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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Temperance f. Latin temperantia 'temperance'.

This virtue name came into use in England in the middle of the 16th century.

England
Early Modern English
● 1575 Temperaunce BUmar-vol1 p. 91; 1581 Temperance COmar-vol5 p. 6; 1583 Temperance ibid. p. 6
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Temperance". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Temperance.