Names That Mean Beauty
Naming a baby something that means beautiful is the least controversial claim a parent will ever make. Bella, Belle and Beau say it in Italian and French; Mei, Zuri, Jamal and Aoife say it in Chinese, Swahili, Arabic and Irish.
31 names
Boy names that mean beauty · 4
Beau
French
Beautiful, handsome
Boy
Jamal
Arabic / African American
Handsome, beauty
BoyVirtueHistorical
Jinu
Korean
Truly beautiful, or precious treasure
BoyVirtue
Zain
Arabic
Beauty, grace
Boy
Girl names that mean beauty · 23
Aoife
Irish Gaelic
Beauty, radiance
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Astrid
Old Norse
Divinely beautiful
GirlCelestialMythological
Bella
Italian / Latin
Beautiful
GirlVirtueLiterary
Belle
French / English
Beautiful
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Calliope
Greek
Beautiful voice
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Charvi
Sanskrit
Beautiful, graceful
GirlVirtue
Chiamaka
Igbo
God is beautiful
GirlVirtue
Cosima
Greek / Italian / English
Order, beauty
GirlMythologicalHistorical
Emi
Japanese
Often written with kanji for blessing and beauty
GirlVirtue
Freya
Old Norse
The Norse goddess of love, beauty, war, and death — the most powerful of all the goddesses.
GirlMythological
Ingrid
Old Norse
Beautiful, beloved
GirlHistoricalMythological
Jia
Chinese
Beautiful, good, auspicious
Girl
Lakshmi
Sanskrit
Goddess of wealth and beauty
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Mei
Chinese / Japanese
Beautiful
GirlNature
Misaki
Japanese
Beautiful blossom
GirlBotanicalVirtue
Sanaa
Swahili / Arabic
Art, work of beauty
GirlLiterary
Shreya
Sanskrit
Auspicious, beautiful, best
Girl
Sigrid
Old Norse
Beautiful victory
GirlMythologicalHistorical
Suhana
Hindi / Arabic
Pleasant, beautiful
GirlVirtue
Tove
Old Norse
Dove, beautiful
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Yumei
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese
Elegant beauty
GirlVirtueBotanical
Yumi
Japanese
Beauty, abundance, or reason
GirlVirtue
Zuri
Swahili
Beautiful
Girl
Unisex names that mean beauty · 4
Li
Mandarin Chinese
Strength, beauty, reason
UnisexVirtueBotanical
Lin
Chinese
Forest, jade, beautiful
UnisexNature
Memphis
Greek / American
Enduring and beautiful
UnisexHistorical
Tegan
Welsh
Fair, lovely
UnisexNature
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