Thanksgiving means Pilgrims, and that makes us consider virtue baby names. Some are right at home on Plymouth Rock, the kind of names the early colonists chose to set themselves apart. Others are modern innovations, the product of the 1960s counterculture, or twenty-first century families’ search for meaning. Some might feel tough to live up […]
READ MORE >>Promise: Baby Name of the Day
Promise sounds like something from Plymouth Rock, but it’s actually one of the newest girl names of the moment. Our Baby Name of the Day comes from this list. Pledge Some words prove elusive, their exact origins lost to time. But this one? We can trace it to the Latin promissum. It became promesse in French […]
READ MORE >>Vera: Baby Name of the Day
Vera is making a comeback, shaking off the dust to follow Ava up the charts. Thanks to Jackson for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Vera: The 100-Year Rule So often, a name comes into favor, peaks, and then slowly fades. Every name ages. Some end up pegged to a decade; others decline in […]
READ MORE >>True: Baby Name of the Day
True makes for short virtue name with a cool, modern sound. What’s not to love? Thanks to Aurelia for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day, and to Khloe Kardashian for putting it back in the headlines. True: A Virtuous Virtue Some virtue names – modern and traditional – feel narrow. Patience isn’t always the most […]
READ MORE >>Arrow: Baby Name of the Day
Arrow might not seem like a name, but suddenly it’s on the rise. A new celebrity birth announcement inspired our Baby Name of the Day. Arrow: And Bow We’ve been shooting with bows since before written history. Think Upper Paleolithic before. They feature in mythology – Artemis, of course, but she’s not the only one – and remained […]
READ MORE >>Best Modern Virtue Names: Ten Favorites
There’s something about modern virtue names. Some of the would have felt right at home on Plymouth Rock. Others reflect values or word choices that would feel utterly foreign to those first American settlers. For this list, I focused on names that might wear well as firsts or middles, and names that could be unisex […]
READ MORE >>Constance: Baby Name of the Day
Love Eleanor, Charlotte and Grace, but looking for a less common name? Consider Constance. Thanks to Corinne for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Constance: Steadfast In Latin constantem means constant or steadfast. Names have been based on this word for millennia – think of Constantine. In Late Latin, Constantia appeared as the usual feminine form. It wasn’t […]
READ MORE >>Socorro: Baby Name of the Day
Looking for an intriguing virtue name for a girl? Socorro could make an unexpected choice. Some recent namespotting inspired today’s Baby Name of the Day. Socorro: Relief In Spanish, this name literally means relief or succor. Succor comes from the Latin succursus via French. Succor sounds a bit awkward in English, doesn’t it? Seldom heard in everyday speech, it carries a […]
READ MORE >>Cruz: Baby Name of the Day
Looking for a meaningful Spanish surname name with style to spare? Consider Cruz. Thanks to D. for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Cruz: Cross Cruz is heard throughout the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world, though most commonly as a place name or surname. It comes directly from the Latin crux. Similar words are found in many European languages: croix in […]
READ MORE >>Journey: Baby Name of the Day
Journey is a modern virtue name with an adventurous vibe. Thanks to Lyn Z. for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day.
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