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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.

Cleanth

Meaning: clean, pure

Origin:Greek
5055
Tohar

Meaning: pure, bright

Origin:Hebrew
5129
Nazih

Meaning: pure, chaste

Origin:Arabic
5864
Bela

Meaning: white

Origin:Czech
2964
Katia

Meaning: pure

Origin:Russian diminutive of Ekaterina
2109
Concetta

Meaning: pure

Origin:Italian
2209
Kasia The name Kasia has both Polish and Greek ori...
Origin:Polish, diminutive of Katarzyna, form of Katherine
2787
Ynez

Meaning: pure, virginal

Origin:Spanish
3170
Catherine

Meaning: pure

Origin:Greek
183
Agnes

Meaning: pure, virginal

Origin:Greek
187
Jennifer

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Cornish variation of Welsh Guinevere
464
Katherine

Meaning: pure

Origin:Greek
262
Kate

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
382