Patience
Pronunciation: PAY-shehnts (key)
Origin of the name Patience:
Taken from patience (waiting without complaint, forebearance, calm endurance), which is derived from the Latin pati (to suffer).
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"Patience" by Guns N' Roses
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Global Popularity of the Name Patience
- #416 in Canada (Alberta)
- #771 in United States
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