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I think that these names are a bit cheesy-sounding. Especially the name Gift. Though, I like the names Serenity and Hope. So, I guess that I’m kind of a hypocrite. Serenity and Hope, like Purity, are also virtue names.

This message was edited 6/19/2022, 1:55 PM

Purity is awful. It sort of says in advance: we will not let her grow up making her own choices.

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Gift means 'poison' in German, for that reason alone I'd avoid it. Maybe as a mn if you must use it...

Purity is fine. Gift is just stupid. On a male it’s interesting I suppose, but I would just use a name that means gift for crying out loud.

They sound very African. Gift, in particular: I've seen several instances of it. Purity where I live is a brand of baby products, especially solid foods mashed to a pulp; the meaning is going to be hard to live up to.

Purity has a real Puritan vibe, Gift is very cheesy.

Nice name-ideas, but neither one would seem appropriate as a name in the culture I'm stuck with.

I hate both, though I kind of love Pura.

I spent a summer in Zambia about a decade and knew a little boy named Gift. Sweet kid. Not a usable name.

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Purity... I'll spare anyone reading for my theological/sociological rant related to this word and the baggage associated with it, but needless to say I would never use it and would not blame the girl for changing her name when she could.

Gift is silly, especially considering there are many popular names containing "gift" in their meaning (Theodore, Dorothy, etc).

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Purity is reminiscent of Puritanism. And purity rings.