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”