Puritan Girls Names!

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? :joy:) but what names give you a bit of a Puritan era vibe?

Thank you!

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Remember
[name_f]Purity[/name_f] (i’m not a big fan, but it’s definitely Puritan-esque :blush:)
[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_f]Adore[/name_f]
[name_u]Peace[/name_u]
[name_f]Beloved[/name_f]
[name_f]Blessing[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] (GP of mine)
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracious[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Pleasant[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]

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Temperance
[name_f]Modesty[/name_f]
[name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Remember[/name_f]
[name_f]Blessing[/name_f]

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@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 :stuck_out_tongue: 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]!

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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]

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@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!

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Oh, I thought of another I kind of love: [name_f]Victory[/name_f]!

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LOVE [name_f]Victory[/name_f]!

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Clemency
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Silence[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Beloved[/name_f]
Barzilla
[name_f]Hepzibah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Meribah[/name_f]
[name_f]Rejoice[/name_f]
[name_f]Victorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasine[/name_f]
[name_f]Remember[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
[name_f]Sapphire[/name_f]
[name_f]Tahira[/name_f]
[name_f]Aphra[/name_f]
[name_f]Zillah[/name_f]

@greyblue - ooh, [name_f]Clemency[/name_f], [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f], [name_f]Tahira[/name_f] and [name_f]Zillah[/name_f] are great!

Tagging @seawillow; You’re our resident expert here, this seems like your kind of thread!

How about:
:black_small_square:︎Felicity
:black_small_square:︎Hope
:black_small_square:︎Prudence
:black_small_square:︎Mercy
:black_small_square:︎Constance
:black_small_square:︎Verity

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Prudence is my absolute favorite

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@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]! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Promise
[name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Blessing[/name_f]
[name_f]Praise[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Remember[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_u]Honor[/name_u]
Prayer
[name_u]Gift[/name_u]

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Tried to do ones I hadn’t seen here yet:

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)

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@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 :joy:. 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]!

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Priscilla
[name_f]Dorcas[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]
[name_f]Hepzibah[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]

@Elizastory - [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f], [name_f]Hepzibah[/name_f] and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]!