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Temperance

TEM-pur-unts

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Virtue name from Latin meaning 'moderation and restraint,' prominent among Puritan settlers and conveying moral fortitude.”

Popularity Over Time

Temperance US popularity rank over timeRank 15642 in 2002 to rank 834 in 2012. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#834#8238#15642191619401960198020002024

Temperance is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

TempTemperanceTempe

Style

VintageClassicStrongLiteraryTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Temperance Brennan (Bones character)
  • Temperance (virtue name)
  • Temperance Movement activists

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Strong Names → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Constance

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Verity

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Prudence

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Felicity

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Prudence

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Constance

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Thaddeus

Aramaic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Roscoe

Old Norse Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Primarily English-language usage

People Also Ask

Virtue name from Latin meaning 'moderation and restraint,' prominent among Puritan settlers and conveying moral fortitude.

Temperance is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Temperance include Temp, Temperance, Tempe.

Names that pair beautifully with Temperance include Prudence, Constance, Thaddeus, Roscoe.