Harmony

Harmony is a word-name that earns its keep. From the Greek harmonia — originally a joining or fitting together of parts, and the name of a minor goddess of concord, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite — it entered English through music theory and moral philosophy before settling as a feminine given name in the twentieth century. The name climbed sharply in the 2000s and now sits around 264 on the US charts, a quiet virtue name in an era of Serenity and Nova. Three liquid syllables, soft consonants, an open close. It reads musical without being literal — a name that carries its meaning lightly.