Names That Mean Beautiful

Ultimately a feminization of the very fashionable boys' name Zayn, Zoyna and its ilk, such as Zaina and Zoya, are fairly popular <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/485/arabic-names-for-girls">Arabic names for girls</a> in Pakistan and among Muslims in India.

Zoyna

A bright and breezy Scottish name which is little known outside its native land.

Breagha

Kalliroi is a modern Greek form of the Classical name Callirrhoe, who in mythology was an ocean nymph who accompanied Persephone to the underworld. If you're looking for unusual <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/641/names-that-mean-ocean">names with ocean meanings</a>, this should be on your list. Kalliroi Parren was responsible for (almost single-handedly) launching the Greek feminist movement when she founded the Women’s Journal in 1887. She advocated strongly for educational and employment equality.

Kalliroi

The name of the character in Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" whom the poet intended as a representation of Queen Elizabeth I. While it will no doubt thrill your daughter's English professor, the addition of the "Bel" to already great Phoebe is on the fussy side. 

Belphoebe

Rika is most common as a Japanese name, when it means "beautiful village" in one kanji combination. It is also seen as a nickname and given name in Scandinavia, Lithuania, and the Netherlands, where Rika originated as a nickname for names such as Fredrika and Henrika.

Rika

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

Omorose

This fairly common Korean girls' name counts Korean actress Lee Mi-Yeon and American composer Serra Miyeun Hwang among notable bearers.

Miyeon

This name could get shortened to Tass or Sanee.

Tasanee

Bellarie entered the US stats for the first time in 2025, likely owing to its appearance as a surname in the 2024 TV show, Beauty in Black — and because of its similarity to the likes of Bellamy, Valerie, Bella, and Ariella. 
 
Possibly blending the elements of belle with the Italian Aria or the French rire, the name could mean "beautiful air, beautiful song" or "beautiful laughter". Alternatively, it could stem from the Latin bellare meaning "to fight".
 
Seven girls received the name in a recent count.

Bellarie

This name has it all - looks, brains, charms and an international sound that can go anywhere. 

Arinya

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

Ederne

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 2024.

Eider

Also spelled Merinda, this name meaning beautiful comes from the language of the Gadigal people in Eastern Australia. One famous bearer of this name is Merindah Donnelly, a dancer and nominee for Australian of the Year.

Merindah

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

Kazumi

Argider is a somewhat used boys' name in Basque-speaking parts of Spain. 

Argider

Although a variant of the operatic Zerlina, Zerline has her own theatrical tale. She is the star character of the opera Fra Diavolo by Daniel Auber. Zerline, daughter of the innkeeper of Terracina, is in love with an impoverished soldier, Lorenzo, but her father wants her to marry the rich old Francesco. Various tragedies and events occur. In the end, Zerline is free to marry her beloved Lorenzo.

Zerline

Zerlina is a variation of Zerlin, meaning "beautiful dawn". Zerlina is most famous as the wily, clever servant girl in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, where she is the only character to seemingly get her way.

Zerlina

Not a spunkier version of Merlin, Zerlin has roots in the Middle East, Spain and Eastern Europe and is thought to mean "beautiful dawn". The countries where this name is most heard are Israel, Romania and the US, though it has never made it into the Top 1000. 

Italian and Spanish variant Zerlina and the French Zerline were once popular in the theatre for pretty and clever female characters.

Zerlin

Gentle yet tough, rare and intriguing, Fritha is an Anglicized variation as well as a Manx form of the Old Norse Fríða. Ultimately derived from the element fríðr meaning "fair, beautiful", it is similar but not the same as the Germanic Frida which means "peace".