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I was looking at the list of Mayflower pilgrims and they had some unusual names other than the Mary's and John's.

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For women there is Constance, Love, Remember, and Resolved. For men Peregrine and Degory / Digory.

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Constance isn't so unusual but I wanted to include it since it was the only other virtue name.

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What do you think of these names?

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I didn't even realize that Remember and Resolved were used as virtue names, my brain has a hard time accepting them as names. The other thing that struck me is how virtue names seem so puritan but also very hippy in my mind. If I didn't see where those names were from Love, Remember, and Resolved my first reaction would be children named by hippy parents. Remembrance strikes me as a possible virtue name in between Constance and Remember. I think Remember and Resolved are interesting virtues to impart to your daughters. I like Constance and Love but I have a hard time accepting Remember and Resolved as names.

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I also wanted to add that I love Peregrine as a name. Will always make me think of the bird and of Peregrine Took. Digory / Degory makes me think of Cedric Diggory from Harry Potter. Don't like it or dislike it.

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EDITED: For women there is Constance, Humility, and Remember. For men Peregrine, Degory / Digory, Love and Resolved.

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My Favorite Names:

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Serafina, Fiona, Luna, Hazel, Artemis, Ursa, Callisto, Adelina, Augustine, Juniper, Frieda, Deirdre, Stella, Marguerite, Citrina, Fern, & Genevieve

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Keiran, Magnus, Arthur, Finn, Teagan, Cedric, Rowan, Theron, Quinn, Xavier, Connor, Taliesin, Julian, Gavin, Griffin, & Tobias

This message was edited 10/13/2014, 5:46 PM