Temperance
f.
Latin temperantia 'temperance'.
This virtue name came into use in England in the middle of the 16th century.
- England
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- English
- ● 1575 Temperaunce BUmar-vol1 p. 91
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Temperance". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Temperance.