I’m loving [name_m]Prosper[/name_m] and Makepeace in the middle slot for boys and [name_f]Clemency[/name_f]/[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] I’m loving on girls for a first (would it be weird to have one kid with [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] as a first and another with [name_f]Clemency[/name_f] as a middle?). I’m kind of digging Solace as a mn for either gender.
What are other virtue names that you don’t hear very often? I’m not a big fan of things like [name_f]Faith[/name_f]/[name_f]Grace[/name_f]/[name_f]Hope[/name_f]/[name_f]Charity[/name_f]/[name_f]Chastity[/name_f] on girls just because they seem sort of blah to me for some reason I can’t quite put my finger on. I also don’t quite like [name_f]Temperance[/name_f]/[name_f]Patience[/name_f]/[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]/[name_f]Constance[/name_f] because the ance/ence sound grates on my ears.
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] pretty much hit the nail on the head. From her list I like:
[name_f]Serendipity[/name_f] - it’s a bit over the top but I like the sound of it.
[name_u]August[/name_u] - A classic.
[name_f]Promise[/name_f] - I think this can become the next [name_f]Faith[/name_f] or [name_f]Hope[/name_f]. It’s nice sounding but not over the top like [name_f]Serendipity[/name_f].
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u] - Cute for a middle name.
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u], [name_f]Amity[/name_f] & [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] - cute names.
[name_f]Honor[/name_f] - I hated it at first, but it’s growing on me.
I’ve also never met a [name_f]Trinity[/name_f], which is a pretty nice virtue name.
I kind of love some of these! I read a bunch of them he somewhere too maybe a blog article? The two-worders are particularly fun, like Makepeace. I personally like true and remember.
My favorite right now is [name_m]Anchor[/name_m]. I think it leans more towards the boys, but could go either way. I think it’s strong and full of courage!! (Courage could work too!!! )
I love virtue names, I think they have such a whimsical charm which can really tie a name together. Although the other comments are pretty thorough, he is a list that may help…
[name_f]Adore[/name_f] - [name_f]Adora[/name_f] (so sweet!!)
Amiable
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
Amour
Benevolence
Blessing
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u]
[name_f]Blithe[/name_f] / [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_m]Bravery[/name_m] - I really like this!
[name_m]Chance[/name_m]
[name_f]Cherish[/name_f]
Chivalry
[name_f]Clarity[/name_f]
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f] (personal fave as are its derivatives: [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Clementina[/name_f], Clémence…)
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
Delicate
[name_f]Delight[/name_f]
[name_f]Destiny[/name_f]
[name_f]Divinity[/name_f]
[name_u]Dream[/name_u]
Endurance
[name_f]Epiphany[/name_f]
Euphony
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
Fearnot
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Fidelity[/name_f]
[name_u]Fortune[/name_u]
[name_u]Freedom[/name_u]
Gallant
Gentle
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Halcyon[/name_u]
[name_f]Happy[/name_f]
[name_m]Hardy[/name_m]
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]
[name_f]Honesty[/name_f]
[name_f]Honour[/name_f]
Hopestill - I think these old very British-sounding near portmanteaux are lovelier still!
Humble
Jolly
[name_f]Journey[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Justice[/name_u]
Kindness
[name_f]Kismet[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f]
Lively
[name_f]Love[/name_f]
[name_m]Loyal[/name_m]
Makepeace
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
Merit (very nice)
[name_f]Merry[/name_f]
Mindwell
Mirth (beautiful harmony to end a name on)
[name_f]Modesty[/name_f]
[name_f]Muse[/name_f] (an equally lovely sound)
[name_m]Noble[/name_m]
[name_m]Pacific[/name_m]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_u]Peace[/name_u]
Peaceful
Pilgrim
[name_f]Pleasant[/name_f]
[name_m]Prosper[/name_m] – [name_m]Prosperity[/name_m], [name_m]Prospero[/name_m], Prospera, Prosperine – all fabulous!
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Purity[/name_f]
Radiance
Rejoice
[name_f]Remember[/name_f]
Reverence – [name_f]Lovely[/name_f]!
[name_u]Rhythm[/name_u]
[name_f]Serendipity[/name_f], [name_f]Serene[/name_f], [name_f]Serenity[/name_f]
[name_f]Sincerity[/name_f]
[name_f]Sojourner[/name_f]
Solace
Thankful
Thanksgiving
Tranquil
[name_u]True[/name_u]
[name_u]Truly[/name_u]
[name_u]Truth[/name_u]
[name_m]Valiant[/name_m]
Valour
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Virtue[/name_f]
Waitstill
[name_f]Winsome[/name_f] – on my list of possibles !
Wistful
I am in love with these lists!! Personally, I have always been a fan of [name_f]Revel[/name_f], [name_f]Whimsy[/name_f], [name_f]Charisma[/name_f] and [name_f]Liberty[/name_f]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
Merit
[name_m]Odin[/name_m] (charming god of wisdom)
[name_u]Reeve[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m] (“advice” not sure if that quite fits)
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m] nn “[name_u]True[/name_u]”
[name_m]Valor[/name_m]
[name_f]Merrily[/name_f]…good idea, that is a cute, unique take
I saw Calamity listed here…? FYI that is the opposite of a virtue name: “Disaster, misfortune”
We have a girl on the way and [name_f]Verity[/name_f] and [name_f]Honora[/name_f] have both made the short short list.
[name_f]Virtue[/name_f] names are a great place to find unusual, but classic names with history and great meaning.
(A BIG GP for me is [name_f]Remember[/name_f], but I just couldn’t convince DH. Sigh…)
off of the top of my head, i can think of [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_f]Clarity[/name_f], [name_f]Honor[/name_f], [name_f]Honora[/name_f], [name_f]Honoria[/name_f], [name_f]Serenity[/name_f], [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_m]Chance[/name_m] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] (would [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] count as popular?)
I love [name_u]Ever[/name_u], [name_m]Prosper[/name_m], [name_u]Pax[/name_u], [name_u]True[/name_u] and especially Makepeace! But couldn’t you combine two short virtue names to make, per se, Evertrue? Let’s hear it for cool two-worders:
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