[1][2] These names have entered the standard British and American usage, without the religious connection.
[3] In Britain, such Puritan virtue names were particularly common in Kent, Sussex and Northamptonshire.
[6] In the United States in 2011, Faith and Hope was the fourth most common pairing of names for twins.
[2] There are also names that derive from positive attributes but which have separated from those words over time, including in spelling.
For example, Ernest derives from the same root as 'earnest', hence the pun in The Importance of Being Earnest, whose main character assumes that name.