Zuri
Zuri is a girl name of Swahili origin, meaning Beautiful.
What Zuri means
Beautiful.
Zuri is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Zuri comes from
Swahili names reflect East African, Arabic, and Bantu influences, and many mark the circumstances of a birth — the day, the season, or the family's situation at the time.
Zuri is recorded as Swahili in origin. Browse other Swahili names.
How popular is Zuri?
Zuri does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Zuri
The thread we file Zuri under is grace and gentleness — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Grace
Names like Zuri
These share Zuri's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Sanaa — Work of art.
- Annika — Grace, favor.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Anya — Grace, favor.
- Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.
- Grace — Grace, elegance, divine favor.
- Megumi — Blessing, grace.
- Mila — Gracious, dear.
- Willow — Willow tree — grace and flexibility.
- Zuzanna — Lily.
- Agatha — Good and honourable.
- Aifric — Pleasant and agreeable.