Where does “Nozomi” come from?

Nozomi (English) comes from Japanese のぞみ, from Japanese 望み — hope, wish, desire.

Ancestry of “Nozomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのぞみ—
2Japanese望みhope, wish, desire
Every word from Japanese 望み →Every word from Japanese のぞみ →