Meaning and Origin
What does the name Purity mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Purity
User Submitted Origins
English
66%
African
26%
Nigerian
5%
Albanian
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 people from Nigeria and Kenya agree the name Purity is of African origin and means "Pure".
- A user from Nigeria says the name Purity means "Pure cleaniness".
- According to a user from Nigeria, the name Purity means "Pure cleanliness".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Pu"ri*ty
The condition of being pure.freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as, the purity of water, of wine, of drugs, of metals.Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt.Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence; chastity; as, purity of heart or of life.Freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views.Freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as, purity of style.
Etymology: OE. purete purte, OF. purté, F. pureté, from L. puritas, fr. purus pure. See Pure
Other Dictionary Sources
- A woman's virtue or chastity
- The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
- Being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
Wiktionary
- A female given name from English from the virtue purity.