Names that mean “pure”
24 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 22 of them open a name against 2 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Pure names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 3 fragments.
Glano initial · glanos final · glana final
- Glanotalos
Glano pure + talos brow
pure brow
- Glanolitanos
Glano pure + litanos broad
pure broad
- Glanognatos
Glano pure + gnatos son
pure son
- Medioglanos
Medio middle + glanos pure
middle pure
- Verglanos
Ver supreme + glanos pure
supreme pure
- Boduglanos
Bodu crow + glanos pure
crow pure
- Lamaglana
Lama hand + glana pure
hand pure
- Duroglana
Duro gate + glana pure
gate pure
- Rigoglana
Rigo royal + glana pure
royal pure
Pur initial · Pura initial · Puri initial
- Purchamp
Pur pure + champ field
pure field
- Purchien
Pur pure + chien hound
pure hound
- Puroisel
Pur pure + oisel bird
pure bird
- Puracouronne
Pura pure + couronne crown
pure crown
- Purabise
Pura pure + bise north wind
pure north wind
- Puraglace
Pura pure + glace ice
pure ice
- Purivinculum
Puri pure + vinculum bond
pure bond
- Purispiramen
Puri pure + spiramen breath
pure breath
- Puriaurum
Puri pure + aurum gold
pure gold
Tahir initial · Safiya initial
- Tahir ibn Mahmud
Tahir pure + ibn mahmud son of Mahmud
pure, son of Mahmud
- Tahir ibn Walid
Tahir pure + ibn walid son of Walid
pure, son of Walid
- Tahir ibn Hakim
Tahir pure + ibn hakim son of Hakim
pure, son of Hakim
- Safiya bint Musa
Safiya pure + bint musa daughter of Musa
pure, daughter of Musa
- Safiya bint Kamal
Safiya pure + bint kamal daughter of Kamal
pure, daughter of Kamal
- Safiya bint Sulayman
Safiya pure + bint sulayman daughter of Sulayman
pure, daughter of Sulayman
Kate initial · Kitty initial
- Kate Burnside
Kate pure + Burnside beside the stream
pure, beside the stream
- Kate Kerr
Kate pure + Kerr brushwood
pure, brushwood
- Kate Flanagan
Kate pure + Flanagan ruddy
pure, ruddy
- Kitty Caldwell
Kitty pure + Caldwell cold spring
pure, cold spring
- Kitty Preston
Kitty pure + Preston priest's settlement
pure, priest's settlement
- Kitty Nieto
Kitty pure + Nieto grandson
pure, grandson
Katherine initial · Katerine initial
- Katherine Tillotson
Katherine pure + Tillotson daughter of Matilda
pure, daughter of Matilda
- Katherine Palmere
Katherine pure + Palmere pilgrim
pure, pilgrim
- Katherine atte Brigge
Katherine pure + atte Brigge at the bridge
pure, at the bridge
- Katerine Sibson
Katerine pure + Sibson daughter of Sibyl
pure, daughter of Sibyl
- Katerine Bradforde
Katerine pure + Bradforde broad ford
pure, broad ford
- Katerine Ibbotson
Katerine pure + Ibbotson daughter of Isabel
pure, daughter of Isabel
Puro initial · Pura initial
- Purogrim
Puro pure + grim visor
pure visor
- Purobod
Puro pure + bod messenger
pure messenger
- Purorad
Puro pure + rad counsel
pure counsel
- Puralena
Pura pure + lena torch
pure torch
- Purahilda
Pura pure + hilda battle
pure battle
- Puralissa
Pura pure + lissa honey
pure honey
Jie initial
- Jiehua
Jie pure + hua flower
pure flower
- Jiezhu
Jie pure + zhu pearl
pure pearl
- Jiedan
Jie pure + dan vermilion
pure vermilion
Ines initial
- Ineslith
Ines pure + lith blossom
pure blossom
- Inesvela
Ines pure + vela veil
pure veil
- Inesmina
Ines pure + mina love
pure love
Rein initial
- Reinmeier
Rein pure + meier steward
pure steward
- Reinstadt
Rein pure + stadt town
pure town
- Reinbäcker
Rein pure + bäcker baker
pure baker
Suchi initial
- Suchikirti
Suchi pure + kirti fame
pure fame
- Suchiroopa
Suchi pure + roopa form
pure form
- Suchishri
Suchi pure + shri splendour
pure splendour
Kiyo initial
- Kiyomaru
Kiyo pure + maru round
pure round
- Kiyosuke
Kiyo pure + suke help
pure help
- Kiyoro
Kiyo pure + ro son
pure son
Sook initial
- Sookhyang
Sook pure + hyang fragrance
pure fragrance
- Sookhwa
Sook pure + hwa flower
pure flower
- Sooksun
Sook pure + sun obedient
pure obedient
Katharo initial
- Katharothalpos
Katharo pure + thalpos warmth
pure warmth
- Katharorhythmos
Katharo pure + rhythmos measure
pure measure
- Katharomnema
Katharo pure + mnema memorial
pure memorial
Catherine initial
- Catherine Seadog
Catherine pure + seadog sea dog
pure, called the sea dog
- Catherine Fearless
Catherine pure + fearless dauntless
pure, called the dauntless
- Catherine Nightingale
Catherine pure + nightingale night singer
pure, called the night singer
Katrin initial
- Katrinvelka
Katrin pure + velka great
pure-great
- Katrinreka
Katrin pure + reka river
pure-river
- Katrinvitsa
Katrin pure + vitsa vine
pure-vine
Glan initial
- Glandirion
Glan pure + dirion tender
pure tender
- Glanlwyn
Glan pure + lwyn grove
pure grove
- Glanlyn
Glan pure + lyn pool
pure pool
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “pure”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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