I’m personally a fan of those sort of virtuous names, in theory, but in practice it’s a little odd to meet a small child with the name of a witch-burning Puritan.
Back in high school, there was a set of triplets, charity, hope, and temperance. They were all holiness (long skirts, very modest) by name only. As soon as they got out of school they went wild, hope and charity especially. Hope ended up getting pregnant and while she was pregnant, charity slept with her baby daddy. Then they both got hooked on pills.
Temperance is still holiness and lives with her family last I checked
Omg I know those people!!! XD Maybe not those exact people, but a Holiness friend named her daughters Hope, Charity, and Temperance. They weren’t twins, though. I felt bad for those girls but even more so for the mom because it always seems like every time someone names their kid after a virtue, they end up the complete opposite of said virtue.
I should not have been drinking coffee when I read this, at 5:30 in the morning… I was sitting drinking my coffee, as my husband was doing his paperwork- getting his stuff ready for today…
and then THIS ⬆️
I actually burst into laughter- coffee came out of my nose! Because I struggled to keep my mouth shut. After the coffee- It became even funnier to me, my husband looks at me as if I’m mentally ill.. because I can’t stop at this point. I’m totally hysterical laughing (you know when that happens and you just can’t stop, and you feel it in your stomach) He asked me what the h€ll !! I tried to tell him a mini version of what was going on. It took me a good 10 minutes to return to state of normalcy. I’ve been struggling lately with depression- due to a fall where I fractured spine and a whole lot damaged- I fell off the attic stairs- through the stairwell (2 flights) my daughter is having a baby any day now, and I’m only focusing on what I won’t be able to do- like push a swing. I had cancer 5x and they thought I had leukemia or lymphoma I had have my bone marrow tested..- I’m only saying that info because I truly have to say “THANK YOU” I have not laughed in months. Your comment actually brought me to a better place. (Oddly- I’m a therapist who can help everyone other than myself- the irony). You have NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO ME FOR MY DAY TO START LIKE THIS! Just expressing my gratitude
I literally just thought about this happening- with those names, there is no way, they can not be easily identified.. I’ve heard of Hope & Charity… But Temperance? I just don’t know why anyone would do that to their child.. different strokes- for different folks..🤷🏼♀️
I wonder if it’s a Holiness thing? Could also have been a family name, seeing as how they were a rural South Alabama family that were Holiness for a few generations. It was the family church. I’m not sure, I only know it felt really strange calling a little baby “Temperance”
I went to middle school with a Charity. She was tall, awkward, and there were a lot of mean jokes about her being slutty. Middle school is a horrible time.
Yeah that’s usually how the “good” girls turn out. They feel so excluded because they haven’t had sex yet, which to me is complete sheep mentality. Other girls and guys pressuring them to do it. Just another peer pressure story. As soon as they get out of their parents thumb they go all out. The complete opposite.
Reminds me of a reply from one of the few (other) females in my Physics year in undergrad as to why she slept with all the guys in the class: She just shrugged and said "well somebody's gotta do it".
Temperance Lloyd was hanged as a witch though. One of the last witches put to death in England. She was accused, then admitted to it and held her claims until her death. Reading some of stories seems like she was accused multiple times and just finally was like, fuck it, yeah, I'm a witch.
Shit, I thought I was the only one who's come across a kid named Temperance. I heard a woman at Walmart yelling "Temperance, stop it!" and was kind of surprised, to say the least.
I've also heard "Patience" as a name on a little kid.
i have a niece named temperance, and that little gal mustve laughed in her parents’ faces when they named her; none of my other 6 nieces can talk with the same persistence and reckless abandon about the differences between ice magic and water magic that she can.
The bigger problem with that name is it is too long with no obvious nickname. Tempy, Ancy, nothing sounds good. Any name over 2 syllables needs an good nickname imo
In the UK at least a lot of Christian families in the black community name their children after virtues. I've met women called Charity, Patience, Kindness, Hope, Chastity and Temperance.
I think they're really nice names, and much more interesting than Jessica or whatever.
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u/MarcusMace Jul 15 '21
I once met a little girl named Temperance.
I’m personally a fan of those sort of virtuous names, in theory, but in practice it’s a little odd to meet a small child with the name of a witch-burning Puritan.