a hope chest

(American)

the things a young woman collects to use in her home after she is married Gloria spent the next few months embroidering sheets for her hope chest.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CesÁRia	-	Portuguese
Foka	-	Russian
Aurobindo	-	Bengali, Indian, Odia
Martha	MAHR-thə (English)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat
Catharine	KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin	English
Kalidasa	-	Sanskrit