Names That Mean Pure

Turkish word name commonly seen in the doubled-barreled first name Ömer Halis.

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

Attractive middle name option.

A z almost always adds zest to a name.

Katy, or more popularly Katie, stood fashionably on their own two feet for several years there, during the Katelyn boom. But now both Katy and Katie are fading in favor of grownup Kate or buttoned-up Katherine.

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.

Male name that seems feminine enough to switch genders, if you're looking for a new lyn spin.

A soft and elegant Arabic name used primarily among Muslims.

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

This short form is used by supermodel Ekat Kiseleva.

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

A common Muslim girl name in Turkey.

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.