Faith Name Meaning & Origin
Faith
Origin of the name Faith:
Derived from faith, which denotes unquestioning belief and complete trust in God. The word has its root in the Latin fides (confidence, belief). Faith, a very popular name among the 17th-century Puritans, continues to be an often-used name among modern Christians.
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- Comments and insights on the name Faith
Have Faith :)
Ha. Ha. Ha. Never heard that one before! Good job! ◔_◔
- Personal experiences with the name Faith
My name is Faith. I never really liked my name growing up, and honestly didn't care for it until very recently. I do think there are some preconceived notions that come with the name, which I don't really care for, being a nonreligious person. I came from a very religious background though. That said, the name is pretty. I don't care for "F" names in general, but if you like this name it isn't a bad choice. My dad heard it and told me after he heard it... That was it... He couldn't imagine naming me anything else because he thought it was so beautiful. That plus, my boyfriend sings me the George Michael song which I find endearing :)
I named my Daughter Faith and i ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT, whenever i tell people her name the first thing they say is "beautiful" I couldn't be happier to have Faith in my life (in every aspect of the word)
My name is Faith and it kinda gets annoying I'm not that religious and kids I know make fun of me but I think my name is special not like Mia or Rachel but my friend Reagan said when I walked into the classroom I have "FAITH" that I can finish the math test today then I said " Oh, like I never heard that one before" I was sarcastic I've heard that one about five hundred times my entire life and it gets a little annoying and exactly when she said I have faith right when she said faith I walked into the room and you may know how annoying that joke gets if your named faith
My name is Faith and I love it! I'm a Christian, very spiritual, and most people say I live by my name!
I feel like it's a very gentle name, and everyone knows I'm a gentle person! My sisters name is Mercedes, or Mercy for short, and everyone thinks Faith and Mercy is cute, so do I! Most people will crack a joke 'I'm walking by Faith' when they walk by me, or say 'I have Faith' and I usually just laugh, I'm ok with the jokes, cause I know they aren't trying to hurt me with the jokes.
Also, I don't know too many other people with the name Faith, so I like that it's unique!
I have some friends who live in Japan, and the name Faith in Japan is something they don't hear, and my one friend says 'You'll be famous when you come to Japan because of your name!' :D
But I also think the name Faith is a very religious name as well!I know a family who, after waiting over 15 years for a child, finally had a little girl. They named her Faith.
- Nicknames for Faith
Faithy, Faithers, Fay, Faye Faye, Face, Fay Bay, Faithy baby!
We call our daughter a silly mixture of the above names that is unknown as to how it came to be: Faithey Faither Bug!
I actually call my daughter monkey:) but my sister calls her princess faye faye
My mommy sometimes calls me faiths the fairy
My one cousin couldn't say my name right when he was young, and would call me 'fefe' and it stuck with some people, so has 'fe' and one of my friends calls me 'finfin'.
- Meanings and history of the name Faith
Being sure of what you hope for, and certain of what you do not see
Trust, confidence, elevated to the highest level
- Famous real-life people named Faith
Faith Manlangit Policarpio (Philippines)
-singer
-bra model
-love ni Leo
-ayiieeee keleg- Faith in song, story & screen
Song: Faith by George Michael
Faith Lehane from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"