Tired of common virtue names like [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Faith[/name_f], or [name_f]Hope[/name_f]? Want a cool virtue name for a son perhaps? I got you covered with some undiscovered virtue and word names, including from places such as Medieval times, Puritan times, words from other languages and cultures, obscure Biblical beauties, and much more!
Abstinence (Nicknames could be [name_u]Abbey[/name_u] or Nancy)
Abundance (Nicknames could be [name_u]Abbey[/name_u], [name_f]Bunny[/name_f], or Bonnie)
Arise
Assurance
[name_f]Believe[/name_f] (Nicknames could be [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_u]Lee[/name_u], [name_f]Lili[/name_f], or Eve)
Blessed/Blessing (Lessie could make a cute nickname)
Confidence (Nicknames could be [name_u]Connie[/name_u] and Fifi)
Content (Conner could be a nickname for males, [name_u]Connie[/name_u] for females)
Deliverance (Nicknames could be [name_u]Del[/name_u], [name_m]Deli[/name_m], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Livvy[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], and Ancie)
[name_u]Desire[/name_u]
Diligence (Gence could make a cool nickname!)
[name_u]Experience[/name_u] (Exie and [name_u]Peri[/name_u] could make unique nicknames!)
[name_f]Fidelity[/name_f] (Nicknames could be [name_f]Fifi[/name_f], [name_u]Del[/name_u], or Delie)
[name_u]Freedom[/name_u]
Freelove (For you hippie flower children out there!)
[name_u]Gift[/name_u]
[name_f]Gracious[/name_f] (An interesting alternative to the mega popular Grace)
[name_f]Honesty[/name_f]
Humanity (When you run out of ideas when naming your human child)
[name_f]Imagination[/name_f] (Ima, [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Gina[/name_f], and [name_u]Nat[/name_u] are all cool nickname choices)
Independence (Indie and [name_u]Penny[/name_u] could make good nicknames! I see this name working for [name_u]July[/name_u] babies and patriotic parents.)
Jubilation (A fresher take on names like [name_u]Jude[/name_u] or [name_f]Judy[/name_f]. Not to mention Jubie and [name_m]Lay[/name_m] could make very quirky nicknames!)
[name_m]Just[/name_m]
[name_m]Knowledge[/name_m] (Ledge and Knolly could make interesting nicknames.)
Life
Lovejoy
[name_u]Loyalty[/name_u] (Lolo could be a nickname for boys, while [name_f]Lola[/name_f] could be good for girls!)
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f] (Cici could add some spunkiness to this gentle name!)
Mindwell (For you nerdy or academic name lovers out there!)
Pray
[name_u]Promise[/name_u] (Missy could add some causality to a strong name such as this)
[name_f]Providence[/name_f] (My personal favorite, reminds me of the song by Poor Man’s Poison)
[name_u]Reason[/name_u] (Cashing in on the trendy “son” ending names!)
Regard
[name_f]Rejoice[/name_f] (A more unique take on [name_f]Joy[/name_f] or Joyce)
Reliance (Rel, [name_f]Lia[/name_f], and Ancie could make good nicknames!)
Remembrance (Nicknames could be [name_u]Remy[/name_u], Meme, Embra, and Ancie)
Return
Riches (A fresh take on the classic Richard)
[name_u]Sincere[/name_u]
Steadfast
[name_m]Swift[/name_m]
Tenacious (Tenny, Ten, and [name_m]Nace[/name_m] could make cool nicknames!)
Tobel
Trial
[name_u]True[/name_u]
[name_u]Truth[/name_u] (A lovely alternative to the classical Ruth)
[name_u]Victory[/name_u] (A fresher take on [name_m]Victor[/name_m] or Victoria)
[name_f]Virtue[/name_f]
Wealth
EXTRAS!
Names that aren’t exactly “lost” or “archaic” but certainly rare.
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] (The cartoon “The [name_u]Owl[/name_u] House” may have brought this name back in the public eye)
[name_u]Honor[/name_u]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f] (Bert could be a boy’s nickname, [name_f]Libby[/name_f] could be a girl’s)
[name_u]Peace[/name_u]
[name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_u]Wisdom[/name_u]
and I also really like [name_u]Justice[/name_u] which is one I don’t hear used much.
