Virtue Names

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

The other day I came across some articles on name nerds about virtue names. I like a surprising number of virtue names, particularly given the Puritan/religious connotations that go with them. Here are two lists from the site. The first are old school Puritan names (many, many made me giggle). The second list is a collection of more modern virtue names. WDYT?

Abstinence
Accepted
Aid-on-high
Amity
Approved
Arise
Ashes
Assurance
Be-courteous
Be-faithful
Belevolence
Belief
Beloved
Be-strong
Be-thankful
Called
Charity
Clemency
Comfort
Concord
Confidence
Consider
Constance
Constancy
Constant
Continent
Deliverance
Delivery
Depend
Desire
Diffidence
Diligence
Discipline
Discretion
Donation
Dust
Earth
Elected
Endure
Experience
Faint-not
Faith
Faithful
Faith-my-joy
Fare-well
Fear
Fear-not
Fear-the-Lord
Felicity
Fidel
Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
Flie-Fornication
Fly-debate
Fly-fornication
Forsaken
Fortune
Freegift
From-above
Given
Give-thanks
Godly
God-reward
Grace
Gracious
Handmaid
Has Descendents
Hate-evil
Hatill (Hate-ill)
Helpless
Help-on-High
Honesty
Honour
Hope
Hope-for
Hopeful
Hope-still
Humanity
Humble
Humiliation
Humility
If-Christ-had- not-died-for- thee-thou-hadst- been-damned
Increase
Increased
Jesus-Christ-came- into-the-world- to-save
Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
Joy
Joy-again
Joye-in-sorrow
Just
Justice
Kill-sin
Lament
Lamentation
Learn-Wisdom
Lively
Live-well
Love
Love-well
Magnify
Make-peace
Meek
Merciful
Mercy
More-fruit
More-trial
Moses
Much-mercy
Nehemiah
No-merit
Obedience
Original
Pardon
Patience
Peaceable
Perseverance
Piety
Praise-God
Preserved
Providence
Prudence
Purific
Purify
Recompense
Redeemed
Reformation
Refrayne
Rejoice
Rejoyce
Remember
Renewed
Repent
Repentance
Replenish
Resolve
Resolved
Restore
Return
Safe-deliverance
Safe-on-high
Salvation
Search-the-scriptures
Seek-wisdom
Silence
Sincere
Sin-deny
Small-hope
Sorry-for-sin
Stand-fast-on-high
Steadfast
Submit
Supply
Temperance
Thankful
Thanks
The-Lord-is-near
The-peace-of-God
Thurgood
Tribulation
Troth
Truth
Unfeigned
Unity
Verity
Victory
Virtue
Wealthy
Weep-not
What-God-will
Wrestling
Zeal-for-the-Lord
Zeal-of-the-Land





Abundance	Chastity	Empathy	Gravitas	Luck	Providence	Solace
Admire	Chivalry	Endurance	Halcyon	Lucky	Prudence	Solemnity
Adora	Clarity	Ephemeral	Harmony	Memory	Purity	Solidarity
Adore	Clemence	Esprit	Happy	Mercy	Quintessence	Stability
Agape	Clemency	Essence	Helpful	Merit	Radiance	Success
Allegiance	Comraderie	Esteem	Honesty	Merriment	Rapture	Sweet
Amaze	Comfort	Euphony	Honor	Merry	Rebel	Swift
Amity	Compassion	Eternal	Hope	Mighty	Rejoice	Sympathy
Amnesty	Concord	Eternity	Hosanna	Mirth	Reality	Temperance
Amour	Concordia	Evanescence	Humility	Modest	Regal	Tenacity
Ardour	Condolence	Ever	Imagine	Modesty	Reliance	Thankful
Aspire	Confide	Faith	Infinity	Noble	Resilience	Tolerance
Assurance	Console	Fate	Ingenious	Pacific	Remember	Tranquil
Beauty	Constance	Favour	Innocent	Panache	Remembrance	Tranquility
Believe	Content	Felicity	Integrity	Passion	Resolve	Transience
Blessing	Courage	Fidelity	Joy	Patience	Respect	True
Bliss	Credence	Finesse	Justice	Patriot	Reverence	Trust
Blithe	Dare	Fortune	Kindness	Peace	Royal	Truth
Blythe	Defiance	Freedom	Laughter	Peaceful	Salvation	Unity
Bonny	Delight	Friend	Leniency	Persevere	Sanctity	Valor
Caritas	Deliverance	Frolic	Liberty	Piety	Search	Vanity
Charisma	Desire	Gaity	Life	Pleasance	Serendipity	Verity
Cheerful	Destiny	Glory	Light	Pleasant	Serene	Wisdom
Cherish	Diligence	Godly	Love	Pride	Serenity	Wistful
Charity	Discretion	Grace	Loyal	Prosperity	Silence	Wonder
Charming	Dulcet	Gracious	Lucidity	Proud	Sincere	Zeal



Comments

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Felicity and Verity are both on my list. They also fall on both the old school and the new school lists. True and Ever are on my list and the modern one. Honor and Merit are old GP names of mine. I can see the appeal in Temperence, Grace, Wisdom, and Charity, I suppose. The rest are pretty much not my style or just plain weird.

These remind me of a book I read in elementary school. It was some kind of series of fictional diaries from various time periods. The Puritain one featured a girl named Remember Patience Whipple, with Whipple being the last name.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I can almost get into Remember as a name...lots of potential nns - Remy, Emmy, Em, Ember, etc.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

Most anything with a hyphen on the first list made me giggle. Although, I'm kinda digging Fly-debate LOL (note: apparently the Fly and Flie s are pronounced flee)


Providence **
Solace
Adora
Clarity
Memory
Clemence **
Mercy **
Clemency **
Merit **
Honor **
Rebel (GP)
Amity
Hope
Temperance (don't like the meaning, but I like the nn Tempe and yes, I like Bones)
Evanescence (band killed it for me, but would be cool otherwise lol)
Ever **
Fate **
Joy (Family name)
True
Credence
Truth
Valor
Liberty
Verity **
Glory (GP - know some kids about six years ago named Justice and Glory. At first I thought they were such an awesome sibset, then I realized most ppl called them Justin and Gloria)
Light
Wisdom **
Serenity **
Grace
Just
Justice **(family name)

** are actually on my list already lol some as only middle names though.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

I've really loved the name Temperance lately, since getting into the show Bones.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like and would actually use:
Harmony
Liberty
Serenity
Solace
Temperance

In my family tree:
Deliverance
Freegift
Increase
Pardon
Perseverance
Preserved
Submit
Thankful
Wealthy

[hwar.livejournal.com]

Your family tree Submit wouldn't happen to be Submit Throop, would it? If so, we are related. :)

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, no. Her last name is Joy.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I dig these, but probably wouldn't use most of them. I added a couple for fun.

Assurance
Benevolence
Charity
Clement
Comfort
Confidence
Constance
Desire
Endure
Experience
Felicity
Honesty
Honour
Hope
Humanity
Joy
Justice
Make-peace
Merciful
Mercy
Patience
Peaceable
Prudence
Steadfast
Temperance
Thurgood
Unity
Verity

Empathy
Solace
Halcyon
Harmony
Solidarity

Tenacity
Imagine
Resilience
Tolerance
Pacific
Tranquil
Bliss
Credence
Wisdom
Wonder
Lucidity
Logic

[frost.livejournal.com]

I really, really don't like these types of names. Meanings aside, I just don't like the way any of them sound. X(

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm... Maybe Ever and Love as middles, but that's it.

[sal_amanda]

All I can say on that first list is wow. Especially that really long one about Christ dying for you and whatnot. I hope that kid would have a nickname so that you wouldn't have to speak an entire sentence each time you called for him. Or her? I really have no idea.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

LOL! If-Christ-had- not-died-for- thee-thou-hadst- been-damned

Guess they could go by any one of the 11 words in their names. I can imagine a sibset -

If-Christ-had- not-died-for- thee-thou-hadst- been-damned (nn Damned)
Hate-evil (nn Hate or Evil)
Flie-Fornication (nn *uck)

Sorry, I'm really, really bored.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. Nice.

[sal_amanda]

Awesome.

[sanjam.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Barbon

It's just a middle name though :)

[sal_amanda]

And we think some of the names people come up with now are crazy...

[apathykisses.livejournal.com]

wow.. I just don't even know what to say to that lol

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I actually really like Constance and Justice (although I admitted long ago that that was a guilty pleasure that I will never get to use... even if I am a student of political science). I like the sound of Comfort but I couldn't use it--same with Amity, because although I think it's a lovely name, I think everyone will associate it to Amityville.

I think Solace has a nice sound, as does Temperance, and Honor. I like Joy, although I somehow tend to overlook the fact that it's a virtue name.

Oddly enough, I hate Felicity. I know it's a normal name, and I really like Felix, so it would stand to reason that I like Felicity, but I don't at all.

[gipro2003.livejournal.com]

I have these on my list:
Ever
Mercy
Liberty
Felicity
Honour/Honoria


Hosanna is a GP of mine.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

Great list, better than the one I have saved! A big GP thing for me is pairing simple, pioneer girl-y first names with Puritan middle names. Some of my favorites (on Puritan-light :P) were:
Emma Prudence
Ada Temperence
Sarah Constance
Dinah Grace
Clara Clemency

I should have more fun with this with the more unused Puritan names... haven't done it in a while!

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I love, love Patience, I would use it. I really like hope, and I sort of like Ever and True.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

This was great, thanks! Felicity is my favorite out of these, and the one I'd be most likely to use.

Pretty good timing on this, considering yesterday there was a recent births list with the name Christ-Is Hope!

[bluedano.livejournal.com]

Flie-Fornication has to be my favorite.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I get the whole being virtuous thing, but dude, naming your kid Fornication?!? That's messed up.

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

Okay, some of these I would never actually use ..

But the ones that I don't mind the sound of are:

Amity
Ardour
Charity
Cherish - I have a friend with this middle name
Ever - I love this, as a middle name.
Faith - see above.
Hope - I actually really like this one, even for a first name.
Mercy
Merry
Serendipity - what? It's cute .. I wouldn't really use it! :p
Truth
Verity - total guilty pleasure but I really like it. Okay, most of these are lol.

[apathykisses.livejournal.com]

I've never been into these types of names. Though I do like the sound of Ever.

[sanjam.livejournal.com]

I love puritan names, it's a shame I will never be able to use them as I don't live in an English-speaking country. Anyway, especially love the following:

Ashes
Dust
Earth
Faith
Grace
Joy
Lively
Love
Remember (a big favourite)
Silence
Truth

Ever (another very big favourite)
Fate
Hope
Laughter
Life
Luck
Memory
True