Puritan Names

The Puritans were known for naming their children after qualities or virtues that they wished their children to have. Some Puritans also named their children Biblical phrases as well as just down-right odd words. There are more names listed here.

Single-Worded Names

 * Wrestling
 * Damned
 * Thanks
 * Remember
 * Experience
 * Anger
 * Continent
 * Humiliation
 * Helpless
 * Reformation
 * Abstinence
 * Handmaid
 * Obedience
 * Forsaken
 * Lament
 * Silence
 * Creedence
 * Dust
 * Diffidence
 * Desire
 * Ashes
 * Tace (another word for silence)
 * Pacidia
 * Freegift
 * Vanity
 * Jolly
 * Liberty
 * Tenacious
 * Happy
 * Felicity
 * Hope
 * Prudence
 * Amity
 * Verity
 * Trinity

Biblical Phrases

 * Praise-God
 * If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned
 * Fear-God
 * Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
 * Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world-to-save
 * What-God-will
 * Sorry-for-sin
 * Kill-sin

Other Phrases

 * Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
 * Has-descendents
 * Fly-fornication
 * Joy-in-sorrow
 * Fear-not
 * Abuse-not
 * Die-Well (brother of Farewell Sykes)
 * Fly-debate
 * No-merit
 * More-triale
 * Make-peace

Roman Inspired Names

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