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Thanksgiving-Inspired Baby Names
Not only does Thanksgiving date back to colonial times, but the tradition of virtue names does, too.
Many of the virtue names that were popular among the Puritans and pilgrims back in the 17th century have faded into history, although names like Grace, Hope, and Faith (ring any Friday night sitcom bells?) have withstood the test of time. Perhaps it's fortunate that others like Fearnot, Mindwell, Hate-Evil, and Waitstill have gone out of style...
Although biblical names were quite popular at the time as well, many colonial New England families favored names associated with moral qualities like Patience, Piety, Prudence, Hopestill, Fear, Sindeny, and Submit, perhaps in the hope that children's names would lead them in the proper moral direction.
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