Pure Names for Girls

There are 11 Pure names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Pure names 1 to 11. Within these names, Katherine (English) was the most popular in 2007, followed by Karen (German and Scandinavian) and Phoebe (English and German). The unusual Pure names are Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Ariadne (German), Candace (English), Chastity (English), Punita (Indian), Rosamund (English), Safa (Arabic and Iranian), and Candida (English, German, and Italian).

Pure names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1956 with 2.387% of baby girls being given Pure names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Pure names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of modest use. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.425% with 3 Pure names listed among the top 1000. Among all Pure names, Katherine (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #39 and a usage of 0.2753%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Agnes ... pure, chaste; hunger; ... from hagnos meaning 'pure, chaste' ; agnus ...

Ariadne ... very holy woman ... ; 'hagnos' which means pure, chaste ...

Candace ... queen; incandescent; ... is queen; incandescent; pure ... or else the Latin for 'pure' ...

Chastity ... chastity ... 'chastity' ; 'castus' pure ...

Karen 165 ... pure ... 'katharos' which means pure ...

Katherine 39 ... pure; torture ... katharos which means 'pure' ; aikia which means ...

Phoebe 338 ... bright, pure; good speech, well regarded ... meaning bright, pure ...

Punita ... pure, holy ...The meaning of Punita is pure, holy ...

Rosamund ... horse protector; rose ... rose of the world; pure rose ... 'mundi' world ; 'munda' pure ...

Safa ... pure ... which has the meaning pure. ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Candida ... white ... which originally meant 'pure', and for 'candidate' ...