The story
- Old Norse · derived fromhóp“narrow bay”
- Massachusett · borrowed fromMontaup
- English todayMount Hope
In Rhode Island, often said to be from Massachusett Montaup, but there is little to back up this claim. That word has been compared to Montauk, but may not be identical. Alternatively, named after the Puritan virtue of Hope, or from Old Norse hóp (“narrow bay”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.