Faith
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English faith from Anglo-Norman, Old French feid, feit, fait 'faith'.
This virtue name came into use in Great Britain in the middle of the 16th century and was not used on the continent.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1566 ffaith (nom) Chst-1 p. 11;
1572 ffayth (nom) ibid. p. 12
- Early Modern English
- ● 1568 Faith OrpingtonKe p. 3;
1569 Faith bruton1 p. 38;
1573 ffayth RegSoAMar p. 6;
1579 Faith bruton1 p. 115;
1582 ffaith RegBath p. 5;
1590 Faith DEmar-vol2 p. 22;
1591 Fayth HAmar-vol9 p. 140;
1596 Faith DEmar-vol2 p. 34;
1598 Faith ibid. p. 39
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Faith". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Faith.