an ugly duckling

someone or something that is ugly and not successful when they are young or new, but which develops into something beautiful and successful The most successful company was last year's ugly duckling.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Khaleel	-	Arabic
NÖLke	NUL-kə	Limburgish
Njord	-	Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
EstÈVe	-	Occitan
Levente	-	Hungarian
Kleisthenes	-	Ancient Greek