Virtues as baby names?

kurokai

I'm just curious to see what the popular opinion on this is.

Names like Serenity, Faith, Honor, Patience, and Prudence - I just...can't see it. Prudence is a guilty pleasure because of the nn Pru, but I still wouldn't name any theoretical daughter of mine that.

kms34

I'm not a fan....at all.

DragonflyBelle

When paired with the right FN and LN, they can work, under the right circumstances.

It's not really a virtue, but if we have another girl, her MN will be Hope, simply because hope is all that kept us going after our loss.

ames71

I love Honor (Honora is at the top of my list right now), but I can't really think of another one I like as much. I don't dislike any of them either.

austenreader85

Mine is one....Chasity....so I think there are worse things you could do.  I actually really like Serenity- though more from the show Firefly and the subsequent movie Serenity than the meaning.  I'm also really into meanings and religious so I like most virtue names.

fyziksgirl

I think they're fine as middle names, but don't like them as first names.

brookelynpaisley

I'm really not a fan. I know it's not the intention at all, but when I see Serenity, I think stripper. Names like Faith, Honor, Hope, and Prudence are just NMS.

NativeNyer

Grace is another one.

eitaknna9

Some of them are good as middle names, but I cannot really get on board with most of them as first names.

queenbone

They are okay, but nms. 

DH has a cousin who has given his 5 children the following names Timothy Courage, Eli Steadfast, Cora Faith, Calvin Diligent, and James Truth

bumpuser260585

queenbone:

They are okay, but nms. 

DH has a cousin who has given his 5 children the following names Timothy Courage, Eli Steadfast, Cora Faith, Calvin Diligent, and James Truth

Those names are a lot to live up to.

RedCardinal

I love the name Hope, but none of the others do anything for me.

RobinSparkles214

I strongly dislike virtue names.

anna7602

Love them- as middle names. DD's mn means "charity." It was never on the table as a first name, though.

krismt

I love them, serentiy is on our list, I wish there were some similar that were used more for boys. I have a great friend named Grace, and have known wonderful Faith's and Charity.... all of which loved their names.

JMU_Bride09

I've always liked Faith, but that's about it. No idea if I'd ever use it, though. More likely as a mn than a fn.

PsyDr04

Hate this. I also hate it when people name their children after months or seasons of the year (e.g., April, September, Winter, Summer...)