Pretty baby girl names are more plentiful than you might think! Consider one of these lovely options for your daughter.
Chris O’Shea
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder — but these pretty girl names actually mean attractive! (Bonus: Many of them fall into the “unusual” category, too. We’re betting there won’t be too many girls named Keeva or Delyth in your daughter’s class.) So if a pretty baby girl name is on your wish list, try out one of these options.
Alanis Singer Alanis Morrisette put this variant of Alan on the map — it means handsome.
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Amara Amara is a pretty name choice in several different cultures. It means eternally lovely, and it’s currently in the top 600 names for girls.
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Anwen This pretty Welsh name is exotic, yet still easy to pronounce. It means fair and beautiful.
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Belinda This variant of the vintage name Linda falls just inside the top 1000 baby name choices, and means pretty.
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Bella Most name nerds know that Bella means beautiful, whether it’s in this red-hot standalone version or part of a name like Isabelle or Anabella.
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Calista This name from Greek mythology means most beautiful. Think actress Calista Flockhart, or the name’s originator, a nymph who fell in love with Zeus.
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Delyth This Welsh name means both pretty and blessed.
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Evanthe Evanthe means “fair flower,” and it’s a lovely pick of Greek origin. (Consider it as an alternative to the trendy Evangeline, Evelyn, and Everly names.)
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Fiona This Scottish name has been rising toward the top for the past two decades. It means white and fair, and has been used quite a bit in recent pop culture, including Shrek’s Princess Fiona and Shameless’ oldest sister, Fiona Gallagher.
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Helen Thanks to the whole Trojan War story, Helen has always been synonymous with beauty, as the “face that launched a thousand ships.” The name itself means “bright and shining one.”
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Ingrid This Swedish name means fair and beautiful. Its biggest claim to fame is legendary actress Ingrid Bergman.
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Jolie You may think Angelina when you hear the name — and this French classic meaning cheerful or pretty was actually her middle name before it became her stage surname.
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Keeva This pretty name means gentle and beautiful, and is a phonetic spelling of the Irish name Caoimhe.
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Linda The Spanish word for pretty once ruled the charts, but its star has fallen a bit since its peak in the 1950s and 60s.
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Marini It may make you think “ocean,” but Marini is actually the Swahili word for pretty — and it makes a beautiful name.
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Mei Short and sweet Mei (pronounced like “may”) is a popular Chinese name that means beautiful.
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Navah This pretty Hebrew name is a rare gem here, but more popular in Israel.
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Phoebe This soft Greek classic means radiant one.
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Rosalind Rosalind means “pretty rose,” and it’s a classic name favored by Shakespeare — it’s the romantic lead in his comedy, As You Like It. Baby naming experts are predicting that it will resurface in the top 1000.
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Tove Pronounced toe-vuh, this old Scandinavian name for beautiful is currently in the top 100 in Sweden, but has yet to break the top 1000 here in the United States.
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Zuri This African name means good and beautiful, and comes with that trendy Z at the start. It’s currently climbing the baby name charts here, and is about to break into the top 500.
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