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Names That Mean Pure

Baby names that mean pure or innocent symbolize the essential innocence of a newborn. With each baby, our faith in the purity of new life is restored.

The top girl name meaning pure is Katherine in all its variations. Along with Katherine, other girl names meaning pure in the US Top 1000 include Kate, Bianca, Gwen, Jennifer, and Zuri.

The top boy name meaning pure or innocent is Finn. Along with Finn, other boy names with meanings related to innocence that rank in the US Top 1000 include Arjun, Gavin, and Xavier.

Purity or innocence is a name meaning commonly found in the etymology of first names. With many names originating from religious sources, from the Bible to the Torah to the Quran to saints' names and other religious tracts, purity or innocence from sin was a common meaning and a desirable quality.

Also included here are some names with meanings related to purity and its symbols: names associated with the color white, for instance, and names that mean new or virginal. Baby names for boys and girls that mean pure or innocent include the following.

Nola

Meaning: white shoulder

Origin:Gaelic
274
Guinevere

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Welsh
174
Neve

Meaning: snow

Origin:Anglicized spelling of Irish Niamh or Italian and Portuguese
403
Fiona

Meaning: white, fair

Origin:Scottish
181
Alba

Meaning: white

Origin:Latin
436
Katie

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
628
Finn

Meaning: fair or white

Origin:Irish
20
Ines

Meaning: pure, virginal

Origin:Italian, Portuguese, Slovene and Croatian variation of Agnes
194
Kitty

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
827
Ekaterina

Meaning: pure

Origin:Slavic variation of Catherine
2413
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
188
Blanche

Meaning: white

Origin:French
239
Vesta

Meaning: pure

Origin:Latin
1081
Catalina

Meaning: pure

Origin:Spanish variation of Catherine
660
Kit

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:English, diminutive of Christopher
92
Acacius

Meaning: thorny; or, innocent, not evil

Origin:Greek
29
Xavier

Meaning: new house

Origin:Basque
75
Arjun

Meaning: bright, shining, white

Origin:Hindi
311
Zuri

Meaning: good, beautiful

Origin:Kiswahili
749
Neo

Meaning: new or gift

Origin:Latin or Tswana
340