# What are some cities that are named for a concept, like Hope (Arkansas USA)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 23, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-cities-that-are-named-for-a-concept-like-hope-arkansas-usa/1027904 "2026-02-23T03:07:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
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Esperance, Western Australia. The name comes from the name of a French ship, _Esperance_, which translates to English as “Hope.” ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-cities-that-are-named-for-a-concept-like-hope-arkansas-usa/1027904/62 "2026-03-02T02:34:12Z")
(Unincorporated) Paradise NV is noted as being the home of most of the casino/resort “Strip” (south of Circus Circus) as well as the airport. ---
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[Furnace Creek](https://www.science.org/content/article/move-over-death-valley-these-are-two-hottest-spots-earth) Death Valley despite its name can be beautiful ---
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> [@Spoons](#): > > Esperance, Western Australia. > > The name comes from the name of a French ship, _Esperance_, which translates to English as “Hope.” The Spanish version, Esperanza, is a tiny town near the Rio Grande in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos. It was named after a nearby tobacco farm. The owner had to have a _lot_ of hope to think he could grow tobacco there. ---
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There are several Esperanzas around the world, including one on Puerto Rico and three in the Philippines. Santa Fe (Holy Faith), NM Sainte-Foy (also Holy Faith) was a city in Canada, is now a neighborhood of Quebec CIty. ---
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> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > Paradise NV is noted as being the home of most of the casino/resort “Strip” Perhaps someone meant “Pair ‘a dice”? ---
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IIRC there was a small Las Vegas casino by that very name. Or was it Pair O’ Dice? ETA: > **[Pair-O-Dice Club and Early Las Vegas Strip | ONE](http://www.onv-dev.duffion.com/articles/pair-o-dice-club-and-early-las-vegas-strip)** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-cities-that-are-named-for-a-concept-like-hope-arkansas-usa/1027904.md?page=3)