Virtue Names
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- Adventure
- Confidence
- Courage
- Endeavour
- Forever
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Word nameDescription:
Eternal--or eternally pretentious?
- Honest
- Liberty
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Word nameDescription:
Less common than other virtue names, Liberty is nonetheless a name with a long American heritage.
- Merit
- Promise
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English word nameMeaning:
"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
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LatinMeaning:
"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
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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
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LatinMeaning:
"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
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Word nameMeaning:
"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
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"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.