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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.

Kaitlyn

Meaning: pure

Origin:Spelling variation of Caitlin
1507
Karen

Meaning: pure

Origin:Danish variation of Katherine
504
Adara

Meaning: virgin; or noble, exalted

Origin:Arabic; Hebrew
1088
Azra

Meaning: virgin

Origin:Arabic
2085
Ginny

Meaning: virginal

Origin:English, diminutive of Virginia, American place-name and Latin
1572
Whittaker

Meaning: white field

Origin:English
1782
Wyclef

Meaning: dweller at the white cliff

Origin:English
2478
Neville

Meaning: new town

Origin:French
1372
Zaki

Meaning: full of virtue, pure

Origin:Arabic
8388
Katya

Meaning: pure

Origin:Russian, diminutive of Ekatarina, Russian variation of Katherine
1430
Gwendoline

Meaning: white ring

Origin:Variation of Gwendolen, Welsh
2539
Tahira

Meaning: pure and chaste

Origin:Arabic
4167
Sachin

Meaning: pure

Origin:Sanskrit
1031
Gilmore

Meaning: devoted to the Virgin Mary

Origin:Irish and Scottish
4170
Agyness

Meaning: pure, virginal

Origin:Invented variation of Agnes, Greek
10554
Batul

Meaning: virgin

Origin:Arabic
15323
Innocent

Meaning: harmless, innocent

Origin:Latin
2004
Katy

Meaning: pure

Origin:Short form of Katherine
5333
Kathy

Meaning: pure

Origin:Diminutive of Katherine and Kathleen
4200
Cathy

Meaning: pure

Origin:Diminutive of Catherine
4285