OBEDIENCE  

Gender: F
Origin: Virtue name

It may have been used by the Puritans, but any modern child would chafe under this name.

Obedience is being discussed in our message boards:

• Build a Name Together

Read Nameberry blog posts about Obedience:

• VINTAGE NICKNAMES: Girls' Edition
• AFRICAN-AMERICAN NAMES: Early Day, Place, and Word Names
• THAT'S A LOTTA NAME