Meaning & Story
From the English virtue name Patience, derived from the Latin patientia meaning 'endurance, suffering' or 'the quality of waiting calmly' — one of the classical Christian virtues.
Patience is a virtue name with a gentle, old-fashioned elegance — and there's something wonderfully ironic about giving it to a pet who is perhaps not the most patient creature you've ever encountered. But it can also be a genuine reflection of character: some dogs and cats truly do have a remarkable capacity for calm waiting, for sitting quietly by the door without whining, for bearing the indignity of the vet with collected grace. Either way, the name carries a lovely, hopeful quality.