*Asterisks indicate the name is already in use in that language, and unless otherwise stated, feminine.
Grace
[some mean 'grace' in the sense of "elegance"; some in the sense of "favor"; some both, like in English]
- Armo (AHR-moh)--Finnish* [masculine]
- Báj (BYE)--Hungarian
- Charis (KHAH-rees [rough 'kh', like the ch in 'Chanukah'])--Ancient Greek [*sometimes used as a name in Modern English] [ Χάρις ]
- Endian (en-dee-an)--Mandarin [ 恩典 ]
- Genade (khen-AH-deh)--Dutch
- Graça (GRAHS-ah)--Portuguese*
- Gracia (GRAHS-yah)--Spanish*
- Gratie (KHRAH-tsee)--Dutch
- Gratija (GRAHTS-ee-yah)--Bulgarian, Croatian*, Russian [ грация ]
- Grazia (GRAHTS-yah)--Italian*
- Hari (KHAH-ree)-- Greek [ χάρη ]
- Łaska (WAHS-kah)--Polish
- Minnat (min-NAHT)--Persian [ منت ]
- Nåde (NOH-deh [no real English equivalent for the å; somewhere between the o-sounds of 'odd' and 'ode'])--Norwegian
Serenity
- Galini (ghah-LEE-nee [rough 'gh', no English equivalent])--Greek [ γαλήνη ]
- Iremia (ee-rem-EE-ah)--Greek [ ηρεμία ]
- Liniște (LEE-nish-tay)--Romanian
- Safa (sah-FAH)--Arabic [*a name in Arabic, but from a slightly different derivation] [ صَفَاء ]
- Roga (roh-gah)--Hebrew [ רֹגַע ]
- Ruhe (ROO-eh)--German
- Serenità (seh-reh-nee-TAH)--Italian
- Sérénité (say-ray-nee-tay)--French
- Shanti (SHAHN-tee)--Hindi* [ शांति ]
Faith
- Astha (AHST-hah)--Hindi* [ आस्था ]
- Creideamh (KRED-yeh)--Irish, Scottish
- Emuna (eh-moo-NAH)--Hebrew* [ אֱמוּנָה ]
- Iman (EE-man, ee-MAHN)--Arabic* [ إِيمَان ]
- Iman (ee-MAHN)--Persian* [masculine] [ ایمان ]
- Trú (TROO)--Icelandic*
- Usko (OOS-koh)--Finnish* [masculine]
- Vera (VYEHR-ah)--Russian* [ вера ]
- Víra (VEE-rah)--Czech
Harmony
[some in the sense of "agreement"; some in the sense of "musical combination"; some both]
[some in the sense of "agreement"; some in the sense of "musical combination"; some both]
- Armonia (ar-moh-NEE-ah)--Greek [ αρμονία ], Italian
- Armonía (ar-moh-NEE-ah)--Spanish
- Darna (DAHR-nah [rolled R])--Lithuanian
- Harmonia (har-MOHN-yah)--Polish
- Harmonia (ar-MOHN-yah)--Portuguese
- Harmonie (arm-on-EE)--French*
- Harmonie (har-moh-NEE-eh)--Czech
- Harmonie (har-moh-NEE)--German
- Sämja (SAM-yah)--Swedish
- Saskaņa (SAHS-kahn-yah)--Latvian
- Soulad (SOHL-ahd)--Czech
Hope
- Amal (AM-al)--Arabic* [unisex] [ أَمَل ]
- Asha (AH-shah)--Hindi* [ आशा ]
- Cerība (seh-REE-bah)--Latvian
- Dóchas (DOH-khahs)--Irish
- Elpida (el-PEE-dah)--Greek* [ ελπίδα ]
- Espérance (es-pay-RAWNs)--French*
- Esperanza (es-peh-RAHN-sah)--Spanish*
- Imedi (im-eh-dee)--Georgian [ იმედი ]
- Naděje (nahd-yay-eh)--Czech
- Nadéžda (nah-DEZH-dah)--Bulgarian* [ надежда ]
- Nadéžda (nahd-YEZH-dah)--Russian* [ надежда ]
- Nadíja (nah-JEE-yah)--Ukrainian* [ надія ]
- Raja (rah-ZHAH, rah-JAH)--Arabic* [unisex] [ رَجَاء ]
- Remény (REH-mayn [nasalized N])--Hungarian*
- Tikva (tik-VAH)--Hebrew* [ תִּקְוָה ]
- Toivo (TOY-voh)--Finnish* [masculine]
Justice
- Adalet (ah-DAH-let)--Turkish*
- Justeza (joos-TEH-zah)--Portuguese
- Justiça (joos-TEE-sah)--Portuguese
- Justitia (jus-TISH-ah)--[Anglicized] Latin
- Justesse (zhoos-TESS)--French
- Pravda (PRAHV-dah)--Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian [also means "truth" in multiple related languages] [ правда ]
Joy / Felicity
- Alegria (ah-leh-GREE-ah)--Portuguese
- Alegría (ah-leh-GREE-ah)--Spanish
- Gioia (JOY-ah)--Italian*
- Glede (GLEH-deh)--Norwegian
- Farah (FAH-rah)--Arabic* [unisex] [ فَرَح ]
- Hara (khah-RAH)--Greek [ χαρά ]
- Ilo (EE-loh)--Finnish* [unisex, more commonly masculine]
- Joia (ZHOY-ah ['zh' like the S in 'treasure'])--Catalan* [also means "jewel"]
- Lykke (LOO-keh ['oo' like French 'ue'])--Danish*, Norwegian* [unisex, but modernly more feminine]
- Simcha (sim-KHAH )--Hebrew* [unisex] [ שמחה ]
- Winne (WIN, WIN-neh)--[archaic] English
- Zorion (soh-ree-ohn)--Basque* [masculine]
Liberty
- Azadi (ah-zah-DEE)--Persian [ آزادی ]
- Azadi (ah-ZAH-dee)--Hindi [ आज़ादी ]
- Eleftheria (el-ef-theh-REE-ah)--Greek* [ ελευθερία ]
- Frelsi (FREL-see)--Icelandic
- Huriyya (huh-REE-yah)--Arabic [ حُرِيَّة ]
- Jiyu (jee-yoo)--Japanese [ 自由 ]
- Laisvė (LICE-vay)--Lithuanian
- Libertà (lee-behr-TAH)--Italian
- Saoirse (SEER-shah, SAYR-shah)--Irish*
- Saorsa (SEER-sah)--Scottish
Sincere
- Iskren (EES-kren)--Bulgarian*, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian [masculine]
- Sincero / Sincera (seen-CHEH-roh / seen-CHEH-rah)--Italian
- Sincero / Sincera (seen-SEH-roh / seen-SEH-rah)--Spanish
Mercy
- Armo (AHR-moh)--Finnish* [masculine]
- Eleos (EL-eh-ohs)--Greek [ έλεος ]
- Huruma (hoo-ROO-mah)--Swahili
- Milă (MEE-lah)--Romanian
- Rahma (RAH-hmah)--Arabic* [ رَحْمَة ]
- Rehema (reh-HEH-mah)--Swahili*
Temperance
- Raittius (RITE-tee-oos)--Finnish
- Sobriété (soh-bree-AY-tay)--French
- Temperancia (tem-peh-RAHN-see-ah)--Spanish
- Templanza (tem-PLAHN-sah)--Spanish
- Temprança (tem-PRAHN-sah)--Catalan
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