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Worst possible virtue/attribute names?

57 replies

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 28/08/2016 16:41

I don't just mean a Verity who's a bit of a fibber, or a stingy Charity but what wouldn't work at all?

I'll start with:

Fecundity
Concord (people would think of aeroplanes)

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StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 28/08/2016 16:45

Caution
Discipline

Arborea · 28/08/2016 16:52

Chastity

Pemba · 28/08/2016 17:17

Apparently Silence was a popular name in Puritan times. For girls, of course.

MrsGsnow18 · 28/08/2016 17:50

Patience ( mice met one and she was lovely but a hard name to carry I think)

MrsGsnow18 · 28/08/2016 17:51

Oh dear I'll have to translate
Mice met one= met a nice one

tictactoad · 28/08/2016 18:10

Chastity

Temperance

Kit30 · 28/08/2016 18:22

Prudence

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 28/08/2016 18:24

Acceptance

Purposefulness

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 28/08/2016 18:25

Industry

guiltynetter · 28/08/2016 18:27

Innocent

guiltynetter · 28/08/2016 18:27

(I knew one once)

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 28/08/2016 18:29

Restraint

Self sacrifice

Responsibility

Simplicity

Sobriety

Dogolphin · 28/08/2016 18:30

Temperance! Wine Wine Wine

TequilaBlockingBird · 28/08/2016 18:32

Diligence

Sorrow

Poor-in-heart

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 28/08/2016 18:32

Accountability

Cleanliness

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 28/08/2016 18:33

I think Innocent could be ok (but you could practically guarantee thread grown up to have a really dirty sense of humour!).

Discipline would be an awful name.

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shartsi · 28/08/2016 18:41

Temptress

HumptyDumptyBumpty · 28/08/2016 18:50

Probity & Rectitude. These are my imaginary twins' names. What could go wrong?

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 28/08/2016 19:13

Fear and Hate-Evil are some truly wonderful Puritan names. Lovely for twins.

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 28/08/2016 19:17

There are some awesome Puritan names on this list.

I can't think why humiliation fell out of fashion as a name. It must be due a comeback.

Pleasemrstweedie · 28/08/2016 19:34

Continence Smile

That is an actual name. Another Puritan one.

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 28/08/2016 19:48

I'd rather be continence walker than incontinence walker.

That's not saying much though.

PuraVida · 28/08/2016 20:02

Pestilence

TequilaBlockingBird · 28/08/2016 21:07

Restraint
Moderation
Dignity
Obedience

Sugarcoma · 28/08/2016 21:26

Not exactly a Puritanical name but I'm sure I read a story about two Uniques in one class a few years back.

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