Preserved
kept safe
GenderBoyOriginEnglish (Puritan virtue name)Say itpruh-ZURVDPopularityVery rare Puritan holdover, essentially extinct by 1900s
Pronounced pruh-ZURVD
About the name Preserved
Preserved is one of the boldest Puritan virtue names, meaning kept safe by divine providence. It's exceedingly rare and historically fascinating.
Devout, deliberate, and unusually distinctive.
Fun fact
Preserved Fish was a real 19th-century New York merchant and later a congressman.
Variations
Preserve
Famous people named Preserved
- Preserved Fish (19th-century merchant)