Cat Names That Mean Beautiful

  1. Calixte
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "most beautiful"
    • Description:

      French form of Callistus or Callixtus, borne by several popes and saints.
  2. Ahsan
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "most beautiful"
    • Description:

      Ahsan is a superlative variation of Hasan, which means "beautiful." Hasan is an important name in Muslim culture, as it is the name of the Prophet Muhammed's martyred grandson.
  3. Zhuri
    • Origin:

      Variation of Zuri, African, Kiswahili
    • Meaning:

      "good, beautiful"
    • Description:

      One of the fastest-rising names currently, thanks to LeBron James' daughter Zhuri. This spelling entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2022, following in the footsteps of red-hot Zuri.
  4. Eder
    • Origin:

      Basque
    • Meaning:

      "handsome"
    • Description:

      This is one Basque name that is very transferable to the American context — and it has a great meaning, too. The feminine version is Eider or Ederne.
  5. Meilin
    • Origin:

      Chinese
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful forest, beautiful rose"
    • Description:

      A good cultural crossover choice for Chinese-American parents, Meilin has a beautiful meaning, an on-trend sound, and is straightforward in terms of pronunciation in an English-speaking environment. Meilin is also the name of the protagonist of Pixar's film, Turning Red.
  6. Belvedere
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful view"
    • Description:

      Derived from Italian bello "beautiful" and vedere "view", Belvedere is a dramatic name that was used for a cartoon hound dog in George Webster Crenshaw's comic strip by the same name, which ran from 1962 to 1995.
  7. Amare
    • Origin:

      African
    • Meaning:

      "handsome"
    • Description:

      Originating in Ethiopia, this warm-feeling name is now associated with Phoenix Suns basketball player Amare Stoudemire. It has ranked in the US Top 1000 since 2005.
  8. Ani
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian; Igbo
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful"
    • Description:

      Folk singer DiFranco popularized this simple, appealing form. In Igbo mythology, Ani is one of the names of the goddess of the earth, fertility, creativity, and morality.
  9. Clarabelle
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "bright and beautiful"
    • Description:

      A combination name that might be dismissed as a clown and cow name. The sounds are nevertheless pretty and the meaning is good - though spellings Claribel or Clarabel might help distance it from the cow association.
  10. Arinya
    • Origin:

      Thai
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful knowledgeable woman"
    • Description:

      This name has it all - looks, brains, charms and an international sound that can go anywhere.
  11. Shaquille
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "well developed, handsome"
    • Description:

      No longer a one-person name, as a number of parents have been inspired by basketball great Shaquille O'Neal to adopt it for their own future athletes.
  12. Nefertiti
    • Origin:

      Egyptian
    • Meaning:

      "the beautiful one has arrived"
    • Description:

      This ancient Egyptian queen's name would be best saved for a cat.
  13. Ifeoma
    • Origin:

      Igbo, Nigerian
    • Meaning:

      "good thing; beautiful thing"
    • Description:

      Derived from the Igbo elements ífé meaning "thing" and ọ́má, "good" or "beautiful."
  14. Alika
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian; Swahili
    • Meaning:

      "truthful; most beautiful"
    • Description:

      Alika is a multicultural choice that's far off the beaten track.
  15. Maylin
    • Origin:

      Variation of May of Mei-Lin, English, Chinese
    • Meaning:

      "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved; beautiful jade"
    • Description:

      Maylin is following in the footsteps of Maelynn and Maelyn — two modern invented Mae and Lynn compounds that are on the rise.
  16. Eider
    • Origin:

      Animal names or Basque
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful"
    • Description:

      An eider is a sea duck with extra soft feathers as well as a Basque name with a lovely meaning. Eider is one of the fastest-rising boys' names below the Top 1000. Though theoretically unisex, no baby girls were given the name in 2023.
  17. Fritha
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "fair, beautiful"
    • Description:

      Related to Frida but with a softer sound, this name is Old Norse for "fair, beautiful"
  18. Shaina
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful"
    • Description:

      Despite its Irish sound, this commonly used word name has usually been confined to Jewish families.
  19. Mackenna
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "son of the handsome one"
    • Description:

      Although the Mc or Mac prefix always means "son of", the first names McKenna and MacKenna are used in the US exclusively for girls, with the McKenna spelling outpacing this one 14 to 1. There are no boys recorded with either spelling of the name.
  20. Nazli
    • Origin:

      Turkish, Persian
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful, delicate"
    • Description:

      In Turkish, the name is transcribed as Nazlı, with a dotless I.