Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Virtues/Qualities

These have their origins in the Puritan slogan names of the C16th and C17th. The intention was to give the child a wholly Christian name that had not been corrupted by former bearers. Although this was done for males and females, 'virtue' names are now more popular for girls.

Male

Content Creedence Endurance
Fidencio Fine Fynist
Hespero Hesperos Liberty
Lucky Moral Tenacious
True Winsome  

Female

Amity Amita Clemency
Comfort Felicity Happy
Independence Jocund Jollee
Jolly Liberty Patience
Payshance Piety Placida
Placidia Serenity Solace
Tacita Tranquilla Trinita
Trinity Trula Truly
Vanitty Vanity  

Charity/Charis

Carita Caritta Chari
Charice Charie Charish
Charisse Cheree Cherey
Cherida Cherita Cherrey
Cherri Cherrie Cherrita
Cherry Cherry-Ann Cherrye
Chery Cherye Karita
Karitta    

Chastity

Chasa-Dee Chasadie Chasady
Chasidy Chasiti Chasity
Chassedi Chassey Chassidy
Chassie Chassity Chassy
Chasta Chastady Chastidy
Chastin Chastitie Chastney
Chasty    

Constance

Con Connee Conni
Connie Constancy Constanta
Constence Coony Konnie
Konny Konstance Konstantina
Konstantine Konstanza Konstanze
Kosta Kostia Kostusha
Kostya    

Dulcie

Delcina Delcine Doucie
Dulcanea Dulce Dulcea
Dulci Dulcia Dulciana
Dulcibel Dulcibella Dulcine
Dulcinea Dulsea Dulsy

Esperance

Espe Esperans Esperanta
Esperanz Esperanza Esperenza

Faith

Faitha Fayth Faythe

Felicity

Delicity Fecicity Feliciti
Felisitas Felycite Flicity
Phelisstie Velicity  

Fidelity

Fidela Fidele Fidelia
Fidelina Fidelita  

Grace

Graca Gracea Gracen
Gracey Graci Gracia
Gracie Graciela Graciella
Gracilia Gracinha Gracy
Grais Gray Grayce
Grecia Greisen  

Honour/Honora

Honey Honner Honnor
Honnour Honor Honorah
Honorata Honore Honoria
Honorina Honorine Honour
Honoure Honree Hunney
Hunny Nora Norah
Norell Norelle Noria
Norita Norlene  

Hope

Hopey Hopi Hopie

Joy

Joi Joie Joita
Joya Joyan Joyann
Joyanna Joyanne Joye
Joyeeta Joyelle Joyhanna
Joyhannah Joyia Joyleen
Joylene Joylin Joyline
Joy-Lynn Joylyn Joylyne
Joylynn Joylynne Joyous
Joyvina    

Meliora

Melior Meliori Mellear
Melyira Melyor  

Mercy/Mercedes

Mercades Merced Mercede
Mercey Merci Mercie
Mercille Mersade Mersadies
Mersey    

Merry

Meri Merie Merree
Merri Merrie Merrielle
Merrile Merrilee Merrili
Merrily Merrite  

Modesty

Modesta Modeste Modestia
Modestie Modestina Modestine

Prudence

Pru Prudencia Prudi
Prudie Prue Prunela
Prunella    

Purity

Pura Pureza Purisima
Purissimma    

Unity

Unita Unitee Uniti

Verity

Verita Veritie  

Virginia

Ginger Ginia Ginnie
Ginny Ginty Jinny
Jinty Verginia Verginya
Virge Virgen Virgenia
Virgenya Virgie Virgina
Virgine Virginie Virginina
Virginio Virginnia Virgy
Virjeana    


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

Copies may be made for personal use only.


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