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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.

Wynn

Meaning: fair, blessed

Origin:Welsh
1600
Wynn

Meaning: fair, blessed

Origin:Welsh
1317
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Origin:English word name
1411
Bianca

Meaning: white

Origin:Italian
252
Nakia

Meaning: pure

Origin:Arabic
7444
Inez

Meaning: pure, virginal

Origin:Spanish variation of Agnes
483
Kathleen

Meaning: pure

Origin:Anglicized form of Irish Caitlin
720
Caitlin

Meaning: pure

Origin:Irish variation of Catherine
790
Olwen

Meaning: white footprint

Origin:Welsh
1873
Signe

Meaning: new victory

Origin:Scandinavian
1161
Nevada

Meaning: covered in snow

Origin:Spanish place-name
9773
Alva

Meaning: white

Origin:English form of Irish Ailbhe
2073
Ivory

Meaning: pale, white

Origin:Word name meaning the hard, white material from the tusks and teeth of animals; can also mean "pale, white"
1321
Virginia

Meaning: virginal, pure

Origin: Latin
657
Kathryn

Meaning: pure

Origin:Variation of Katherine and Catherine, Greek
989
Rowena

Meaning: white spear or famous friend

Origin:Welsh
497
Jenna

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:English, diminutive of Jennifer
359
Katharine

Meaning: pure

Origin:Spelling variation of Katherine, Greek
3399
Lucasta

Meaning: pure light

Origin:English
3638
Gwen

Meaning: white circle

Origin:Diminutive of Gwendolen/Gwendolyn
399