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Names meaning "pure" 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 "pure" — key facts

  • 1,467 names contain the meaning "pure"
  • 227 gender-specific names, plus 84 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "pure" 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 "Pure"

1276 girl names with this meaning

#18
England↑ Rising
pure; innocent
#111
Spanish↑ Rising
pure
#186
Greek
Pure
#255
American
Pure or keeper of the keys
#314
France↑ Rising
pure
#370
Arabic↑ Rising
A name meaning 'virgin' or 'pure'.
#392
African↑ Rising
Pure or wise
#430
Spain↑ Rising
A variant of Catalina, which is derived from the Greek 'katharos,' meaning 'pure.'
#502
English
Pure
#502
American
pure
#502
American
Pure or chaste; a variant of the name Kathleen.
#502
American
pure and song
#503
American
Pure
#504
American
Pure.
#506
American
Combination of the name Trea and Anna, meaning 'pure'
#507
American
pure
#509
American
A variant of Kate, meaning 'pure'.
#511
Arabic
Meaning 'pure'.
#512
Greece
One who is from Casterley; could also mean 'pure'
#512
American
Variation of Keshia, possibly meaning 'pure'.
#516
Hungarian
Pure
#521
American
pure
#522
Italian
Pure
#522
United Kingdom↑ Rising
pure
#522
American
Pure and beloved
#526
American
virgin, pure
#527
American
pure, chaste
#533
English
Keeper of the keys; pure
#534
English
pure, beloved
#534
American
a blend of Kay and Linda, often interpreted as pure or beloved
#535
American
A variant of 'Catherine', meaning 'pure' or 'clear'.
#541
Irish
pure
#542
Italy
Pure, holy
#542
English
Pure
#547
Ireland
pure
#552
American
pure
#552
American
pure, innocent, lily flower
#554
France
pure
#554
India
pure, virtuous, or good-natured
#556
American
a derivative of 'Levana,' meaning 'white' or 'pure'.
#557
Latin
the one who is pure or clear
#557
American
Pure
#559
American
pure or happiness
#560
English
pure
#565
India
pure, clean
#567
American
Pure
#569
American
Pure; clear
#573
American
pure and clean
#575
Italian
pure
#576
Greek
pure
#579
Indian
pure
#579
English
pure, clear
#581
English
pure, maiden
#581
English
pure, clear
#586
American
Pure, clarity
#586
American
A modern variation of the name Nikia or Nakia, often interpreted as 'pure' or 'victorious'.
#590
American
Pure, clear
#591
American
A combination of Mary and Kay, often implying 'bitter' and 'pure'
#591
Latin
Maiden; pure; virgin
#593
American
The meaning is often linked to 'pure' or 'holy'.
#594
English
pure
#594
American
the pure one
#596
Slavic
Pure
#599
American
a modern variation of the name Catherine, meaning 'pure'
#599
English
pure
#601
Italian
Pure
#601
India
Meaning 'pure', derived from Kriti or Krita
#603
Germanic
Pure
#605
American
pure
#608
Ireland
pure
#610
American
pure, clear
#615
American
pure
#616
American
A modern variation of the name 'Khalisa', meaning 'pure' or 'noble'.
#616
Spain
virgin, pure
#617
American
A variation of Katherine, meaning 'pure'.
#617
Greek
Pure
#618
American
pure, dear
#621
Greece
pure
#621
Arabic
Pure, clean
#622
English
pure
#624
American
The one who is pure and wise
#624
American
Pure, chaste
#626
English
pure
#627
American
pure, uncontaminated
#627
American
Pure
#629
American
Pure
#630
American
Pure or clear
#637
English
pure
#640
USA
Pure; light
#643
English
Pure
#644
American
pure, holy
#644
Arabic
Pure, innocent
#645
Philippines
the pure one
#646
American
pure
#646
American
A variant of Nakia, meaning 'pure' or 'innocent'
#648
India
pure
#648
American
pure
#649
India
Pure
#652
American
Pure
#654
American
Innocent and pure
#655
American
A blend of the names Kena and Aisha, meaning 'pure' or 'life'
#656
English
Pure and clear
#656
Italy
pure, chaste
#657
American
pure; keeper of the keys
#661
American
Variant of the name Kaylyn, meaning 'pure'
#664
English
Pure, dear
#665
Ireland
pure
#667
American
Pure; a variant of Kerry, meaning 'descendant of Ciardha'.
#669
English
Pure
#670
USA
spirited, pure
#671
France
The pure one; chaste
#676
English
pure; slender
#676
American
pure
#677
Russia
a form of the name 'Ines', meaning 'pure'
#678
Australia
a form of Kaylee, which means 'pure' or 'beloved'
#679
American
Pure
#683
India
Pure
#686
English
pure
#688
American
A modern variation of Caitlin, which means 'pure.'
#691
American
Variant of Caitlin, which means 'pure'

Boy Names Meaning "Pure"

107 boy names with this meaning

#562
India
a pure and radiant one
#574
Turkey
The one who is pure and noble.
#590
Arabic
Clean, pure
#684
India
pure, clean, untainted
#726
Middle East
Pure, clear
#748
Hebrew
Pure, innocent
#841
Vietnam
The name combines 'Thanh' meaning 'pure' or 'clear' and 'Phong' which means 'wind' or 'breeze'.
#892
Ireland
Derived from 'Catherine', meaning 'pure'.
#1000
Arabic
pure, virtuous
#1019
American
A combination of 'Ja' (as in Jah or God) and 'Kaylon' (a variant of Kayla, meaning pure)
#1083
American
A variant of 'Sterling', which means 'of high quality' or 'pure'.
#1114
India
Pure; the one who is pure
#1120
English
A fair one or a pure one
#1133
India
pure
#1174
Greece
pure
#1192
Latin
Meaning 'virginal' or 'pure'.
#1211
Turkey
pure, clean
#1251
American
Pure
#1274
Germanic
pure
#1274
India
Pure
#1307
USA
pure
#1319
English
pure
#1320
American
A variant of Cartes, often associated with the meaning of 'pure' or 'chaste'.
#1320
India
pure, virtuous
#1382
USA
Derived from 'Clenn', meaning 'clean' or 'pure'.
#1474
Irish
The one who is pure
#1484
Spain
pure
#1492
Irish
Pure
#1598
Arabic↑ Rising
pure
#1599
Arabic
pure, chaste
#1601
Portuguese
pure, holy
#1685
Spanish
pure, innocent
#1739
Hebrew
pure, innocent
#1802
India
One who is pure.
#1814
Arabic
One who is pure
#1857
American
pure, clear
#1896
Italian
innocent, pure
#1953
Israel
to be pure, to be clean
#1954
Egypt
pure, chaste, or selected
#1967
American
A variant of 'Kastin', often interpreted as 'of pure spirit'
#1970
India
the one who is made of the sacred fire, pure like fire
#1988
Japan
the one who is pure or clean
#2075
Arabic↑ Rising
pure, clear, and wise
#2412
India↑ Rising
Holy, pure, blessed
#2535
Arabic
pure, spotless
#4048
Hebrew↑ Rising
pure; innocent
#4321
American
Pure
#5068
American↑ Rising
pure
#5126
English↑ Rising
Pure, chief
#5164
India↑ Rising
pure, virtuous, good, and calm
#5244
American
pure
#5388
Hebrew↑ Rising
pure or innocent
#5552
India
Pure; one who is uniquely distinguished.
#5718
American
Pure
#5801
India↑ Rising
pure, truth
#6516
Portugal↑ Rising
of Caieta, meaning 'pure' or 'clean'
#6995
USA↑ Rising
Rejoice; pure
#8005
Israel↑ Rising
white, pure
#8131
India
one who is righteous, pure, or virtuous.
#8206
India
Pure, virtuous or truth-seeker
#8343
Indian↑ Rising
one who is pure
#8618
Japan↑ Rising
清, meaning 'pure' or 'clear'
#8633
Japan↑ Rising
pure
#9122
Irish↑ Rising
Derived from 'Caodhán', meaning 'slender' or 'pure'
#9255
Ireland
White, clear, or pure
#9488
India
Pure
#9581
Arabic
pure, clean
—
English
pure
—
English↑ Rising
Pure, clear
—
Japan
the pure one
—
Arabic↑ Rising
Pure, virtuous
—
Arabic
pure, chaste, virtuous
—
Greece
upper air, pure, fresh air
—
India
Without sin, pure
—
American
pure
—
English↑ Rising
pure
—
Slavic countries
pure
—
India
one who is pure
—
American
Of the highest quality; pure.
—
Arabic
pure
—
Turkey↑ Rising
A variant of Osman, meaning 'pure, innocent'.
—
Sanskrit
Pure, Spotless
—
Arabic
Pure
—
Middle East
pure, innocent
—
Spanish
pure
—
Arabic
pure
—
American
A modern spelling variant of the name Kasten, meaning 'pure'.
—
Welsh
a form of 'Deilwen', meaning 'beautiful or fair', derived from 'del' (fair) and 'wyn' (blessed or pure)
—
Spain
variation of Catalina, meaning pure
—
Turkey
A form of the name 'Inez', meaning 'pure' or 'holy'
—
India
One who is pure like a flower
—
American
Pure
—
Arthurian legend
pure, noble — from Galahad
—
Denmark
pure
—
Armenia
pure
—
Japan
Peaceful, harmony, or a reference to a person with a pure heart
—
Japanese
Pure, healthy
—
American
pure
—
American
pure
—
American
a modern name possibly derived from 'Kisha,' often associated with the meaning 'pure' or 'sacred'
—
India
pure, clean, or sacred
—
Arabic
good, wholesome, pure
—
Arabic
Pure, intelligent, or bright.
—
Arabic
Pure servant of Allah
—
Arabic
pure, intelligent, sharp
—
Arabic
Pure; pious; righteous
—
African
The name Zoumana can be connected to the Mandinka culture, meaning 'one who is clean' or 'pure'.

Unisex Names Meaning "Pure"

84 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#585
American
Pure and Clear
#637
American
pure
#838
English
pure, chastity
#850
American
pure, clear
#1105
American
Derived from the name 'Coty', which is a diminutive of the name 'Catherine', meaning 'pure'
#1127
American↑ Rising
pure; keeper of the keys; light
#1215
Slavic
pure
#1328
Spain
pure
#1358
Wales
pure, clear
#1394
American
Pure, beloved
#1410
Ireland
pure
#1517
Sanskrit
pure, fire — from Agni
#1531
China
white; pure; innocent
#1532
Modern coinage
pure, beloved — from Callie
#1540
Persian
pure, clean, chaste
#1543
Chinese
pure sky
#1552
Greek
clean, pure
#1558
Modern coinage
pure, innocent — from Connie
#1559
Modern American
pure — from Constance
#1561
Modern American
pure, brave — from Constance
#1614
Turkish
pure, innocent
#1685
Korean
white; pure
#1686
Italian
pure, chaste
#1688
Italian
pure — from Caterina
#1694
Latin
pure, unsullied — from Catherine
#1719
Turkic
pure, clean
#1730
Scottish
pure, chaste — from Cato
#1743
Modern coinage
life — from Ava, pure — from Catherine
#1748
Old English
one who is pure
#1792
Japanese
pure, clean, fresh
#1795
Persian
pure, clean
#1825
Arabic
the one who is pure
#1826
Modern coinage
pure, clear — from Cady
#1874
Chinese
clear, pure, or bright
#1879
Arabic
pure, sincere
#1885
Turkic
pure, clean
#1890
Italian
innocent, pure
#1905
English
A form of Karen, which means 'pure'.
#1908
Kazakh
pure, clear
#1914
Italian
pure, chaste
#1928
Latvian
pure, innocent
#1934
American
Pure
#2343
American
pure, keeper of the keys
#2820
USA
pure
#4473
American↑ Rising
Pure; keeper of the keys.
#4796
American
Pure; beloved
#4821
American↑ Rising
Kitt is often considered a diminutive of Katherine or similar names, which means 'pure' or 'clear'.
#5369
English↑ Rising
pure, serene
#5496
American
pure, chaste
#5588
Turkish↑ Rising
pure
#6189
American↑ Rising
Pure
#6274
Slavic countries↑ Rising
pure, slender
#6507
Swahili-speaking countries↑ Rising
pure, clean
#6609
USA↑ Rising
Pure, Clear
#7005
India
Pure cell
#7006
American↑ Rising
Pure
#7043
American↑ Rising
The name does not have a universally agreed-upon meaning; it is often associated with 'pure' or 'star'.
#7835
Turkey↑ Rising
pure, innocent
#8590
American↑ Rising
pure
#8751
Dutch
Pure
#9313
American↑ Rising
Pure
—
Arabic
pure, chaste, wise
—
American↑ Rising
Derived from 'Kaitlyn' meaning 'pure'
—
Japan↑ Rising
清, kiyō, meaning pure or clear; オル, oru meaning to soar or fly
—
American↑ Rising
pure
—
Wales
blessed, fair, or pure
—
Myanmar
Pure
—
Hungary
a variant of the name Agnes, meaning 'pure'
—
USA↑ Rising
Cool, pure
—
USA
Pure; chaste
—
American
pure or innocent
—
Swahili
Pure
—
Arabic
Pure, sincere, and faithful
—
American
Variant of Kaylee, meaning 'pure' or 'beloved'
—
Chinese
white, pure, or brilliant
—
French
From the word 'chaste', meaning pure or virtuous.
—
Estonia
Pure
—
American
pure
—
Hebrew
a variation of 'Karelle' or 'Karina', meaning 'pure' or 'beloved'
—
American
Pure, chaste
—
Arabic
pure, untainted
—
American
pure
—
English
Pure
—
Japan
fresh, pure

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