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Puritan style names/virtue names

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Flutterflybutterby · 27/11/2021 06:36

Some of them are awful and some of them gorgeous and underused.

I love Faith, Joy, Honor, Mercy (which I saw posted about on here recently - which went down very badly) and Hope.

What's your favorite virtue name? (Of all of them, not just the ones I like!)

Assuming you like any, of course Grin

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RedToothBrush · 27/11/2021 07:37

Liberty.

TabithaTiger · 27/11/2021 07:27

I've just googled, I didn't realise how many there are! I love Constance and Hope is nice. My son is friends with a Blaze (which I've just discovered to be a virtue name). It really suits him.

PanicBuyingSprouts · 27/11/2021 07:26

Clemency is lovely abs very underused. Well it is around here anyway Smile

Gliderx · 27/11/2021 07:11

Clemency.

Philandbill · 27/11/2021 07:08

Verity, Honor, Prudence, Faith. All good.

Lightstoobright · 27/11/2021 07:06

Harmony is nice

sybillalle · 27/11/2021 07:05

I love Faith, Hope and Joy. Not keen on any of the others.

PanicBuyingSprouts · 27/11/2021 07:02

Don't know why Mercy would have been slated. Everyone I've ever met has been lovely.

GreenCereal · 27/11/2021 06:59

Also love Temperance! Not brave enough to use it but it’s always been one of my favourites.

MysteriousMonkey · 27/11/2021 06:48

Grace and Verity

BlueFlavour · 27/11/2021 06:47

I love Honor. It’s the name that got away for me.
Hope is lovely too.

Lightstoobright · 27/11/2021 06:46

Honesty

TheBitchOfTheVicar · 27/11/2021 06:45

I like Constance

Kanaloa · 27/11/2021 06:42

I think Joy is a lovely name, so is Grace. I also like Patience. I can’t think of any more off the top of my head! Do names like Felicity count or not really? I like Felicity.

I love looking through the old list of puritan names, some of them are insane and amazing just to see. You have stuff like Penitence, and even weirder names like Praise-God or Fight-the-good-fight. Mad!

ThisIsNotARealAvo · 27/11/2021 06:42

I LOVE Temperance and I would have called DD that but she's adopted so I didn't choose her name.

smallandimperfectlyformed · 27/11/2021 06:41

2 of the names you have suggested are my daughter's middle names! As Carrotte said Grace is lovely. I know a 4 year old Mercy, think it's a lovely name! Personally am not mad on Comfort and Patience.

whateveritwilltake · 27/11/2021 06:39

Ruth? Meaning friend, compassion

DockOTheBay · 27/11/2021 06:37

I quite like Verity, I think because it isn't twit a word any more. I also think Joy is lovely

Carrotte · 27/11/2021 06:37

Grace

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