Virtue Names

  1. Adventure
    • Confidence
      • Courage
        • Endeavour
          • Forever
            • Origin:

              Word name
            • Description:

              Eternal--or eternally pretentious?
          • Honest
            • Liberty
              • Origin:

                Word name
              • Description:

                Less common than other virtue names, Liberty is nonetheless a name with a long American heritage.
            • Merit
              • Promise
                • Origin:

                  English word name
                • Meaning:

                  "a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified"
                • Description:

                  Promise is one of those word names with an uplifting meaning that is making inroads as a girls' name, like sisters Dream and Serenity. How promising is Promise as a first name? Our try at cleverness illustrates perhaps the biggest problem with naming your baby girl Promise: It will be difficult for people to resist making bad puns on the name. We promise (argh) you'll be tired of hearing them well before your baby Promise's first birthday.
              • Prosper
                • Origin:

                  Latin
                • Meaning:

                  "favorable, prosperous"
                • Description:

                  In France, pronounced PRO-spare, Prosper is a fairly common name; here it presents a worthy aspirational message for a child.
              • Remember
                • Origin:

                  Word name
                • Description:

                  No one will ever forget it. But Remember as a name came over on the Mayflower, so it has deep history as well as modern potential.
              • Reason
                • Reliance
                  • Serenity
                    • Origin:

                      Latin
                    • Meaning:

                      "peaceful"
                    • Description:

                      Peaceful, calm, and untroubled: these are qualities parents may be hoping for, either on their parenting journey or in their child’s life. The name Serenity encapsulates these hopes, conjuring up a sense of balance, composure, and ease.
                  • Sincerity
                    • Origin:

                      Word name
                    • Meaning:

                      "sincerity, truth"
                    • Description:

                      A Puritan-virtue type name that could possibly work for a modern baby with its rhythmic four-syllable sound and admirable meaning.
                  • Verity
                    • Origin:

                      Latin
                    • Meaning:

                      "truth"
                    • Description:

                      If you love Puritan virtue names and want to move beyond Hope and Faith and Grace, this is a wonderful choice, both for its meaning and its sound. A rare find here, though occasionally heard in England. It was used in Winston Graham's Poldark novels, was Madonna's name as James Bond's fencing instructor in Die Another Day, and made a brief appearance in Harry Potter. Not to mention being a fixture on British and Australian soaps. Verity also appears in one of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple mysteries.