Names That Mean Beautiful

Not a variation on Rose, but definitely made familiar by the similarity.

One spelling of a well-used Arabic name. Hussein ibn Ali was a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. It gained in popularity in the USA during the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama.

A pleasant and adaptable place name for a part of Tel Aviv.

A modern Hebrew translation of Shayna, the Yiddish word for "beautiful," and commonly heard in Israel.

Popular Indonesian name that may leave a young girl in an English=speaking country open to teasing.

Gorgeous Kazakh name with a poetic meaning. Aruzkhan ranked as high as Number 3 in Kazakhstan in 2011.

The variation on Venus might soften the name and avoid tennis connotations, given its markedly different pronunciation.

This name could get shortened to Tass or Sanee.

Beauty con brio italiano.

An extremely rare name of Ancient Greek origin which could be a novel way to Callie. There is a minor Harry Potter character by the name: Callidora Black (later Longbottom).

Soft and appealing, with a whiff of vanilla.

If you're looking for an Irish last name that moves beyond Casey and Cassidy, this one is pleasant sounding and worth considering. Kavanaugh, which can also be spelled Cavanagh, Cavenagh, Kavanagh, and Cavanaugh, is one of the few traditional Irish surnames not to start with Mc or O'. Kavanagh relates to the name first Kevin or Caomhan. Early kings of Leinster bore the name Kavanaugh.

Unusual yet accessible name with the fashionable double-L sound. Lilting and lovely.

Lovely Hebrew name with distinctive double a's, but beware of possible "banana" teasing.

Susmita, also spelled Sushmita which more accurately reflects its pronunciation, is an Indian or Bengali name widely unknown in the Western World but with definite potential.

Hermosa, the name of a California beach town, means "beautiful".

Serviceable spelling of a cute but pandemic name that appears as everything from Cali to Callie to Kaylee and Kayleigh. Are these all the same names? Though there may be subtle differences in pronunciation and theoretical derivation, they certainly feel similar.

Kauno was derived from the Finnish word kaunis, meaning "beautiful."

Surname of a character in Henry James' What Maisie Knew.

A traditional Welsh name that looks like a variant of Arden, but actually derives from the Welsh word for "beautiful".