Hopedale

Hope·dale
H4O1P3E1D2A1L1E1
/ˈhoʊp.deɪl/

proper noun

A village in Illinois.

OriginGerman hoffen →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Illinois.
  2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. A village in Ohio.
  4. A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  5. A hamlet in Alstonefield parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1255).

Origin

  1. Germanhoffen“hope”
  2. EnglishHopedale

The name of the settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador was calqued from Hoffental, a compound derived in turn from German hoffen (“hope”) and Tal (“dale, valley”). The name was given by Moravian missionaries in 1782 and replaced native Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Agvituk. Compare Hebron, Nain, Ramah and Zoar.

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APA

Hopedale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopedale

MLA

“Hopedale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopedale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hopedale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hopedale.

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