Names That Mean Beautiful

Callirrhoe is a Greek mythological nymph and companion of Persephone. It offers nicknames Calli, Ro, Clio, and Coco.

Callirrhoe

A beautiful Judeo-Italian name that is pronounced rhyming with Camilla.

Giammilla

A nickname for Bella or Isabella, from Isabelita.

Belita

The name of a small town in Verona, Belfior would make a distinct alternative to the popular "Bel" names.

Belfior

An offbeat form of Buford that you're unlikely to find on birth certificates today. Maybe for a pet.

Bluford

The mononymous KPOP singer and actor Jisoo — born Kim Ji-Soo — inspired several sets of parents to recently use her name for their daughters. She is a member of the girl band Blackpink and one of the leading social media influencers worldwide.

Jisoo

A slimmed down spelling of the more traditional Aoibheann. It's a beautiful name, growing in popularity in Ireland, but the spelling and pronunciation might (will) throw off some non-Irish natives.

Aoibhin

Combine the charm of Beau with the strength of Ford and you’ll get Beauford, an attractive French surname waiting to be discovered. The most notable bearer is Beauford Delaney, a modernist painter who participated in the Harlem Renaissance. 

Beauford

This little-known Norwegian gem is a spelling variation of Turid — a popular name in 1940s Norway. With other Scandinavian choices such as Lumi and Juni heating up in the US, Turi could be an unexpected alternative.
 
Turi Widerøe became the first female commercial airline pilot in 1968.

Turi

Chika

Leinani was a popular girl name in Hawaii during the first half of the 20th century. Today it could make a good update to Leilani.

Leinani

A rare but historic English name bestowed upon girls in the 19th century. Fairlight seems to have been particularly popular among baby girls in the Appalachian region of the US. It appeared as a character name in Catherine Mashall's 1967 novel Christy, which was turned into a TV show in 1994.

Fairlight

Anglicized form of the Irish name Aoibheann, which is also in use in Ireland itself. Eavie/Evie would make an adorable short form.

Eaven

Thurid

Common name in Japan primarily associated with Hitomi (Furuya), a mononymous Japanese singer.

Hitomi

This handsome Japanese name has dozens of possible meanings, depending on the kanji characters used.

Reito

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

Aruzhan

Popular in mid-century Norway, Turid was ultimately derived from the Old Norse name Þórfríðr, from Þórr, "Thor," and fríðr, "beautiful." Turi is a more contemporary spelling, connected to aviator Turi Widerøe.

Turid

Harumi

One of the most unusual and intriguing international girl names meaning beautiful.