid in South Africa.

I like Grace, not keen on Destiny, personally.

Me too, I'll be singing that song all day today!
LawnFever · 24/10/2021 09:28

@IsabellesMissingSock

Hope Maria for me instantly creates an ear worm of the sone "Gimme Hope Joanna" by Eddy Grant, which was to do with apartheid in South Africa.

I like Grace, not keen on Destiny, personally.

Yes this is what I thought too.

I like Hope, but I think it needs a longer middle name or it doesn’t sound right.

fluoropostit · 24/10/2021 09:26

I think Maria is absolutely beautiful and underused!

secretbookcase · 24/10/2021 09:25

I think it's absolutely gorgeous.

Way nicer than Destiny Grace who sounds like a middle aged new ager who has renamed herself and opened an aromatherapy stall on the local market.

Amdone123 · 24/10/2021 09:12

I love it. It's beautiful.
I quite like Destiny.

DoodleBelle · 24/10/2021 09:06

I don’t care for Destiny but Grace is pretty