Truth

Truth is a shining virtue-name that began as the Old English word trēowþ, “faithfulness,” yet its spirit also echoes the Latin veritas that rolls so easily off a Spanish-speaking tongue. Pronounced simply as “trooth,” it wears no frills and fits any child, girl or boy, with equal grace. Parents love its straight-to-the-heart message—think of Sojourner Truth’s courage, the biblical call to “walk in truth,” or the everyday hope that a son or daughter will speak with honesty even when the cookie jar is empty. In the U.S. it first tiptoed onto birth certificates back in the late ’70s and, like a quiet drumbeat, has hovered around the 800s in popularity ever since, gaining a little more sparkle each year. Choosing Truth is like planting a flag that says, “Our familia stands for what is real,” and that tiny bit of humor—imagine yelling “Truth, dinner’s ready!”—might keep everyone honest at the table.