Bay d'Espoir is the inner reaches of a large glacial carved fjord in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland. It appears in printed form with many different spellings, some of which are: Bay D' Espoir/e, Bay Despair, Bay Despoir/e, Baie D' Espoir/e, Baie Despair and Baie Despoir/e. Communities in Bay d'Espoir are: Head of Bay d'Espoir, Milltown, Morrisville, St. Alban's (formerly Ship Cove), St. Joseph's Cove, St. Veronica's and Miawpukek. Bay d'Espoir is often translated locally either as Bay of Hope or Bay of Despair.