Patience (given name)
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"Patience," a 1540 engraving by Hans Sebald Beham. | |
| Pronunciation | PAY-shens |
| Gender | female |
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| Word/name | English via Latin patientia |
| Meaning | "patience" |
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Patience is an English feminine given name referring to the virtue of patience. It was a name created by the Puritans in the 1600s.[1] It has seen steady, though infrequent, usage in the United States throughout its history. The name has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to newborn girls in the United States since 1994, when it returned to the top 1,000 for the first time since 1894. In 2011, it was the 843rd most popular name given to newborn American girls.[2]