Meaning: Moderation; restraint
The story
Temperance is an English virtue name taken from the word for moderation or restraint. It has a documented early modern naming history rather than being a recent invented ideal.
Nicknames
- Tempe
- Tempie
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Temperance comes from English.
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