AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek name
‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek
‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The name became associated with Latin
agnus "lamb", resulting in the saint's frequent depiction with a lamb by her side. Due to her renown, the name became common in Christian Europe, being especially popular in England in the Middle Ages.
CHASTITY f EnglishFrom the English word
chastity, which is ultimately from Latin
castus "pure". It was borne by the daughter of Sonny Bono and Cher, which probably led to the name's increase in popularity during the 1970s.
CONLETH m IrishModern form of the old Irish name
Conláed, possibly meaning "chaste fire" from Gaelic
connla "chaste" and
aodh "fire". Saint Conláed was a 5th-century bishop of Kildare.
DIDO f Roman MythologyMeaning unknown, possibly "virgin" in Phoenician. Dido, also called
Elissa, was the queen of Carthage in
Virgil's 'Aeneid'. She burned herself to death after Aeneas left her.
GLENDA f Welsh, EnglishA name created in the 20th century from the Welsh elements
glân "pure, clean" and
da "good".
HYEON-JEONG f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or
炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" combined with
廷 (jeong) meaning "court" or
貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.
JEONG f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or
貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.
JEONG-SUK f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or
正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" combined with
淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja combinations are possible.
LILY f EnglishFrom the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. The word is ultimately derived from Latin
lilium.
OANEZ f BretonDerived from Breton
oan "lamb" (ultimately from Latin
agnus) and used as a Breton form of
AGNES.
TAHIR m ArabicMeans "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.
TÁHIRIH f HistoryVariant of
TAHIRA. This was the title of Fatimah Baraghani, a 19th-century Persian poet, theologian and reformer.
THEKLA f German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late GreekFrom the ancient Greek name
Θεοκλεια (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements
θεος (theos) meaning "god" and
κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, appearing (as
Θεκλα) in the apocryphal 'Acts of Paul and Thecla'. The story tells how Thecla listens to Paul speak about the virtues of chastity and decides to remain a virgin, angering both her mother and her suitor.
ZHEN f & m ChineseFrom Chinese
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare",
真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine",
贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.