# The TAM game (part 4: Truth)

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**Category:** Girl Names\
**Created:** [June 10, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795 "2020-06-10T18:01:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/1 "2020-06-10T18:01:01Z")

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[name\_f]My[/name\_f] [name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] would likely go by the nickname “[name\_f]Ruthie[/name\_f].” [R0ry, S@sha, and Ruthie/T1o, T@z, and Tru]

> **Background on why it feels meaningful to me**
>
> I’m not a religious person (nor do I have a set religion), but the motto of my alma mater is “[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u], even unto its innermost parts” and for the past decade that phrase has become a mantra and occupies a very special place in my heart.
> 
> It comes from [name\_m]Psalm[/name\_m] 51:6, so I’ll leave a few translations here:
> 
> > Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom. [New American Standard Bible]
> 
> > Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. [King [name\_u]James[/name\_u]]
> 
> > But you want complete honesty, so teach me true wisdom. [Contemporary [name\_f]English[/name\_f] Version]
> 
> > Indeed, you are pleased with truth in the inner person, and you will teach me wisdom in my innermost parts. [ISV]
> 
> > Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts; Make me, therefore, to know wisdom in mine inmost heart. [JPS Tanakh 1917]
> 
> > Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place. [New Living Translation]
> 
> > Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. [ESV]
> 
> I guess I went a little overboard. But if you read through all that, keep it in mind for the combos below!

With [name\_u]Truth[/name\_u], I found that meaning rung super loud. It was easily the most important factor in making these combos, so I have left my interpretations of these names here.

What do you think of these combos? Any others that come to mind for you?

[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] Melpomene - “celebrating a true soul with song”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] Menodora - “most holy truth gifted by the moon”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f] - “ultimate/maximal holy truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mathilde[/name\_f] - “battle-mighty holy truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Morag[/name\_f] -“great holy truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Minerva[/name\_f] - “most holy truth of wisdom” - here [name\_f]Minerva[/name\_f] as goddess of wisdom hearkening back to the [name\_u]Truth[/name\_u]/Wisdom relationship in the verse  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] Melpomène - “celebrating with song the most holy truth” (uhhhh… @jonquils, wdyt for yourself? What says worship more than this? Except maybe Worship)  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Miranda[/name\_f] - “marvelous holy truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Meliora[/name\_f] - “betterment of holy truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Melisande[/name\_f] - “hard-working toward a holy truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Agathe[/name\_f]-[name\_f]Mathilde[/name\_f] - “good woman of battle-mighty truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Agate[/name\_f] Menodora - “moonstone of truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Arete[/name\_f] [name\_f]Melisande[/name\_f] - “working hard toward embodying truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Arianell[/name\_f] [name\_f]Margrid[/name\_f] - “silver pearl of truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_f]Minerva[/name\_f] - “true noble strength of the goddess of wisdom”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxima[/name\_f] - “greatest true soul”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u] - “true noble strength of day” three of my favorite feminist heroines in one: Soujourner [name\_u]Truth[/name\_u], [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] Lorde, and [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u] [name\_m]Hill[/name\_m] of [name\_f]Alice[/name\_f] [name\_u]Walker[/name\_u]'s eponymous novel.  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_u]Merritt[/name\_u] - “worthy of the noble strength of truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_f]Merida[/name\_f] - “worthy of the noble strength of truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_f]Miranda[/name\_f] - “marvelous noble strength of truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f] - “greatest healing truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] [name\_f]Melisande[/name\_f] - “hard-working toward a healing truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u] - “healing truth of day”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] Menodora - “truth with healing power gifted by the moon”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] [name\_f]Minerva[/name\_f] - “healing power of truth and wisdom/intellect”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] [name\_f]Margrid[/name\_f] - “healing pearl of truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] Mnemosyne - “remembering the healing truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alethea[/name\_f] [name\_f]Melisande[/name\_f] - “working toward true truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alethea[/name\_f] Merit - “worthy of true truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] Menodora - “a true soul gifted by the moon”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f]-[name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f] - “greatest soul of truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Aurore[/name\_f]-[name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f] - “truth of the ultimate dawn” (for the last baby)  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Antigone[/name\_f] Mimose - “mimicking the truth of her parents”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] Amaranthe [name\_f]Meliora[/name\_f] - “better unending truth”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] Amaranthe Melpomène - “singing unending truths”  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] Amaranthe [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u] - “unfading day of truth”

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/2 "2020-06-10T18:13:44Z")

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Top 5 in order:  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alethea[/name\_f] [name\_f]Margrid[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alethea[/name\_f] Merit  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_f]Merida[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Arianell[/name\_f] [name\_f]Margrid[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/3 "2020-06-10T18:32:20Z")

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Truth [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mathilde[/name\_f] is dreamy  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Arianell[/name\_f] [name\_f]Margrid[/name\_f] is excellent and the meaning is beautiful.

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/5 "2020-06-10T19:01:12Z")

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Truth seems like a super meaningful name to you, and [name\_f]Ruthie[/name\_f] is a great nickname! [name\_f]My[/name\_f] favorites for each first-middle name:  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] Melpomene  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Miranda[/name\_f]- [name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] Melpomene  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alethea[/name\_f] Merit  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Aurore[/name\_f]-[name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Antigone[/name\_f] Mimose  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] Amaranthe [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]

Top five:  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] Amaranthe [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Miranda[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Antigone[/name\_f] Mimose  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Aurore[/name\_f]-[name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/6 "2020-06-10T19:34:29Z")

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While [name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] isn’t my favorite, I do think it is a nice name! I love the idea of [name\_f]Ruthie[/name\_f] as a nickname, too! I also like that it’s really meaningful for you.

my favorite combos are:  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] Melpomene  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Aurore[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Minerva[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] Menodora  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mathilde[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Arianell[/name\_f] [name\_f]Margrid[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Agathe[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mathilde[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] Amaranthe [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]

That was more than I expected, sorry! You just had so many beautiful combos 🙂

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/7 "2020-06-10T20:54:10Z")

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Truth is cool and [name\_f]Ruthie[/name\_f] is such a sweet nickname!

My top 5 (in no particular order)  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Minerva[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Aurore[/name\_f]-[name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] Amaranthe [name\_u]Meridian[/name\_u]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Audre[/name\_f] [name\_f]Minerva[/name\_f]

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/8 "2020-06-10T21:00:16Z")

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I loooove the “[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f]” combo so much \<3  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Meliora[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Melisande[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mathilde[/name\_f]

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/9 "2020-06-10T22:09:54Z")

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These combos make me really like [name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] for you and [name\_f]Ruthie[/name\_f] is so cute 😊  
[name\_f]My[/name\_f] favorites are:  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] Melpomene  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] Melpomène  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] Menodora  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Miranda[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Amarante[/name\_f] Melpomène

Really beautiful and meaningful combos here. I love it!

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**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/10 "2020-06-12T18:10:16Z")

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I love:  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Ariadne[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Agathe[/name\_f] [name\_f]Mathilde[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Arianell[/name\_f] [name\_f]Margrid[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxima[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Althea[/name\_f] [name\_f]Melisande[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alethea[/name\_f] Merit  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Alma[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]  
[name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] [name\_f]Aurore[/name\_f] [name\_f]Maxine[/name\_f]

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**Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-tam-game-part-4-truth/340795/11 "2020-06-12T22:21:47Z")

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I’m glad to see people liking some [name\_u]Truth[/name\_u] combos for me, and glad to see that people approve of “[name\_f]Ruthie[/name\_f]” as her nickname. This was another great post as generally everyone was responding approval of the same combos so it makes my job easy to narrow down.

Thanks everyone!