It's also unisex virtue name — Deliverance Greene of Newport was a girl, Deliverance Wakefield of Boston was a boy, and I don't know about Deliverance Mesenger of Windsor, CT.
While looking for information on virtue names, I came across this wonderful modern list. If I ever have twins, maybe I'll name them Quintessence and Panache.
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Reading over the list of names on that page, they included some vices as well (I know, it does say "abstract concepts", but would you want to name your child "Pride"?).
I know I've come across the first name Dilly a few times in my genealogical pursuits. Now I am wondering if Dilly was a nickname for Deliverance? I know I found a few Leafys, who turned out to be formally named Relief. So to me it makes sense that someone named Deliverance might be affectionately called Dilly.
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