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Patience 
English, "Patient, virtuous"
An old-fashioned Pilgrim name like Modesty and Purity, Patience is a virtue you hope your daughter will have when she has to wait in line for Hannah Montana tickets. The plus side: Patience has the adorable nickname Patsy.
Variations
Pazienza,
Patiencia,
Patientia
Nicknames
Patty,
Pat,
Patsy
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You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.
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Arabic, Swahili, "Peaceful"
A sleeker-sounding variation on the Arabic word for "peace."
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