Names that mean beauty
This list groups names by the literal gloss at the start of each meaning, not the cultural notes that follow. Closely related meanings are gathered under beauty. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Jia Chinese · beautiful, fine; also home, family (佳/家); a soft, two-syllable pinyin name popular for ABC daughters as a standalone US given name
Bonita Spanish · pretty, lovely
Diem Vietnamese · beautiful, gorgeous
Kanani Hawaiian · the beauty, the pretty one
Caoimhe Irish · gentle, beautiful, precious
Shayna Yiddish · 'pretty, beautiful'
Sohini Bengali · beautiful, charming, splendid; also the name of a Hindustani classical raga associated with the late evening
Nohea Hawaiian · lovely, fine-looking
Gwen Welsh · white, fair, blessed
Blanche French · white, fair; immortalized by Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Zeina Arabic · beauty, adornment
Finn Irish · fair, white
Aoife Irish · beauty, radiance; a beloved warrior-queen name from Irish mythology, kept close to its Irish spelling in heritage-proud families
Aoibhinn Irish · radiant beauty, delightful
Chinh Vietnamese · just, fair, righteous; usually written Chính
Hla Burmese · beautiful, pretty (လှ); a grandparent-era classic for daughters and sons alike (U Hla, Daw Hla Hla)
Ayu Indonesian · beautiful
Indah Indonesian · beautiful
Linda Spanish · beautiful
Shifra Hebrew · beautiful; the brave midwife of Exodus who defied Pharaoh
Belle French · beautiful; immortalized by Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Justus Latin · just, fair
Phyu Burmese · white, fair, pure (ဖြူ); pronounced 'pyu'
Miu Japanese · beautiful feather, gentle
Delara Persian · beautiful, adorned one
Wynn Welsh · 'fair, blessed'
Marikit Filipino · beautiful, lovely (old Tagalog)
Jamal Arabic · beauty; a widely loved classic since the 1970s Black pride era
Rupi Punjabi · beauty; famously borne by Rupi Kaur, contemporary poet known for Milk and Honey
Yumi Japanese · beautiful bow, beautiful reason
Li Chinese · beautiful, resplendent (麗)
Yerin Korean · beautiful and delicate; a fashionable modern Korean name for second-generation daughters
Seo-yeon Korean · auspicious and beautiful
Vilayvanh Lao · radiantly beautiful (vilay = lovely, fair)
Emiko Japanese · blessed, beautiful child
Rei Japanese · lovely, dignified (麗, 怜, or 令); pronounced almost exactly like the English name "Ray," since the Japanese ei sound reads as a long English "a"
Cong Vietnamese · fair, equitable; written Công
Ting Cantonese · graceful, lovely (婷); the closing element of Yuen-Ting, also standing alone
Najla Arabic · wide-eyed, dark-eyed beauty
Vilay Lao · beautiful, fine (also spelled Vilai)
Michiko Japanese · beautiful path, beautiful child
Harumi Japanese · clear weather and beauty
Zaina Arabic · traditionally 'beautiful, graceful'
Zuri African · Swahili, "beautiful"
Chiamaka Igbo · God is beautiful
Mei Cantonese · beautiful (美); a classic Cantonese given-name element, common alone or in compounds like Siu-Mei
Nefertiti Ancient Egyptian · the beautiful one has come; famously borne by Queen Nefertiti, Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten
Kieu Vietnamese · beautiful, elegant (from the classic epic poem Truyện Kiều)
Akemi Japanese · bright beauty
Mayumi Filipino · gentle, beautiful (cross-cultural favorite)
Jamila Arabic · means 'beautiful'
Marilag Filipino · beautiful, lovely (a native Tagalog word drawn from classic Filipino poetry)
Yuka Japanese · fragrance, or goodness and beauty; the kanji vary
Eulalia Greek · "well-spoken, fair speech"
Finnian Irish · traditionally 'fair, white'; borne by early Irish saints
Kazumi Japanese · harmony and beauty
Anong Thai · beautiful lady
Astrid Norse · divinely beautiful; a royal name in Norway, Belgium and Sweden and one of the fastest-recent climbers in the US
Chutima Thai · one who possesses beauty
Noelani Hawaiian · heavenly mist, beautiful one from heaven
Lai Cantonese · beautiful (麗); a classic element, the opening of Lai-Ying already in this collection
Miyuki Japanese · beautiful happiness, or beautiful snow
Jamaal Arabic · From Arabic jamal, beauty; a spelling variant of Jamal.
Adel Arabic · Arabic for 'just, fair'; also a Germanic name element meaning 'noble'
Mika Japanese · beautiful fragrance
Anwen Welsh · very fair, blessed (an + gwen)
Calista Greek · most beautiful
Suthida Thai · beautiful goodness (approx.); famously borne by Queen Suthida of Thailand, current queen consort
Jamil Arabic · means 'beautiful' or 'handsome'
Ye-jin Korean · beautiful truth
Adara Greek · traditionally 'beauty'; also linked to Hebrew Adar, 'fire' or 'majesty'
Calliope Greek · beautiful voice
Murugan Tamil · the youthful one, the beautiful one (Tamil); the principal deity of Tamil Nadu, also known as Kartikeya
Anabel Scottish · traditionally lovable, combining grace and beauty
Jennifer Welsh · white wave, fair one
Yaffa Hebrew · beautiful (yafe); a modern Israeli classic
Bomi Korean · spring beauty
Béibhinn Irish · fair lady, white lady (mythological princess)
Sundar Tamil · handsome, beautiful one (Tamil/Sanskrit shared root)
Tegan Welsh · diminutive of "teg," traditionally "fair, beautiful"
Baila Yiddish · traditionally 'beautiful,' related to Bela/Bella
Noya Hebrew · beauty, ornament (Hebrew noi); a fresh modern Israeli favorite
Maribel Spanish · blend of Maria and Isabel, beautiful Mary
Kimiko Japanese · valuable, beautiful child, or noble child, depending on the kanji
Indira Sanskrit · beauty, splendor (an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi)
Ezhilan Tamil · handsome one, from ezhil, beauty (pure Tamil); a modern name in the same revival current as Ezhil
Azhagi Tamil · beautiful woman (Tamil, from azhagu "beauty")
Hiromi Japanese · wide, vast beauty, or great truth, depending on the kanji
Natsumi Japanese · summer beauty
Ezhil Tamil · beauty (Tamil)
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