| The girl name Faith [ 1 syll. fai-(t)(h), fa-i-th ] is pronounced FEYTH KEY. Faith has its origins in the English language and it is also used largely in English. Derived from faith ; fides 'faith'. The given name is from the common English word, which is from the Latin 'fides'. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 16th century, and it was used as a unisex name. Through its Christian associations of faithfulness in God, the name was popular with English Puritans during the popularity of virtue names in the 17th century. Unlike many other virtue names, the name is still used today, albeit mainly for females. Faith is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as rather trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1900s. At the height of its usage in 2002, 0.279% of baby girls were named Faith. It was #48 in rank then. In 2007, it ranked at #74 with a usage of 0.203%, and it was the most commonly used within all girl names in its family. KEY: Pronunciation for Faith: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)"
A famous person named Faith is Faith Hill, Country Singer, born 21 September 1967, Star, Mississippi. |
