Names That Mean Pure or Clear

Catherine and her many daughters, Caitlin, Catalina, Kasia and Katya, all mean pure, one of the oldest wishes a name can carry. Claire, Clara and Chiara are “clear, bright” in Latin, French and Italian, Bianca is white and pure, Anahita immaculate in Persian, and Sumi “clear, pure, refined” in Japanese. Clean-sounding and unfussy, these are names that mean exactly what they seem to.

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