Names That Mean Handsome

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

Derived from Italian bello "beautiful" and vedere "view", Belvedere is a dramatic name that was used for a cartoon hound dog in George Webster Crenshaw's comic strip by the same name, which ran from 1962 to 1995.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

One of the more feminine Irish surnames.

A simple yet sophisticated name of Tamil origin, Ezhil is a unisex option that leans slightly feminine in India. Meaning "beauty", some sources suggest the 'zh' sound is pronounced softly, almost silently, while others suggest it is said somewhere between a "h" and a "sh" sound.

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

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

A soft and strong Indian name with a great meaning.

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.

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