Female Virtue Names

  1. Wisdom
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      A bit too self-congratulatory and, understandably, exceedingly rare. Still, if you're looking for a modern virtue name for your daughter, this may be one of the best qualities to exemplify.
  2. Chastity
    • Origin:

      Virtue name, English from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "chastity, pure"
    • Description:

      One of the original so-weird-it's-cruel celebrity baby names doesn't sound quite so impossible with the resurgence of virtue names. But be charitable and choose Charity instead.
  3. True
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "true"
    • Description:

      An inspirational and aspirational word name that evokes ideas of loyalty, faith, honesty, and accuracy, True is a unisex name, which is just slightly more popular for boys. Like an updated form of Trudy and Prue and with the virtuous feel of Grace, Faith, and Hope, True was given to around 200 girls in 2023.
  4. Clarity
    • Origin:

      English virtue name from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "the quality of being clear"
    • Description:

      Clarity is one of the lightest of the newly rediscovered virtue names, with a bit of three-syllable sparkle, old-fashioned charm and a clear vision for the future. Clarity is a very desirable quality in this confusing world and it also, unlike some other newly coined word names, has real meaning and history as a name.
  5. Purity
    • Origin:

      Virtue name
    • Description:

      A puritan virtue name that's only slightly less challenging than Chastity. It was used for nearly 20 baby girls in the contemporary US in one recent year.