Mount Hope

proper noun

A small settlement in Cobar Shire, western New South Wales.

OriginMassachusett Montaup ← Old Norse hóp →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in Australia:
    1. A small settlement in Cobar Shire, western New South Wales.
    2. A small town in Lower Eyre Peninsula district council area, South Australia.
    3. A hill (granite outcrop) in northern Victoria.
  2. A number of places in the United States, including:
    1. A town in Orange County, New York.
    2. A hill in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Origin

  1. Old Norsehóp“narrow bay”
  2. MassachusettMontaup
  3. EnglishMount 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”).

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APA

Mount Hope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Hope

MLA

“Mount Hope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Hope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mount Hope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mount%20Hope.

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