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[Opinions] Re: More word names
They sound like Puritan names or characters from "Pilgrims Progress." Are they related to each other?

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Their surnames are different; that's all I know. But they certainly come from the same cultural background, where parents often try to give their children names that will serve as good omens or as signs of membership of a particular group, in this case a version of Christianity. Welldone, for instance, is more likely to refer to 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant' than to grilled steak.
Yep.I've known a Peace, a Winsome and Sympathy. None of these surprise at all.