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Virtue names: truth, faith, honour and constancy
Virtue names carry an ideal into everyday life: Constance and Konstanze, Alethea (truth), Fidelia (faithful), Justina (just) and Ernesta (earnest). 195 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Adel
“just, fair”
Arabic
Adil
“just, fair”
Arabic
Afolabi
“born into wealth and honour”
Yoruba
Agostinho
“venerable”
Latin, via Portuguese
Aguś
“venerable”
Latin, via Indonesian
Ágúst
“venerable”
Latin, via Icelandic
Agusta
“venerable”
Latin
Agustin
“venerable”
Latin, via Spanish
Agustina
“venerable”
Latin, via Spanish
Agustus
“venerable”
Latin, via English
Alethea
“truth”
Greek
Amina
“trustworthy, faithful”
Arabic
Amine
“trustworthy, faithful”
Arabic
Aretha
“excellence, virtue”
Greek
August
“great, venerable”
Latin
Augusta
“venerable”
Latin
Auguste
“venerable”
Latin, via French
Augustin
“venerable, majestic”
Latin
Augustina
“venerable, majestic”
Latin
Augustinas
“venerable”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Augustine
“venerable, majestic”
Latin
Augustinus
“venerable”
Latin
Augusto
“venerable”
Latin, via Spanish, Portuguese and Italian
Augustus
“venerable, majestic”
Latin
Aukusti
“venerable”
Latin, via Finnish
Austen
“venerable”
Latin, via English
Austin
“venerable”
Latin, via English
Bas
“venerable”
Greek, via Dutch
Bastian
“venerable”
Greek, via German
Bastien
“venerable”
Greek, via French
Bastienne
“venerable”
Greek, via French
Besa
“pledge of honour, faith”
Albanian
Besnik
“faithful, loyal”
Albanian
Caridad
“charity, love”
Latin, via Spanish
Česlovas
“honour and glory”
Slavic, via Lithuanian
Čestmír
“honour and peace”
Slavic, via Czech
Charity
“love, charity”
Latin, via English
Chastity
“chastity”
English
Cherry
may mean “cherry, or charity”
English
Clemence
“mercy, mildness”
Latin, via French
Clemency
“mercy”
Latin, via English
Clementia
“mercy”
Latin
Connie
“constancy”
Latin, via English
Constança
“constancy”
Latin, via Portuguese
Constance
“steadfast, constant”
Latin, via French
Constancia
“steadfast”
Latin, via Spanish and Portuguese
Constantia
“constancy”
Latin
Constantijn
“steadfast”
Latin, via Dutch
Constantin
“steadfast”
Latin, via French, Romanian and German
Constantina
“steadfast”
Latin
Constantine
“steadfast, constant”
Latin
Constantino
“steadfast”
Latin, via Spanish and Portuguese
Constanza
“constant, steadfast”
Latin, via Spanish
Constanze
“constancy”
Latin, via German
Costantino
“steadfast”
Latin, via Italian
Costanza
“steadfast, constant”
Latin, via Italian
Costin
“constant, steadfast”
Latin, via Romanian
Ctibor
“honour and fight”
Slavic, via Czech and Slovak
Ctislav
“honour and glory”
Slavic, via Czech
Czesław
“honour and glory”
Slavic, via Polish
Czesława
“honour and glory”
Slavic, via Polish
Dhairya
“patience, courage”
Sanskrit
Dheeraj
“patience”
Sanskrit, via Hindi
Dhiraj
“patience”
Sanskrit, via Hindi
Đức
may mean “virtue”
Vietnamese
Durante
“enduring, steadfast”
Latin, via Italian
Earnie
“serious, earnest”
Germanic
Ebele
“mercy, kindness”
Igbo
Ehsan
“beneficence, excellence”
Arabic, via Persian
Eir
“mercy, help”
Old Norse
Elvira
may mean “all true”
Gothic, via Spanish
Enora
may mean “honour”
Breton
Erardo
“brave in honour”
Germanic, via Italian
Erdem
“virtue”
Turkish
Erhard
“brave in honour”
Germanic
Erhardt
“brave in honour”
Germanic
Erhart
“brave in honour”
Germanic
Ernest
“serious, earnest”
Germanic
Ernesta
“earnest”
Germanic
Ernestina
“earnest”
Germanic, via English and Spanish
Ernestine
“serious, earnest”
Germanic
Ernesto
“serious, earnest”
Germanic, via Spanish and Italian
Erni
“serious, earnest”
Germanic
Erno
“serious, earnest”
Germanic, via Hungarian
Ernst
“serious, earnest”
Germanic
Erwin
“honoured friend”
Germanic
Fedele
“faithful”
Latin, via Italian
Fidel
“faithful”
Latin, via Spanish
Fidelia
“faithful”
Latin
Fidelity
“faithfulness”
Latin
Firmin
“firm, steadfast”
Latin, via French
Folasade
“honour confers a crown”
Yoruba
Gaurav
“pride, honour”
Sanskrit
Giustina
“just”
Latin, via Italian
Glory
“glory, honour”
Latin
Gus
“venerable”
Latin and Gaelic, via English
Gussie
“venerable”
Latin
Gust
may mean “venerable”
Latin or Germanic, via Flemish
Gustie
“venerable”
Latin, via English
Guus
“venerable”
Latin, via Dutch
Hakkı
“truth, right”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hamse
“steadfast, strong”
Arabic, via Somali
Hamza
may mean “strong, steadfast”
Arabic
Hạnh
may mean “virtue; or apricot”
Vietnamese
Hanif
“upright, true in faith”
Arabic
Hanife
“upright, true believer”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Honor
“honour”
Latin
Honora
“honour”
Latin, via English
Honorata
“honoured”
Latin, via Polish
Honoré
“honoured”
Latin, via French
Honoria
“honour”
Latin
Honorine
“honour”
Latin, via French
Honorius
“honour”
Latin
Honour
“honour”
Latin
Iestyn
“just”
Latin, via Welsh
İffet
“chastity, virtue”
Arabic, via Turkish
Iustinianus
“just”
Latin
Iustinus
“just”
Latin
Izet
“might, honour”
Arabic, via Bosnian
Izzat
“honour, glory, strength”
Arabic
İzzet
“might, honour”
Arabic, via Turkish
Jethro
“abundance, excellence”
Hebrew
Justa
“just”
Latin, via Czech and Slovak
Justas
“just”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Justen
“just”
Latin, via English
Justin
“just, fair”
Latin
Justina
“just”
Latin
Justinas
“just”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Justine
“just, fair”
Latin, via French
Justino
“just”
Latin, via Portuguese
Justo
“just”
Latin, via Spanish and Portuguese
Justus
“just, fair”
Latin
Justyn
“just”
Latin
Justyna
“just”
Latin, via Polish and Czech
Kebede
may mean “weighty, honoured”
Amharic
Konsta
“steadfast”
Latin, via Finnish
Konstancija
“steadfast”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Konstancja
“steadfast”
Latin, via Polish
Konstantin
“steadfast, constant”
Latin
Konstantina
“steadfast, constant”
Latin, via Greek
Konstantinas
“steadfast”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Konstantinos
“steadfast, constant”
Latin, via Greek
Konstantinus
“steadfast”
Latin, via Finnish
Konstanze
“constancy”
Latin, via German
Kosta
“steadfast”
Latin, via South Slavic
Kosti
“steadfast”
Latin, via Finnish
Makoto
may mean “sincerity, truth”
Japanese
Mari
may mean “true village; also as Mary”
Japanese
Maryada
“honour, propriety”
Sanskrit
Mayumi
may mean “true reason and beauty”
Japanese
Mercy
“mercy, compassion”
English
Nora
may mean “honour; or light”
Irish and Scandinavian, from Latin and Greek
Norah
may mean “honour; or light”
Irish, via Latin
Noreen
“honour”
Latin, via Irish
Nyasha
“grace, mercy”
Shona
Ostap
“steadfast”
Greek, via Ukrainian
Patience
“patience”
Latin
Prisca
“ancient, venerable”
Latin
Priscilla
“ancient, venerable”
Latin
Pru
“prudence”
Latin, via English
Prudencia
“prudence”
Latin, via Catalan
Prudy
“prudence”
Latin, via English
Prue
“prudence”
Latin, via English
Rahma
“mercy”
Arabic
Rehema
“mercy, compassion”
Swahili, from Arabic
Sade
“honour confers a crown”
Yoruba
Satyajit
“truth + victory”
Sanskrit
Sebastiaan
“venerable”
Greek, via Dutch
Sebastian
“venerable, revered”
Greek, via Latin
Sebastiana
“venerable”
Greek, via Latin
Sebastiano
“venerable”
Greek, via Italian
Sebastião
“venerable”
Greek, via Portuguese
Sébastien
“venerable”
Greek, via French
Sheela
“character, virtue”
Sanskrit
Sigtryggr
“true victory”
Old Norse
Sigtryggur
“victory + true”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Somsak
may mean “worthy of honour”
Thai
Stijn
“steadfast”
Latin, via Dutch
Tigist
“patience”
Amharic
Timaeus
“honour”
Greek, via Latin
Timeo
may mean “honour”
Greek, via Latin
Timon
“honour”
Greek
Titus
may mean “honoured”
Latin
Trung
may mean “loyal; or middle”
Vietnamese
Trygve
“true, trustworthy”
Old Norse, via Norwegian
Tsitsi
“mercy”
Shona
Tymon
“honour”
Greek, via Polish
Veneranda
“venerable”
Latin
Verity
“truth”
Latin
Veronica
may mean “bearer of victory; or true image”
Greek and Latin
Yuma
may mean “gentle truth”
Japanese
Yupanqui
may mean “honoured”
Quechua
Zebulon
“dwelling, honour”
Hebrew
Zebulun
“dwelling, honour”
Hebrew
Zhen
may mean “true; or precious”
Chinese