Names That Mean Beautiful

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

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

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.

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.

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

Has a sound as lovely as its meaning.

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

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

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.