I’ve been crushing on a lot of older, uncommon Biblical names and virtue names, so it got me thinking about names from the Puritan era around the 16th and 17th centuries!
I know there’s some…interesting Puritan era names (Fly-Fornication, anyone? ) but what names give you a bit of a Puritan era vibe?
@sgsg8 ooh, love [name_f]Remember[/name_f], [name_f]Clarity[/name_f], [name_f]Promise[/name_f], [name_f]Huldah[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_u]Peace[/name_u], [name_f]Blessing[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Faith[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Patience[/name_f] and [name_f]Pleasant[/name_f]! @Lilsibubs [name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f] definitely gives me that vibe Also really love [name_f]Liberty[/name_f]!! @almostactually Ahh, I love [name_f]Temperance[/name_f] - I know one, but it does feel like it’s a bit of a difficult one. I also, as you know, love [name_f]Charity[/name_f]!
My favourite puritan name is [name_f]Verity[/name_f].
I also really like
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u]/Blessing
[name_f]Cherish[/name_f]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
@anon25197097 - ooh I do like [name_f]Verity[/name_f]! [name_u]Bliss[/name_u], [name_f]Cherish[/name_f], [name_u]Haven[/name_u] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] are wonderful!
@anon57824181 - Oh I love [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] and [name_f]Hope[/name_f] as well!! @seawillow - Ooh, [name_f]Praise[/name_f], [name_f]Delight[/name_f], [name_f]Promise[/name_f], [name_f]Serenity[/name_f], [name_u]Harvest[/name_u], Prayer, [name_u]True[/name_u], Kindness and [name_f]Sincerity[/name_f] are lovely! @cactusgram - I actually know a [name_f]Prudence[/name_f]!
Deliverance (nn [name_f]Della[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f]?)
Remembrance
[name_f]Simplicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Spirit[/name_f]
[name_f]Quintessence[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Tess[/name_f]? [name_f]Kinda[/name_f] love this one)
[name_f]Serendipity[/name_f]
[name_u]Journey[/name_u]
[name_f]Epiphany[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Pip[/name_u]/Pippa?)
[name_f]Fidelity[/name_f]
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]
[name_f]Hosanna[/name_f] (in the vein of [name_f]Hallelujah[/name_f])
[name_f]Silence[/name_f] (nms but definitely Puritan)
[name_u]Truth[/name_u]
[name_f]Unity[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f] (a favorite of mine, nn [name_f]Libby[/name_f])
[name_f]Tenacity[/name_f]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f]
[name_u]Credence[/name_u]
[name_f]Desire[/name_f] (good alternative to [name_f]Desiree[/name_f]?)
[name_u]Justice[/name_u] (traditionally male but I like on a girl)
@marylavender - I love [name_f]Promise[/name_f], [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], [name_f]Blessing[/name_f], [name_f]Praise[/name_f], [name_f]Glory[/name_f], [name_f]Remember[/name_f], [name_f]Patience[/name_f], [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_u]Honor[/name_u] and Prayer! @itsjustjack - Deliverance is cool! I don’t think I could use it, but it has potential, imo? I remember reading about someone from the [name_u]Salem[/name_u] Witch Trials named Deliverance [name_u]Dane[/name_u], which I think sounds a bit like a superhero name . I also really like Remembrance, [name_f]Quintessence[/name_f] ([name_f]My[/name_f] niece is a [name_f]Tess[/name_f]@ though , so I couldn’t use it), [name_f]Serendipity[/name_f], [name_u]Journey[/name_u], [name_f]Epiphany[/name_f], [name_u]Harmony[/name_u], [name_f]Hosanna[/name_f], [name_f]Liberty[/name_f], [name_f]Desire[/name_f] and [name_u]Credence[/name_u]!