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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.

Build names meaning pure

Pure names across the traditions

Reverse entry

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.

Celtic


Real world

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

Unicorn


Creatures

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

Arabic


Real world

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

Cowboy


People

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

Medieval


Real world

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

Paladin


Tabletop

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

Chinese


Real world

Jie initial

  • Jiehua

    Jie pure + hua flower

    pure flower

  • Jiezhu

    Jie pure + zhu pearl

    pure pearl

  • Jiedan

    Jie pure + dan vermilion

    pure vermilion

D&D


Tabletop

Ines initial

  • Ineslith

    Ines pure + lith blossom

    pure blossom

  • Inesvela

    Ines pure + vela veil

    pure veil

  • Inesmina

    Ines pure + mina love

    pure love

German


Real world

Rein initial

  • Reinmeier

    Rein pure + meier steward

    pure steward

  • Reinstadt

    Rein pure + stadt town

    pure town

  • Reinbäcker

    Rein pure + bäcker baker

    pure baker

Indian


Real world

Suchi initial

  • Suchikirti

    Suchi pure + kirti fame

    pure fame

  • Suchiroopa

    Suchi pure + roopa form

    pure form

  • Suchishri

    Suchi pure + shri splendour

    pure splendour

Japanese


Real world

Kiyo initial

  • Kiyomaru

    Kiyo pure + maru round

    pure round

  • Kiyosuke

    Kiyo pure + suke help

    pure help

  • Kiyoro

    Kiyo pure + ro son

    pure son

Korean


Real world

Sook initial

  • Sookhyang

    Sook pure + hyang fragrance

    pure fragrance

  • Sookhwa

    Sook pure + hwa flower

    pure flower

  • Sooksun

    Sook pure + sun obedient

    pure obedient

Phoenix


Creatures

Katharo initial

  • Katharothalpos

    Katharo pure + thalpos warmth

    pure warmth

  • Katharorhythmos

    Katharo pure + rhythmos measure

    pure measure

  • Katharomnema

    Katharo pure + mnema memorial

    pure memorial

Pirate


People

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

Vampire


Creatures

Katrin initial

  • Katrinvelka

    Katrin pure + velka great

    pure-great

  • Katrinreka

    Katrin pure + reka river

    pure-river

  • Katrinvitsa

    Katrin pure + vitsa vine

    pure-vine

Welsh


Real world

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

See also

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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