Pura as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pura

What is the meaning of the name Pura ?

The baby name Pura is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /ˈpu.ɾa/ (POO-rah).

Pura is Spanish in Origin.

Pura is a Spanish feminine given name meaning “pure,” from Latin purus. It arose within Catholic naming customs as an epithet of the Virgin Mary - La Purísima (the Immaculate Conception) - and is also used as a shorthand for Purificación, referencing the Feast of the Purification (Candelaria). As an independent name it appears in parish records from the 18th–19th centuries in Spain and later spread throughout Latin America and the Philippines via Spanish influence.

Common variants and related forms include Purificación, María Pura, the diminutives Purita and Puri, Catalan Pura, and, by meaning rather than form, English Purity and Portuguese/Galician Pureza. Usage today is modest but steady in Spain, Mexico, and the Caribbean; it often conveys a devotional or virtue-name tone with a simple, vintage sound. Note: despite similarity to Sanskrit -pura “city,” the given name Pura in Hispanic contexts derives from Latin “pure,” not from the South Asian toponymic element.