Hope

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- I know what I want to name our baby now. Hope." "That's a perfect name. Hope.

Hope was the daughter of Tahn and Ying, born shortly after Team Avatar helped the refugee family cross the Serpent's Pass.

History
Ying was pregnant with Hope when she and her husband left their town for the safety of Ba Sing Se. Ying gave birth to Hope just outside of the Outer Wall of the city. When Hope was born, the love and togetherness exhibited by her parents inspired Aang to feel hopeful again, as he was currently trying to bury his feelings about losing Appa. It was for this reason that Ying gave Hope her unique name.

As Hope was a newborn child, her personality has yet to be developed, though both Iroh and Katara remarked on how "beautiful" she was.

Hope was later seen to be crying in her mother's arms as the Fire Nation invaded Ba Sing Se.

Relatives

 * Ying (mother)
 * Tahn (father)
 * Tahn's sister (aunt)

Trivia

 * According to "Avatar Extras", her name was originally going to be the Chinese word for Hope, Xi Wang, but this was later changed. The creators said in the episode commentary that this change would help viewers not familiar with Chinese to understand the meaning.