Temperance

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I am in love with this name for DD2. However, we already have a Constance, and I’m worried the two virtue names would make us sound like a harsh, Puritanical family! Thoughts? Also what are people’s thoughts on Temperance in general?

My alternative names are Cecily, Coralie, Nancy.

*love Cecily

No, it's awful sorry. What about when they do the Temperance Movement at high school...

I fear they would be laughed at by chidren and adults alike. It's a bit too much and as if you are trying too hard.
"Ohh here they come- Constance and Temperance"
Horrible.

What about modifying it to Tuppence?

Often on here people will say (usually about quite cutesy names) can you imagine being a lawyer or the prime minister with that name? And I think the same kind of applies here in reverse. I can’t imagine introducing myself in a bar as Temperence (whereas “Hi I’m Connie is perfectly fine). I can’t imagine being at school as a Temperence and trying to fit in during the teenager years when you’re embarrassed about everything anyway.

I'm imagining living the toddler tears with Tiny Temper....

If you want a virtue name, then I think one which is more used as a name might be better - Patience, Prudence, Verity, Faith or perhaps something like Joy or Grace

I'd cross Coralie off your remaining short list, as I don't think it would 'go' with Constance when yelling for the pair across a playground

I don't mind it as a name in itself, but I don't think you can have it alongside Constance. I'm not keen on Coralie - it doesn't seem to go with Constance at all. I like Cecily, and Nancy is OK, but it's a bit nicknamey alongside a grown-up name like Constance. Nancy is short for Anne/Anna.

I like it. But I am a Bones fan.

Tempe for short.

Love Nancy.

'To Temperance' was my late grandfather's favourite toast when he had a drink.

I love the name Temperance it's one of my favourites but I see what you mean about theme names. There are other virtue names that I'm not sure are so obvious like Blithe, Dharma and Glory. Other names on my list were Tabitha, Astrid, Francesca, Persephone, Meredith and Parker.

Hideous. Is your child a Victorian orphan?

Awful. All I think about is the temperance movement and prohibition. I love Nancy and Cecily from your list though.

John Penry lived near where I live.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Penry

He called his four daughters Deliverance, Comfort, Safety and Sure-Hope.

I don't think you're quite in his league yet.

Call her Temperance and she's bound to be a lush.

I'm not a fan of virtue names at the best of times but Constance and Temperance together and I'd presume you were Mennonites, and wonder to myself if you had other offspring called Fear-God or Repentance.

Coralie is lovely however!

'To Temperance' was my late grandfather's favourite toast when he had a drink.

Awful, sorry.

I can see your misgivings but your baby, your choice of names.
Me personally I would chose Nancy.
I also like Hope, Faith & Honor.
Actually I think Constance & Honor fit together well.
Ooh I also know of a Merrily (lovely girl) that's a name that would fit with the theme.

It sounds like something out of Sister Wives. If her sister wasn't Constance it might be OK but even then, it's got a "puritan" feel which would be inappropriate for anyone over the age of 12.

Sorry OP... I really hate it. I can't think of anything nice to say about it. It wouldn't shit a baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, middle aged person... I don't think it would even suit an elderly person unless they were very very stern and strict and a bit scary. Even the nicknames are awful - tempy? Temper? Nancy is lovely! Your child won't thank you for a name like Temperance but I think I'd be really happy to name named Nancy, it's a really cool name!

Omg!!! That's meant to say it wouldn't SUIT a baby! Not 'shit'! How embarrassing!

Constance and Temperance are just too much together, you would sound like a very Puritan family!

Plus the nickname/ shortened versions of temperance are not nice.

Love your other names though!

I wouldn’t use it with Constance as I also thought of the Puritan thing.
What about clemency if you like that kind of name? It’s not as harsh as Temperence

Why would you want to name your child abstinence from alcoholic drink

I think it’s definitely too much with Constance! I’d pick something else