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Tempie
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Pronounced TEM-pee /ΛtΙm.pi/Medium
Meaning: Tempie is an affectionate short form of Temperance, one of the Puritan virtue names. Temperance comes from Latin temperantia, 'moderation, self-restraint', so Tempie carries that virtue-name meaning in a homey, diminutive form.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tempie is the everyday pet form of Temperance, a virtue name carried to America by the Puritans and still used in the rural South into the early twentieth century. Temperance itself is Latin temperantia, 'moderation' or 'self-restraint', so even the cozy nickname preserves a moral ideal.
As a stand-alone name Tempie was already old-fashioned by the early nineteen-hundreds, peaking in the late nineteen-teens and dwindling afterward. Anyone named Tempie belongs to a great-grandmother's generation; the virtue name Temperance has stirred slightly again, but the diminutive Tempie has not.
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What does the name Tempie mean?
Tempie is a pet form of Temperance, the Puritan virtue name from Latin temperantia, 'moderation, self-restraint'.
How do you pronounce Tempie?
It's said TEM-pee /ΛtΙm.pi/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Tempie a boy or girl name?
Tempie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Tempie?
Tempie was a familiar nickname-name in the late eighteen-hundreds and had faded by mid-century.