Puritan NamesThese names were taken from the wonderful book Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature, written by Charles Bardsley and published in 1880. |
| Learn-Wisdom | Hate-evil | Assurance |
| Tribulation | Merciful | Stedfast |
| Renewed | Safe-on-Heighe | Rejoyce |
| Increased | Sin-denie | Sorry-for-sin |
| No-merit | Continent The author says, "I think the father should be whipped most incontinently in the open market who would inflict such a name on his infant daughter" |
Accepted |
| Thankful | More-fruite | Faint-not |
| Joy-againe | From-above | Free-gift |
| Reformation | Earth | Dust |
| Ashes | Delivery | The-Lord-is-Near |
| Discipline | Purific | Hopeful |
| Faith-my-joy | Original | Restraint |
| Zeal-of-the-Land | Called | Meek |
| Approved | Be-courteous | Elected |
| Arise | Sincere | Wrestling |
| Remember | Peaceable | Revolt |
| Supply | Pardon | What-God-Will |
| Given | Perseverance | Contemplation |
| Love | Humanity | Clemency |
| Justice | Truth | Silence |
| Experience | Endure | Obedience |
| Victory | Confidence | Comfort |
| Repentence | Humiliation | Humility |
| Abstinence | Humble | Godly |
| Lively | Faithful | Magnify |
| Give-thanks | Be-strong | Sin-deny |
| Refrayne | Repent | Return |
| Depend | Learn-Wysdome | Hate-evill |
| Hatill (Hate-ill) | Lament | Live-well |
| Fare-well | Free-gift | From-above |
| Replenish | Increase | Deliverance |
| Much-mercie | Thanks | Accepted |
| Unfeigned | Preserved | Beloved |
| Joye-in-sorrow | Lamentation | Stand-fast-on-high |
| Aid-on-high | Restore | Helpless |
| Forsaken | Flie-Fornication A name like this would probably be given to a foundling or illegitimate child, as a reminder to not behave like their sinful parents |
Fortune |
| Wealthy | Unity | Providence |
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