Names Categorized "chastity"

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Afaf f Arabic
Means "chastity" in Arabic.

Afif m Arabic
Means "chaste" in Arabic.

Age 2 f Estonian
Estonian form of Agnes.

Aggie f English
Diminutive of Agnes or Agatha.

Ági f Hungarian
Diminutive of Ágota or Ágnes.

Agnė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Agnes.

Ágnes f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Agnes.

Agnès f French, Catalan
French and Catalan form of Agnes.

Agnes f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Estonian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἁγνή (Hagne), derived from Greek ἁγνός (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.... [more]

Agnesa f Slovak, Albanian
Slovak and Albanian form of Agnes.

Agnese f Italian, Latvian
Italian and Latvian form of Agnes.

Agnessa f Russian
Russian form of Agnes.

Agneta f Swedish
Swedish variant of Agnes.

Agnete f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant of Agnes.

Agnetha f Swedish
Swedish variant of Agnes.

Agnethe f Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian variant of Agnes.

Agneza f Croatian
Croatian form of Agnes.

Agnieszka f Polish
Polish form of Agnes.

Agnija f Serbian, Macedonian, Latvian
Serbian, Macedonian and Latvian form of Agnes.

Aignéis f Irish
Irish form of Agnes.

Annice f English
Variant of Annis.

Annis f English
Medieval English form of Agnes.

Aune f Finnish
Finnish form of Agnes.

Azra f Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin" in Arabic.

Chasity f English
Variant of Chastity.

Chastity f English
From 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 Irish
Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Conláed, possibly meaning "constant fire" from cunnail "prudent, constant" and áed "fire". Saint Conláed was a 5th-century bishop of Kildare.

Conley m Irish
Anglicized form of Conleth.

Dalisay f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "pure" in Tagalog.

Dido f Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, probably of Phoenician origin. Dido, also called Elissa, was the queen of Carthage in Virgil's Aeneid. She threw herself upon a funeral pyre after Aeneas left her. Virgil based the story on earlier Greco-Roman accounts.

Hagne f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Agnes.

Hyeon-Jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" combined with 廷 (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Hyun-Jung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현정 (see Hyeon-Jeong).

Iines f Finnish
Finnish form of Agnes.

Imbi f Estonian
Estonian cognate of Impi.

Immacolata f Italian
Italian cognate of Inmaculada.

Immaculata f Irish (Rare)
Latin form of Inmaculada.

Impi f Finnish
Means "maiden, virgin" in Finnish.

Inés f Spanish
Spanish form of Agnes.

Inès f French
French form of Inés.

Inês f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Agnes.

Ines f Italian, Slovene, Croatian
Italian, Slovene and Croatian form of Inés.

Inessa f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Inés.

Inez f English
English form of Inés.

Jagienka f Polish
Diminutive of Jagna.

Jagna f Polish
Originally a diminutive of Agnieszka, Agata or Jadwiga. It is now used independently.

Jagusia f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Jaga.

Janja f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Agnes. It also may be inspired by Serbo-Croatian janje meaning "lamb".

Jeong f & m Korean
From 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 Korean
From 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.

Jong f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정 (see Jeong).

Jung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정 (see Jeong).

Jung-Sook f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정숙 (see Jeong-Suk).

Lily f English
From the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. The word is ultimately derived from Latin lilium.

Nensi f Croatian
Croatian form of Nancy.

Nes f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Agnes.

Neske f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish diminutive of Agnes.

Nest f Welsh
Medieval Welsh diminutive of Agnes.

Nesta f Welsh
Medieval Welsh diminutive of Agnes.

Neža f Slovene
Slovene form of Agnes.

Oanez f Breton
Derived from Breton oan "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus) and used as a Breton form of Agnes.

Parthenia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin". This was the name of one of the mares of Marmax in Greek mythology.

Parthenope f Greek Mythology
Means "maiden's voice", derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "voice". In Greek legend this is the name of one of the Sirens who enticed Odysseus.

Safi m Arabic
Means "pure" in Arabic.

Skaistė f Lithuanian
Means "pure, chaste" in Lithuanian.

Tahir m Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Bosnian
Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.

Tahira f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Tahir.

Tahire f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Tahir.

Táhirih f History
Variant of Tahira. This was the title of Fatimah Baraghani, a 19th-century Persian poet, theologian and reformer.

Thekla f German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late Greek
From the ancient Greek name Θεόκλεια (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, appearing (as Θέκλα) 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.

Trinh f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 貞 (trinh) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal".

Zhen f & m Chinese
From 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.