Temperance
Latin · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Temperance
Temperance derives from the Latin word "temperantia," meaning moderation, restraint, and the virtue of self-control, particularly regarding consumption and excess.
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Etymology
Temperance derives from the Latin word "temperantia," meaning moderation, restraint, and the virtue of self-control, particularly regarding consumption and excess. The name was primarily adopted by English-speaking Protestant cultures, especially Puritans, as a virtue name during the 16th-17th centuries, and gained additional prominence in the 19th-century American temperance movement opposing alcohol consumption.
Temperance currently ranks #2,034 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2014.
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