'Value' or 'moral' names...

[Featherbag]

Been thinking about boys names (probably something to do with the imminent arrival of DS2 who is still nameless) and reading through the baby names board I see little girls' names based on values, qualities or morals - things like Faith, Honour, Hope, Constance, that sort of name. I can't think of a single male name that would fit this category, can anyone else?

I met a friend of SIL last week whose children are called Faith, Trust and Given (yes, given). I met Given, who was a boy, and I think Trust and Faith are both girls...

I used to teach a little boy called Praise, and know of another called Success.

Felix

Perhaps you should take a look at a few Roman name websites...there are loads of 'virtue' related names to choose from. These include Max (the biggest (in spirit)), victor (the winner), Felix (the lucky)... There's always Brutus, lol, and Optimus (the best), but then this is a child not a transformer!!! :-)

Anything with Nick in it is related to victory via the Greek....oh and there's always Eugene!

In Zimbabwe I once met a man called Clever. Agree Goodluck is excellent!

I rather like Resolved for a boy. Strong, masculine, meaningful.

Awesome - wow, there's a name. I once knew a girl called Memory, which I think is pretty but quite irrelevant.

I like:
Benevolence (of course Ben for short)
Truth (ermmm...not really a nn for this)

Clement
Felix
Comfort
Ambrose (immortal)
Sage

Love Furious!

Capability?

Slightly OT but I'm seriously considering Egregious - it's just SUCH a cool word

Yeah, was asking my parents yesterday and then suggested Capability. I love that. What does 'egregious' actually mean?

I know a male Verity.

I was served in a supermarket by a chap named Love.

Egregious: adjective

1. outstandingly bad; shocking.

"egregious abuses of copyright"

1. (archaic) remarkably good.

It covers all eventualities

Jeremy

at all eventualities

Quoteunquote has got my DS in her list. He is Valentino, Tino for short and he loves his name.

One of the reasons we chose it apart from the fact we love it) it that it is said how it is written, so he won't always have to spell it unlike our stupid foreign surname

DP taught a boy in Zimbabwe called Blessed John

I've heard of a man named Innocent