FAITH
fayth
A straightforward virtue name meaning faith, trust, and belief.
Meaning
Faith is an English virtue name that directly names the quality of belief or trust. The excerpted sources treat it as a female name that “explains itself,” and connect it with the Christian virtue names Hope and Charity. In broader usage, it reflects the English word for faith, ultimately tied to Christian devotional naming rather than a hidden etymology.
Origin
Old EnglishLatinChristian usagefeminine
Fun fact
19th-century name books often grouped Faith with Hope and Charity as classic English virtue names.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland, History of Christian Names.