Girl names that mean beauty
Most widely given today: Ava, Bonnie and Aoife.
16 girl names whose sourced meaning includes beauty. Where a meaning comes from a related name, we say so; where the source hedges, so do we.
life (via Eva); or beauty, radiance (via Aoife)
Say it AY-vuh
Roots in Hebrew, Irish and Germanic
life (via Eva); or beauty, radiance (via Aoife)
2 syllablesLoved in Ontario, British Columbia and two more places. Common across the UK, Ireland, France and 12 more places. Rare in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and five more places.
1 in 108 girls born in Scotland in 2025
fine, beautiful
Say it BON-ee
English origin
fine, beautiful
2 syllablesCommon across the UK, Ireland, Sweden and four more places. Rare in five German cities, the Netherlands, Canada and two more places.
1 in 160 girls born in Scotland in 2025
possibly beauty, radiance
Say it EE-fuh
Irish origin
possibly beauty, radiance
2 syllablesLoved in Northern Ireland. Common in Ireland. Rare in Scotland and England and Wales.
1 in 86 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
god + beautiful, originally beloved
Say it AS-trid
Germanic origin
god + beautiful, originally beloved
2 syllablesLoved in Sweden and Norway. Rare in Catalonia, Slovenia, Canada and 11 more places. Common in Denmark.
1 in 1,118 girls born in Scotland in 2025
beautiful, beloved
Say it FREE-duh
Germanic origin
beautiful, beloved
2 syllablesLoved in Norway and one more place. Common across six German cities, Austria and one more place. Rare in Slovenia, Sweden, Italy and seven more places.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025
beautiful one, noble one
Say it LID-ee-uh
Greek origin
beautiful one, noble one
3 syllablesRare in Canada, the UK, Norway and 13 more places.
1 in 405 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
beautiful, precious
Say it KEE-vuh
Irish origin
beautiful, precious
2 syllablesCommon across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Rare in Scotland and England and Wales.
1 in 163 girls born in Ireland in 2025
enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare
Say it reh-BEK-uh
Hebrew origin
enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare
3 syllablesCommon in Italy. Rare in Ireland, Austria, four German cities and 12 more places.
1 in 660 girls born in Ireland in 2025
beautiful
Say it ZAH-luh
Roots in Slovene and Slavic
beautiful
2 syllablesLoved in Slovenia. Rare in Austria, England and Wales and France.
1 in 21,107 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
beautiful, fair
Say it ING-grid
Old Norse origin
beautiful, fair
2 syllablesCommon across Norway, Sweden and one more place. Rare in Catalonia, Italy, Austria and three more places.
1 in 8,443 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Dark (or dark-haired) beauty
Say it LAY-luh
Arabic origin
Dark (or dark-haired) beauty
2 syllablesCommon across Berlin and one more place. Rare in Austria, three other German cities, Switzerland and 12 more places.
1 in 2,508 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
beautiful
Say it KY-luh
A modern coinage
beautiful
2 syllablesCommon across Northern Ireland and Ireland. Rare in Scotland and England and Wales.
1 in 270 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare
Say it RIV-kuh
Hebrew origin
enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare
2 syllablesCommon in Israel. Rare in Cologne, Quebec, England and Wales and two more places.
1 in 14,899 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
beauty, beautiful
Say it BEL
Roots in French and English
beauty, beautiful
1 syllableRare in Sweden, the UK, the Netherlands and four more places.
1 in 1,627 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Lydia,
beautiful one, noble one
Say it LEE-dee-ah
Greek origin from Lydia,
beautiful one, noble one
3 syllablesCommon in Poland. Rare in Italy, Catalonia, four German cities and six more places.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Rebecca,
enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare
Say it reh-BEK-ah
Hebrew origin from Rebecca,
enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare
3 syllablesCommon across Slovenia and one more place. Rare in Poland, Austria, Switzerland and three more places.
1 in 28,142 girls born in England and Wales in 2025