USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Daughters were often named Patience, Prudence, Mercy, Grace, Faith, Hope and Charity instead of the more traditional Mary, Catherine, or Anne common among Englishmen. Other popular Puritan names were Constant (male) or Constance (female).

Detailed explanation-2: -Biblical names were popular, and some Puritan favorites, like Sarah, Elizabeth, Thomas, and John, are still common today. Puritans also frequently bestowed “grace names” as a way of encouraging children to strive for moral goodness. The most common of these were Faith, Hope, and Charity, the three theological virtues.

Detailed explanation-3: -The baby name Grace came from the Puritans as a way to recognize the divine grace that the Christian church believes comes from God. Now, however, the name is not only used among the church. It is seen in use by parents from every religion for their children and remains a name found on the top 50 list.

Detailed explanation-4: -But by the late 16th century many Puritan communities in Southern Britain saw common names as too worldly, and opted instead to name children after virtues or with religious slogans as a way of setting the community apart from non-Puritan neighbors.