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I can’t help much with the girls names, but I might have some insight on Admonition. I’d wager to say that Admonition likely isn’t in reference to the admonition to the Parliament but instead a reference to admonition as used in the Bible. Though it sounds harsh, the Biblical context of admonition is to reprimand someone firmly out of love for them, seeking to correct their path for their own good and protection. It’s used often throughout the Bible, especially in the apostle Paul’s letters to the church, and certainly aligns both with Puritan theological values and with their common naming practice of naming children Biblical word names as warnings or reminders (names like Hate-evil, Fly-fornication, and Mortifie come to mind). It certainly could have arisen as a reference to the letter to Parliament, but I’d counter that by saying that the specific choice of admonition in that title is in reference to admonition as used by Paul, meaning the context of the name would have some aspects of both inspirations/meanings.

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