Promise

Promise is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old French origin, from the Latin promittere meaning "to send forth" — carrying the sense of hope, commitment, and expectation. It is a virtue name in the tradition of Faith, Hope, and Grace.

Promise has been used primarily within African-American and Christian communities in the United States, where virtue names carry deep spiritual significance. It carries a beautiful forward-looking energy — the sense that this child represents a bright, hopeful future.