Names That Mean Beautiful

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

Maliha comes from the Arabic word malih, meaning "beautiful."

Familiar and handsome, Jamil is a name of Arabic origin. Its literal meaning is "beautiful" and while this can refer to physical beauty, as a Quranic name, it more specifically refers to beautiful behavior, such as patience, kindness, and courteousness.

Nofret was a princess who lived during the 4th dynasty of Egypt. She married the son of a Pharoah, Prince Rahotep, and bore six children.

An attractive Cherokee name — literally — with a bouncy rhythm.

Has a sound as lovely as its meaning.

Ultimately a feminization of the very fashionable boys' name Zayn, Zoyna and its ilk, such as Zaina and Zoya, are fairly popular Arabic names for girls in Pakistan and among Muslims in India.

One of many similarly pretty names, this one identifiable as a female form of the familiar Shaquille.

This feminine version of the masculine name Eder is far better than the alternative, Eider.

Derived from Sanskrit, Sundar is a name and a descriptive word meaning "beautiful, handsome, good, or nice". It comes from the longer name, Sundara, which appears in the Hindu epic poem the Ramayana. Sunder is another familiar spelling.

Derived from Sanskrit, Sundar is a name and a descriptive word meaning "beautiful, handsome, good, or nice". It appears in the Hindu epic poem the Ramayana. Sunder, Sundari, and Sundar are other familiar forms of the name.

Derived from Sanskrit, Sundari is a name and a descriptive word meaning "beautiful, handsome, good, or nice". It is the feminine form of Sundara, which appears in the Hindu epic poem the Ramayana.

As Hindu and Tamil name, Sunder is a form of Sundar, meaning "beautiful, handsome, good, or nice". It comes from the longer name, Sundara, which appears in the Hindu epic poem the Ramayana.

A beautiful name of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, Sunaina means "one with lovely (or beautiful) eyes" and has sounds that could work well internationally. Notable bearers include actress and model Sunaina Yella and art curator Sunaina Kejriwal, while Sunaina was also the name of an Indian children's show during the 2000s. Sunayna is an alternative spelling.

Belles may look like a playful nickname to any of the stylish belle related names — and it could easily be used as such — however, it is also an occupational English surname, originally given to bell ringers, a Scottish surname meaning "handsome" or a French or Spanish word name meaning "beauties". It is currently rarely used as a given name.

Sweet and confident in sound, Marikit is a Tagalog name, used in the Philippines. According to Filipino legend, the town Marikina was named after a woman called Marikit who became suddenly aware of her own beauty having seen her reflection in the river. So engrossed in her reflection, she failed to notice the gathering storm clouds and when the rain came, it was too late, she slipped into the river and drowned. The people of the town named the river Marikit ka na "you are already beautiful" in her memory.

A spirited yet sophisticated name of Tamil origin, Ezhil is a unisex choice that leans just slightly feminine in India. Meaning "beauty", some sources suggest the 'zh' sound is pronounced softly, almost silently, while others suggest it is said somewhere between a "h" and a "sh" sound.

Spiky but pretty in sound, Keshika has its origins in both Sanskrit and Hebrew, making it a rare choice that also crosses cultures.

A name with evocative imagery, Mrignayani combines the Sanskrit elements mriga meaning "deer" with nayani meaning "eyes" to create a name which can be inteperated as "one with eyes like a deer" or "one with eyes as beautiful as a deer or gazelle".