Names That Mean Handsome

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.

Pleasant Irish last name that could be a more masculine alternative to the overused Cassidy. Early kings of Leinster bore the name, which relates to the first name Caomhan or Kevin and can also be spelled Kavanagh, Cavanagh, Cavenagh, and Kavanaugh.

Rupin is one of those names that is virtually unknown in the Western world and yet is easily translated because it feels so familiar -- parts Rupert, Robin, and Reuben. A handsome choice.

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.

Bello is as handsome as Bella is beautiful, but rarely heard outside the Italian community. With its energetic 'o' ending, it could be ripe for export.

Shorter, more palatable form of Vladimir, best known as the surname of French director Roger.

Kazumi can be used both as a masculine and feminine name. It is related to names like Kazuko, Kazuo and Kazuki.

Pronounced Beecham, but still too fancy and fey. Likewise Beaufort (beautiful fort), Beaufoy (beautiful beech tree), and Beaumont (beautiful mountain).

Pronounced like the word "even," this was a common name among the ancient royal families of Ireland, and has now become popular again.

Any name that means handsome has something going for it, and Nohea may appeal especially due to its proximity to the popular Noah.

One of the more feminine Irish surnames.

There will probably be lots of little namesakes after the fastest man in the world, Jamaican Olympic runner Usain Bolt--middle name St. Leo.

Try telling the kids it really means "pretty face" and not "burper".

Peaked in the 1990s.

Could be a possible and more modern, namesake for Uncle Neal.

Archaic Welsh name, scarcely heard today. Often referred to as the Welsh variation of Edward, although the two names are not related.

A soft and strong Indian name with a great meaning.

Yağız, written with the dotless I, first broke into Turkey's Top 100 in 2008, and now is among the Top 50 boy names.

As handsome as its meaning suggests. Variant spelling Wassim is a Top 100 name in France.