Sometimes you name a child, and then they become the name.

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Hoda Kotb recently revealed the special meaning behind heryoungest daughter Hopes name.

“I dreamt about her and I prayed for her and I hoped for her.

Hoda Kotb

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I could feel her like she was almost palpable before she was there, Kotb shared.

The name Hope was a layup.

Prayers, wishes, and hopes are things that are meant to be.

I was like, that’s her name and she’s lived up to that name.

She elaborated on the four-year-olds name in a new interview withPeople.

She was the hope that Id been looking for and wanting, Kotb said.

Sometimes you name a child, and then they become the name.

‘A rainbow!’

It was the best decision I’ve ever made, she added.