About puritan names
Whole virtues stand in for first names, from plain "Faith Noyes" to full exhortations like "Joy-In-Sorrow Robinson" and "Make-Peace Water". The ordinary English surnames keep them anchored to colonial New England rather than tipping into caricature. Single-word picks work for stern protagonists, while the hyphenated sermons suit comic relief or a zealous minor preacher in a Salem-adjacent plot.
How puritan names are built
This set is gender-neutral and joins a first name from a 185-entry bank to a surname from a 229-entry bank, always as a forename-plus-surname pair: Constance Case, Humiliation Scudder, Diffidence Tuckney.
Constance Case
Constance + Case
forename bank plus surname bank
Humiliation Scudder
Humiliation + Scudder
forename bank plus surname bank
Diffidence Tuckney
Diffidence + Tuckney
forename bank plus surname bank
Naming notes
The forename bank carries the set's character, holding both ordinary forenames and the hortatory virtue forenames the period is known for. The surnames are plain period English (Case, Scudder, Tuckney). Both banks are gender-neutral and close in size, so the generator pairs any forename with any surname. Use the stronger virtue forenames sparingly and the milder ones for straight period texture.
Questions about puritan names
- How is a name assembled?
- One forename from the 185-entry bank plus one surname from the 229-entry bank, paired without a gender split, giving combinations like Humiliation Scudder or Constance Case.
- Why is the set gender-neutral?
- Both banks are unsexed, so the generator draws any forename against any surname rather than splitting the draw by gender.
- How do I use the stronger forenames well?
- The forename bank mixes plain names with stronger virtue forenames; use the strongest like Humiliation sparingly and milder picks like Constance for straightforward period flavour.