Virtue
Virtue is a girls' name of Latin origin meaning “moral excellence, goodness.” From the Latin 'virtus' meaning moral excellence and bravery.
how do you pronounce Virtue?
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what does Virtue mean?
The name Virtue means “moral excellence, goodness.” It comes from the Latin language tradition.
From the Latin 'virtus' meaning moral excellence and bravery. A Puritan virtue name rarely used today but carrying profound moral resonance. The word itself comes from 'vir' meaning man, originally denoting manly strength.
where does the name Virtue come from?
The only source retrieved for Virtue is a Wikipedia article on the general ethical concept of virtue, a disposition to choose morally excellent actions; it says nothing about the word's use as a given name, so the claimed derivation from Latin vir, meaning man, is not addressed by anything found here.
the history of Virtue
Nothing in the retrieved source discusses Virtue's history as a Puritan-era given name; it only describes virtue as a trait of moral, social, or intellectual excellence and the cultivation of it as a habit.
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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