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Names meaning "holy" appear across multiple cultural traditions — from ancient Hebrew and Greek to modern English coinages. Each carries this meaning in a distinct cultural context.

Names meaning "holy" — key facts

  • 223 names contain the meaning "holy"
  • 161 gender-specific names, plus 7 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "holy" appear in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic, and Sanskrit traditions
  • Meaning-based name searches have grown 45% year-over-year as parents seek intentional names

Girl Names Meaning "Holy"

175 girl names with this meaning

#97
Italy
most holy
#189
Italy
most holy
#505
American
A modern interpretation related to the concept of the Holy Trinity.
#542
Italy
Pure, holy
#543
American
Good, fair, or holy
#585
India
pure, sacred, or holy
#593
American
The meaning is often linked to 'pure' or 'holy'.
#594
American
A modern variation possibly derived from 'Ariana', meaning 'most holy'.
#609
American
a variant of Arianna; most holy
#626
Ireland
blessed, holy
#644
American
pure, holy
#649
[Late Roman]
Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity.
#661
American
A diminutive of Agnes, meaning 'pure' or 'holy.'
#663
Italy
Derived from 'Arianna', meaning 'most holy'
#663
Iceland
One who is holy; a valley.
#677
American
Variant of the name Olga, meaning 'holy' or 'blessed'
#681
English
Derived from 'sanctus' meaning 'sacred' or 'holy'.
#682
American
Holy
#689
American
Holy; Air
#726
American
a variation of Arianna, which means 'most holy'
#730
Latin America
Arianna is associated with 'most holy'
#782
Latin
Pure, holy
#799
American
Derived from 'Ariana' which means 'most holy'
#805
American
Noble or Honorable; A variation of 'Ariane', meaning most holy
#806
Arabic
Pure, holy, or one who is respected
#810
Italian
From Loreto; a reference to the holy city in Italy.
#812
American
A variation of the name Arianna, meaning 'most holy'
#822
American
Derived from Trinity, symbolizing the Holy Trinity in Christianity
#841
American
Variant of Arianna, meaning very holy
#847
Greek
Most holy
#849
American
a variation of Ariana, meaning 'most holy' or 'pure'
#856
Ireland
the divine, the holy
#866
Slavic regions
Holy, pure.
#912
Ukraine
A variant of the name Olga, which means 'holy' or 'blessed'
#929
Latvia
holy; saint
#938
Italy
Holy, blessed; Branch or a descendant
#941
France
Derived from 'Ariane', meaning 'most holy' or 'silver'
#955
American
Sacred, holy or blessing
#963
American
A name that means 'sacred' or 'holy'
#963
English-speaking countries↑ Rising
Holy, blessed peace
#967
English-speaking countries
A variant of the name Agnes, meaning pure or holy.
#968
India
Tulsi (Holy Basil)
#1014
India
Song; Holy song; Sacred text or scripture
#1023
American
It may derive from 'Kashanta', meaning 'pure' or 'holy'
#1033
Russian
holy, blessed
#1043
India
pure, sacred, a kind of holy plant
#1048
Russia
A derivation relating to 'holy' or 'sacred'.
#1058
American
Most holy
#1065
American
A modern variant of Ariana, stemming from Hebrew and meaning 'most holy'.
#1065
Greece
most holy
#1075
American
pure; each of the two possible meanings of variations: 'pure' and 'holy'
#1076
American
Most holy or sacred.
#1079
Greek↑ Rising
Pure, Holy
#1080
American
holy, sacred
#1110
American
A variant of Trinity, symbolizing the Holy Trinity in Christianity.
#1111
Persia
Holy, divine
#1111
American
A variation of the name Ariana, which means 'most holy' or 'pure'.
#1113
American
A modern variant of the name Ariana, meaning 'most holy' or 'pure'.
#1123
American
A blend of the names Mae and Ola, meaning 'bitter' and 'holy' respectively.
#1135
Italy
pure, holy
#1136
Greece
Means "most holy", composed of the Cretan Greek elements αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy". In Greek mythology, Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos.
#1174
American
Holy or Sacred
#1176
American
Derived from the name Trinity, meaning 'threefold', often associated with the Holy Trinity in Christianity.
#1187
Greece
Most holy; Exalted, sublime
#1197
American
A modern variant of the name Arianna, meaning 'most holy'
#1202
USA
Holy or a variation of ‘Holly’
#1216
Finland
Holy; Bringer of light
#1220
American
pure; holy
#1235
USA
Modern name likely derived from the name 'Kadesha', meaning 'pure' or 'holy'
#1259
American
a combination of Ariane and Yonna, meaning 'holy' and 'blessed'
#1259
Latin
sacred, holy
#1273
Greece↑ Rising
most holy
#1302
American
A form of 'Ariana', meaning 'most holy'
#1302
English-speaking countries
triad or the Holy Trinity
#1324
American
Derived from 'Ariana', meaning very holy or pure
#1325
American
Holy
#1334
American
A modern invented name, often interpreted as a variant of 'Ariana', which has roots in Hebrew and means 'most holy'.
#1355
Sweden
Pure, holy; Ponderous or wise
#1383
India
The one who is pure and holy
#1389
American
A contemporary variant of Arianna, potentially meaning 'most holy'.
#1422
American
Unique; a variant of Ariana meaning 'most holy'
#1423
India
holy basil
#1462
American
Pure, holy
#1484
France
derived from 'Inès', meaning 'pure' or 'holy'
#1498
Spain
Derived from 'Inés', meaning pure or holy.
#1510
American
A variant of Arianna, meaning 'most holy'
#1524
American
Pure; A holy place or sanctuary
#1527
Latin
pure, holy
#1541
France
variation of Ariane, meaning 'most holy'.
#1557
Hindi↑ Rising
blessed and holy
#1579
Arabic
the holy place
#1603
Arab countries↑ Rising
Sign verses; it is often used to refer to verses from the Holy Quran.
#1645
Spanish
holy; sacred
#1674
Greek
A form of the name Agnes, meaning 'pure' or 'holy'.
#1680
Israel
holy place
#1692
Latin
derived from the name Ariadne, meaning 'most holy'.; can also be linked to 'Arian', meaning 'silver'.
#1731
American
Derived from the name 'Arianna', meaning 'most holy'
#1758
American
Possibly a variant of the name Ariana, which means 'most holy' in Hebrew.
#1762
American
A modern variation of the name 'Trinity', meaning 'the Holy Trinity'
#1810
Arabic
Pure, holy
#1825
American
sacred, holy
#1833
Israel
a form of 'Kadosh' meaning 'sacred' or 'holy'
#1860
USA
Derived from the name Nesa, potentially meaning 'pure' or 'holy'
#1868
American
derived from 'Arianne', which is a variation of 'Ariana', meaning 'most holy'.
#1899
American
sacred, holy
#1923
Arabic
The name of a holy city in Islam, symbolizing a place of pilgrimage.
#1934
USA
a variation of Ariana, meaning 'most holy'
#1951
Hindi
pure, holy, sacred
#1952
Latin America
a derivative of 'Ariana', meaning 'most holy'
#1965
Greece
most holy; a variation of the name Ariadne, derived from Greek mythology
#1967
American
A modern, feminine name, potentially derived from 'Ariana' or 'Aureona,' meaning 'most holy' or 'golden.'
#1975
France
Derived from 'Ariane' meaning 'most holy' or 'sacred'.
#2489
Latin
most holy, sacred
#3023
Wales
gwen - fair, white + ith - blessed, holy
#3048
American
Derived from 'Ariana', meaning most holy or sacred.
#3060
American
Pure or holy
#3117
Russia
Pure, holy
#3141
Spanish↑ Rising
Derived from Arianna, meaning very holy.
#3841
Indonesia↑ Rising
holy, sacred
#4034
American
The holy trinity, referring to the Christian belief of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Boy Names Meaning "Holy"

41 boy names with this meaning

#314
France↑ Rising
holy person
#628
American
Derived from French meaning 'holy' or 'sacred'
#642
Ethiopia
holy, sacred
#712
English-speaking countries
Holy name or sacred name
#863
Spain
God is gracious; venerable; holy
#917
Greek
Derived from 'Arios', meaning 'the most holy'...; Associated with 'air', possibly linked to the divine.
#939
[Turkish]↑ Rising
Means "saint, holy person" in Turkish.
#941
American
Sacred name or Holy
#1000
[Arthurian Romance]
Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legend Sir Galahad was the son of Lancelot and Elaine. He was the most pure of the Knights of the Round Table, and he was the only one to succeed in finding the Holy Grail.
#1058
American
A combination meaning 'Holy Gabriel', where 'Gabriel' translates to 'God is my strength'.
#1176
Turkey
One who comes from the holy place
#1197
England
from the halig stede, meaning 'holy place' or 'dwelling place'
#1238
Germanic
German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES. This was the name of seven emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and an emperor of Austria, as well as kings of Sweden and Norway.
#1268
Spain↑ Rising
Saint; holy.
#1289
Canada
Derived from Jerome, meaning 'sacred name' or 'holy name'.
#1445
American
variation of the name Jerry, associated with the names Gerald or Jerome, meaning 'spear ruler' or 'holy'.
#1446
England
Derived from an English surname, meaning 'one who lives by the holy place'.
#1483
Spain
A variant of the name 'Sanctus' meaning 'holy' or 'sacred'.
#1511
Welsh
little saint or holy one
#1672
Greece
All-holy
#1683
Ireland↑ Rising
'Holy' or 'from the land of the white'
#1919
Italy
Derived from the Latin name 'Jeronymus', meaning 'sacred name' or 'holy name'.
#1995
Hebrew
Holy place
#3038
Ireland
little holy one
#3323
India
Holy, pure, blessed
#5031
Spanish-speaking countries↑ Rising
Holy; Saint
#6794
Greece
all-holy
#6824
Italy
Sanctified, holy
#6890
Indian subcontinent
Aarnik means 'holy' or 'sacred'.
#7647
American↑ Rising
Holy or Sacred
#8173
India
Holy Ram
India
sacred or holy
India
one who is born in the holy land
Spain
saint or holy
Spanish-speaking countries
the one who is holy or sacred
Turkey
sacred, holy
India
Holy Place
Turkey
A form of the name 'Inez', meaning 'pure' or 'holy'
Greece
A form of Panagiotis, meaning 'all-holy'
United Kingdom
Place with a holy tree
Ukraine
holy glory

Unisex Names Meaning "Holy"

7 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#753
American
a variation of the name Arya or Ariadne, potentially meaning 'lioness' or 'most holy'
#969
English-speaking countries
from the holy tree
#1056
Japan
meaning 'child of the holy' or 'child of the sacred'
#3568
American
To consecrate or make holy
#4446
Spain↑ Rising
Trinity; a reference to the Holy Trinity in Christianity.
USA↑ Rising
A variant of 'Arianna', meaning the most holy or very sacred
India
Mountain; considered holy

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