Archive for the 'Virtues' Category
Name of the Day: Faith
With Thanksgiving just days away, it seems appropriate to spotlight a name that would’ve felt right at home around the the Pilgrims’ first table. In point of fact, while Humility, Desire, Love and Resolved were all aboard the Mayflower, no one wore this virtue name for the crossing.
Thanks to Corinne for suggesting our Name of [...]
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Name of the Day: Verity
It feels a bit indulgent, but today we’re trotting out one of our very most favorite monikers for Name of the Day: the virtuous Verity.
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Name of the Day: Prudence
Dear Prudence.
When the Beatles crooned Michelle, ma belle, they sent the given name to the top of the charts. But despite their equally appealing 1968 tune - said to be one of John Lennon’s favorites - Prudence has lingered in obscurity since the 1940s. Could this mother of all virtues be reconsidered as a fitting [...]
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Name of the Day: Honor
We all know that virtue names are big. And noun names have gone from outlandish to mainstream in the past decade, too. Some might even say that they’re growing tired.
But when Jessica Alba welcomed her little starbaby last month, she plumbed this category to choose a name that has both a long history of use [...]
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Tags: Annora, Honor, Honora, Honoria
Name of the Day: Liberty
For those of you in the US, Happy Fourth of July! What with all the bunting about, we couldn’t resist choosing a red, white and blue Name of the Day: Liberty.
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