by Carolyn Robertson posted in Pregnancy

Picking the perfect baby name can be hard.
It should be familiar, but not too common. It should sound good with your last name, as well as on its own. It should be free of any potential nickname or acronym disasters.
When you finally find a name that checks all of those boxes, you'll probably want to quickly check its meaning to make sure there are no surprises on that front.
See what I mean" It's not easy.
If you need a little help, you might want to look way, way back to the time of the Puritans in the late 16th century. The Puritans had an interesting take on baby names, choosing very literal monikers that embodied certain values or religious beliefs. They weren't all winners - names like Joy-in-sorrow, Fear-God and Die-Well might make for an awkward first day of Kindergarten nowadays. Some of the virtue baby names favored by the Puritans, though, are quite lovely - and definitely worth a second look.

Faith: #100 in BabyCenter ranking
Verity: #2,946in BabyCenter ranking
Mercy: #791 in BabyCenter ranking
Glory: #1,846 in BabyCenter ranking
Constance: #2,743 in BabyCenter ranking
Charity : #1,237 in BabyCenter ranking
Honor: #1,950 in BabyCenter ranking
Grace: #19 in BabyCenter ranking
True: #2,734 in BabyCenter ranking
Noble: #191 in BabyCenter ranking
Haven: #294 in BabyCenter ranking
Harmony: #192 in BabyCenter ranking
Temperance: #15,174 in BabyCenter ranking
Trinity: #137 in BabyCenter ranking
Patience: #1,209 in ...