Hopetoun

English

Etymology

Both places in Australia were named after John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, the 1st Governor-General of Australia.

Proper noun

Hopetoun

1. A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north-west Victoria, Australia.
2. A coastal town in the Shire of Ravensthorpe, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.