100 Pretty Last Names
Last names can hold history, culture, and meaning—but some just sound beautiful.
Last names can be beautiful in lots of ways.
The way a name flows, the romantic origin of a name, or the beauty of its syllables can play a role in whether a surname impressed the writer.
This post shares a list of pretty last names that could populate a book, a love letter, or your future author’s name.
Some of them are soft and melodic, some are strong and stately, but they all showcase that beauty lies not just in a first name.
pretty last names
Bellamy – French: “Good friend”
Lennox – Scottish: “Elm grove”
Delacroix – French: “Of the cross”
Archer – English: “Bowman”
Amara – Igbo (Nigerian): “Grace”
Sinclair – French/Scottish: “Clear, bright”
Thorne – Old English: “From the thorn bush”
Roux – French: “Red-haired”
Vale – Latin: “Valley”
Quinn – Irish: “Wise, intelligent”
Everest – English: “From the boundary or over the river”
Sorrel – French: “Reddish brown; herb”
Winslow – English: “Hill of victory”
Astor – German: “Hawk”
Monet – French: From the name of the painter; diminutive of Simon
Hollis – English: “Dweller at the holly trees”
Silva – Latin/Portuguese: “Forest”
Tremaine – Cornish: “Stone settlement”
Blythe – Old English: “Free spirit; happy”
Ainsley – Scottish: “One’s own meadow”
Calder – Scottish: “Rocky water”
Mireille – French: “To admire”
Faelan – Irish: “Little wolf”
Carrington – English: “Town of marsh dwellers”
Valentine – Latin: “Strong, healthy”
Isley – Germanic: “Iron meadow”
Delaunay – French: “From the alder grove”
Rosenthal – German: “Valley of roses”
Lior – Hebrew: “My light”
Alarie – French: “All-powerful”
Zephyr – Greek: “West wind”
Orion – Greek: “Rising in the sky; hunter”
Marcellus – Latin: “Young warrior”
Fleurant – French: “Flowering, in bloom”
Castellan – French: “Keeper of the castle”
Renard – French: “Fox”
Virelli – Italian: Likely a variation of “truth” or “life”
Lowell – French: “Young wolf”
Marais – French: “Swamp; marsh”
Lucero – Spanish: “Bright star”
Beaumont – French: “Beautiful mountain”
Auberon – Germanic/French: “Noble bear”
Ciel – French: “Sky”
Navarro – Spanish: “From Navarre, Spain”
Viotto – Italian: “Life”
Fontaine – French: “Fountain; spring”
Soleil – French: “Sun”
Seraphine – Hebrew/French: “Fiery; angelic”
Nocturne – French: “Of the night”
Poésy – French: “Poetry”
Adair – Scottish: “Oak tree ford”
Lira – Spanish/Portuguese: “Lyre” (a musical instrument)
Cassiel – Hebrew/Latin: “Angel of Saturn”
Vega – Arabic/Spanish: “Falling star”
Moreau – French: “Dark-skinned” or “dark-haired”
Halcyon – Greek: “Calm, peaceful”
Carroway – English: “Carefree” or from the herb “caraway”
Solace – English: “Comfort in sorrow”
Darcy – French/Irish: “Dark one”
Peregrine – Latin: “Wanderer, traveler”
Seren – Welsh: “Star”
Arden – English: “Valley of the eagle” or “Great forest”
Lazuli – Persian: “Heaven, blue stone”
Rowan – Irish: “Little red one” or from the rowan tree
Amour – French: “Love”
Alba – Latin/Spanish: “White; dawn”
Rainier – French: “Wise army”
Eira – Welsh: “Snow”
Soriano – Spanish: “From Soria (a town in Spain)”
Fiorelli – Italian: “Little flower”
Mirabel – Latin: “Wondrous”
Swan – English: “Graceful bird”
Azure – French: “Bright blue sky”
Cavallo – Italian: “Horse”
Estrella – Spanish: “Star”
Verity – Latin: “Truth”
Mariner – English: “Sailor”
Lune – French: “Moon”
Delaney – Irish: “Descendant of the challenger”
Petal – English: “Flower part”
Carina – Latin: “Dear, beloved”
Mistral – French: “Cold wind of the Rhône Valley”
Elowen – Cornish: “Elm tree”
Sable – English/French: “Black; graceful fur”
Alaric – Germanic: “Ruler of all”
Lyric – Greek: “Songlike”
Corbin – Latin/French: “Little crow”
Valen – Latin: “Strong, healthy”
Cerise – French: “Cherry”
Aristea – Greek: “Excellent; the best”
Cyan – Greek: “Blue-green color”
Dariel – Hebrew: “Beloved of God”
Seraphim – Hebrew: “Burning ones; highest angels”
Bellrose – French: “Beautiful rose”
Aurelle – Latin/French: “Golden”
Calloway – French: “Pebbly place”
Nerine – Greek: “Sea sprite”
Violaine – French: “Violet flower”
Meira – Hebrew: “Light, radiance”
Lucienne – French: “Light”
