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View Name: Faith


FAITH
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: FAYTH   [key]
Meaning & History
Simply from the English word faith, ultimately from Latin fidere "to trust". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.
Related Names
VARIANT: Faithe
DIMINUTIVES: Fay, Fae, Faye
Popularity
United States  ranked #71 
England/Wales  ranked #65 
Canada (BC)  - 
Netherlands  ranked #393 
Northern Ireland  ranked #48 
Scotland  ranked #91 



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