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Cat Names That Mean Beautiful
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Clarabella
Variation of Claribel, English combination of Clara + -bel, Latin
"bright + beautiful"
All names bella have been popular in recent years, and though Clarabella suffers from its association with Clarabelle clown and cow, it may rise as those negative images fade.
Clarabelle
Latin
"bright and beautiful"
A combination name that might be dismissed as a clown and cow name. The sounds are nevertheless pretty and the meaning is good - though spellings Claribel or Clarabel might help distance it from the…
Belle
Short form of Isabelle or French
"beautiful"
Belle has nothing but positive associations, from "belle of the ball" to "Southern belle" to the heroine of Disney's Beauty and the Beast . As if this weren't enough good things, Belle is also one of…
Emiko
Japanese
"smiling child; beautiful child"
A fresh and pretty Japanese name which would be an unusual route to the popular Emmy/Emi nickname. In Japanese, this name can be formed from a variety of different kanji combinations with different…
Bellarosa
Spanish and Italian
"beautiful rose"
Not a traditional name, but this Romance phrase rolls off the tongue so easily we're surprised no one used it sooner — it first appeared on the US charts in 2020. Its mirror-image name, Rosabella, is…
Aoife
Irish Gaelic
"beautiful, radiant"
Aoife, pronounced EE-fa, is derived from the Irish word aoibh , meaning "beauty." Aoife was borne by several different heroines of ancient Irish legend. In one tale, she was the fiercest woman…
Elili
Tamil
"beautiful"
Unusual yet accessible name with the fashionable double-L sound. Lilting and lovely.
Eider
Animal names or Basque
"beautiful"
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…
Ederne
Basque
"beautiful"
This feminine version of the masculine name Eder is far better than the alternative, Eider.
Belladonna
English from Italian
"nightshade, beautiful lady"
Literally meaning "beautiful lady" in Italian, Belladonna is the name of a poisonous flower also known as nightshade. This connection gives an otherwise flowery name a darker, more dramatic edge.
Eder
Basque
"handsome"
This is one Basque name that is very transferable to the American context — and it has a great meaning, too. The feminine version is Eider or Ederne.
Faron
English
"handsome servant"
Faron, a soft and gentle name, has a diverse group of references. There was the medieval Saint Faron, Bishop of Meaux (who has given his name to a cheese); Faron Young, a colorful midcentury country…
Feyre
Literature, English
"fair, beautiful"
Created by Sarah J. Maas for the heroine of her Court of Thorns and Roses series of YA novels. The name was based on the Old English word for "fair" or "beautiful" and has an ethereal charm.
Fritha
Manx, Norse
"fair, beautiful"
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…
Gelila
Ethiopian, Amharic, variation of Galilee; variation of Delilah
"rolling hills; beautiful temptress"
Gelila is a beautiful Ethiopian name that may have two different origins — some sources cite the name as a variation of the Biblical place Galilee, meaning rolling hills. Others view the name as a…
Gorgeous
English
"beautiful, delightful"
A positive word name given to a dozen or so baby girls per year.
Harika
Turkish
"a miracle, beautiful"
Pretty and unusual.
Hasan
Arabic
"beautiful, handsome"
Hasan is a significant Muslim historical figure — he was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the son of Ali and Fatimah. Shia Muslims consider Hasan a martyr — he died after being poisoned by…
Eaven
Irish
"beautiful sheen"
Anglicized form of the Irish name Aoibheann, which is also in use in Ireland itself. Eavie/Evie would make an adorable short form.
Belita
Spanish and Basque diminutive of Isabella, Italian
"pledged to God; beautiful"
A nickname for Bella or Isabella, from Isabelita.