Tshepo

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Sotho/Pedi (South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana)

Meaning

a Southern Sotho (Sesotho), Northern Sotho (Sepedi), and Tswana masculine name meaning hope or trust, from the Sotho verb ho tshepa (to trust, to hope, to have confidence in); Tshepo is one of the most common and beloved masculine names across the Sotho-speaking communities of South Africa — Northern Sotho (Sepedi) speakers in Limpopo, Sesotho speakers in the Free State and Lesotho, and Setswana speakers in the North West Province and Botswana all use the name; the concept of hope (tshepo) is central to the naming of children as declarations of expectation and trust — in a child's birth the family declares that this child embodies the hope they have invested in the future; naming a son Tshepo is a declaration that he is the family's hope, the one in whom trust is placed for the continuation of the family's wellbeing and future

Gender

male

Also spelled

Tshepo, Tsepo