Names That Mean Pure

Surname of French architect Jean Nouvel that became a given name when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie used it as the middle name of their daughter Shiloh.

Nouvel

Katti or Kattie is a short form of Katherine, more old fashioned than Kate and more unusual than Kathy.

Katti

When British beauty Laura Hollin morphed into supermodel Agyness Deyn, she created a name few others would want to adopt.

Agyness

A cute Slavic name that feels familiar because of its similarity to the more well-known Anja. Janja is the regional variant of Agnes in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia, and it's also connected to the word janje, meaning "lamb". 

Janja

We're hearing Kat more and more being used by Katherines who are tired of Kathy, Kate and Katie. Katti or Kattie is another possibility.

Katell

Immi is a Finnish name, seen as a variation of both Imma — the Low German version of Emma — and the Finnish name Impi.

Immi

This Katherine variation, used through Ireland and Scotland, is pronounced like Katrina. The name became popular after the Crusaders brought home stories about the colorful fourth century martyr, Catherine of Alexandria. Its later popularity increased following the success of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1893 Catriona, the sequel to Kidnapped.

Catriona

Tohar

Despite the light, pretty sound of Bella for a girl, the boys' name Bela has dark and mysterious undertones, thanks to Dracula actor Bela Lugosi. Béla is also the first name of composer Bartók.

Bela

A Latinized form of Kleanthes, this name is best associated with literary and poetry critic, Cleanth Brooks. 

Cleanth

May be the most modern, stylish Catherine nickname: more unusual than Kate or Cate, with an animal and word name edge.  Cat Power is a trendy folksinger.

Modernized spelling not enough to revive Karen. 

Caryn

Cait, pronounced like more popular sister Kate, is the form used when shortening Caitlin or any of the other Irish and Gaelic Cait-starting variations of Catherine.

Cait

This short form is used by supermodel Ekat Kiseleva.

Ekat

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.

 in all its variations. Along with Katherine, other

 girl names meaning pure in the US Top 100

0 include Kate, Bianca, Gwen, Jennifer, and Zuri.

The top boy name that means pure or innocent is Finn. Along with Finn, other 

boy names meaning pure or innocent that rank in the US Top 1000

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.

include Agnes, Olwen, and Neve for girls and Sachin, Neo, and Whittaker for boys.

Also included here are some names with meanings related to purity and its symbols: 

Baby names for boys and girls that mean pure or innocent include the following.

Names That Mean pure or innocent, with meaning origin and popularity, including Zuri, Agnes, Xavier, and Neo (Page 6)