Names That Mean Pure

This Old Welsh name associated with blacksmiths has never caught on, but it has the right two-syllable occupational feel to qualify for revival. Gower Champion was a successful midcentury dancer, choreographer and director on the Broadway stage, in films and on TV.

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

Original twist on this classic.

Attractive middle name option.

This short form is used by supermodel Ekat Kiseleva.

A z almost always adds zest to a name.

Hindu goddess name whose meaning makes it one of the prime names for Virgo babies.

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

Beruriah, also spelled Beruryah, is the only woman in Talmudic literature whose ideas were taken seriously by her male contemporaries. Living in the second century, she was noted for her high moral standards and intellectual prowess.

A common Muslim girl name in Turkey.

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

Inocencia is like Chastity or Immaculata. Few modern girls outside the Latino community -- or even in it -- would appreciate having to carry this name.

A soft and elegant Arabic name used primarily among Muslims.