Names That Mean Pure
- Aseel
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"noble, pure"Description:
Unisex name from the Qu'aran.
- Affan
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"chaste, modest, virtuous, pure"Description:
Classic Muslim name most popular among those in Pakistan and India.
- Tahirih
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"the pure one"Description:
The name of a venerated 19th century poet and martyr in the Bábí and Bahá'í faiths. She was an early proponent of women's rights, famously removing her veil among a crowd of men at the Conference of Badasht in 1848. For this she was placed under house arrest, and executed four years later on account of her beliefs.
- Kaarin
Origin:
Germanic and Scandinavian variation of KatherineMeaning:
"pure"Description:
While Karen may have to take a backseat for a few years, Kaarin feels fresh and sleek. This variation of classic Katherine is used in Nordic and Germanic areas.
- Käthe
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"pure"Description:
German diminutive of Katherine
- Kotryna
Origin:
Lithuanian from GreekMeaning:
"pure"Description:
The Lithuanian version of Katherine clearly shows its origins, but with a spelling that feels fresh and intriguing.
- Jekaterina
Origin:
Estonian variation of Yekaterina, RussianMeaning:
"pure"Description:
The preferred Estonian spelling of Yekaterina, the Russian variation of Katherine.
- Katarine
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"pure"Description:
Maori form of Katherine
- Cateline
Origin:
Medieval French form of CatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Katariina
Origin:
Finnish and Estonian variation of Katherine, English from GreekMeaning:
"pure"Description:
The translation of Katarina and Katherine used in Finland and Estonia.
- Katherin
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pure"Description:
Variation of Katherine.
- Kalenah
Origin:
Danish or Hawaiian form of Katherine or KarenMeaning:
"pure"Description:
Kalenah, another form of Kalena, may have a variety of possible derivations, though we see it as one of the many descendants of Katherine.
- Ömer halis
Origin:
Turkish from ArabicMeaning:
"thriving and pure"
- Kathrin
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pure"Description:
Variation of Katherine.
- Kathrine
Origin:
Spelling variation of Katherine, GreekMeaning:
"pure"Description:
This is one case where removing a letter makes a name more complicated, not more simple.
- Kadri
Origin:
Estonian, GreekMeaning:
"pure"Description:
A friendly and accessible international form of Katherine.
- Katria
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"pure"Description:
Variant of Katherine or Katrina.
- Aseel
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"noble, pure"Description:
A mostly-feminine Arabic name used in the Muslim community.
- Kath
Origin:
Diminutive of Katherine, GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Catherynne
Origin:
Spelling variation of CatherineMeaning:
"pure"Description:
One of many spelling variations of the classic Catherine.