Baby Names That Mean Light
1914 baby names meaning light — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means light? Here are 1914 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of light. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Ashnoor#15520 in the U.S.A Punjabi/Sikh name ending in noor, 'light; divine radiance' (an Arabic loanword widely used in▶Azhaar#15528 in the U.S.From the Arabic azhaar, 'flowers; blossoms' (the plural of zahra, 'flower'). A fresh, garden-br▶Aureliana#15553 in the U.S.From the Latin aureus, 'golden' — a flowing feminine of Aurelian/Aurelius, the Roman family nam▶Aynur#15582 in the U.S.Aynur is a Turkish name compounding ay, 'moon', with nur, 'light' (a word borrowed from Arabic)▶Azaleigh#15589 in the U.S.A -leigh spelling of Azalea, the bright spring-blooming shrub (from Greek azaleos, 'dry'). A ch▶Bryla#15598 in the U.S.A modern coinage, crisp and bright, echoing names like Bryn and Lyla. No documented traditional▶Azyrah#15603 in the U.S.A modern y-spelling with no documented source. It echoes Arabic-family names such as Zahra ('ra▶Breslyn#15646 in the U.S.Breslyn is a modern coinage in the Brooklyn-Braelyn mould: a bright br- opening plus the -lyn e▶Caley#15672 in the U.S.A spelling in the Kayley/Kayleigh family, variously linked to an Irish surname (Mac Caolaidhe) ▶Clarabella#15686 in the U.S.A compound of two Latin-rooted names: Clara, from clarus, 'bright, clear, famous,' and Bella, f▶Calihan#15736 in the U.S.A respelling of Callaghan, an Irish surname from O Ceallachain, a descendant-name built on Ceal▶Coralia#15742 in the U.S.A name from coral (Latin corallium, from Greek korallion) - the jewel of the sea. A flowing, oc▶Elenarose#15837 in the U.S.A joined name pairing Elena (the Greek/Spanish form of Helen, 'bright; shining light') with Ros▶Ellaia#15851 in the U.S.A modern coinage in the Ella family (Ella, 'light; fairy maiden'), with an airy -aia ending; no▶Eilen#15895 in the U.S.A modern respelling sitting between Eileen, an anglicization of the Irish Eibhlin, and the Scan▶Elaena#15901 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Elena, itself the Italian, Spanish and Russian form of Helen, from Greek H▶Elaynah#15907 in the U.S.A modern respelling sitting between Elaine and Elena. Elaine came into English through Old Fren▶Elanah#15915 in the U.S.A modern spelling that reads as a form of Elana/Alana; by those routes it touches 'bright; shin▶Ellany#15915 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining an Ella- opening ('light; fairy maiden') with the -any sound of Delane▶Ellenie#15918 in the U.S.A modern spelling echoing the Greek Eleni, a form of Helen, 'bright; shining light'; as spelled▶Ellyn#15922 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Ellen, the English form of Helen, from Greek Helene - usually connected t▶Elynor#15931 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Eleanor, from the Old French Alienor, itself from the Occitan Alienor. Th▶Farheen#15945 in the U.S.From the Arabic/Urdu Farheen, 'joyful; happy; glad; cheerful.' A bright, feeling-rich name comm▶Falaq#16013 in the U.S.From the Arabic al-falaq, 'the daybreak; the splitting of dawn.' Al-Falaq is also the title of ▶Febe#16021 in the U.S.Febe is the Spanish, Italian and Dutch form of Phoebe, from Greek phoibe, 'bright, radiant, pur▶Florinda#16030 in the U.S.From the Latin/Spanish Florinda, tied to flos ('flower') - 'flowering; blooming; in bloom.' A r▶Garnet#16044 in the U.S.From the English word garnet, the deep-red gemstone and January's birthstone — the stone name f▶Fajar#16085 in the U.S.Fajar is the Indonesian and Malay form of Arabic fajr, 'dawn; daybreak'. In Islam, Fajr is also▶Halena#16098 in the U.S.A variant of Helena, from the Greek Helene, 'light; shining one; torch; bright.' A soft, lumino▶Aylenne#16099 in the U.S.Aylenne looks like a modern respelling or elaboration — an -enne ending fitted to a bright ay- ▶Holleigh#16141 in the U.S.A modern -leigh respelling of Holly, from the Old English for the holly tree - the bright everg▶Inci#16166 in the U.S.From the Turkish inci, 'pearl' — a bright, simple word name, the Turkish counterpart to Margare▶Iylee#16197 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no documented etymology, built on a bright eye- opening and a -lee close.▶Elanur#16210 in the U.S.A Turkish name built on nur ('light,' from Arabic), often read as 'light of the land' or paired▶Clarah#16212 in the U.S.An h-spelling of Clara, from the Latin adjective clarus, 'bright, clear, renowned.' Clara has b▶Jaira#16220 in the U.S.Jaira is generally read as a feminine form of Jair — Hebrew Ya'ir, 'he shines, he enlightens' —▶Avrora#16235 in the U.S.The Russian form of Aurora, from Latin aurora, 'dawn' - the Roman goddess of the morning. The A▶Kaashi#16326 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Kashi, the ancient name of Varanasi on the Ganges - one of the holiest cities in ▶Joviana#16387 in the U.S.From the Latin Jovianus, related to Jove (Jupiter), 'of Jove; belonging to the sky father.' A b▶Kaleea#16391 in the U.S.A modern spelling with no documented etymology of its own. Its nearest documented neighbour is ▶Keli#16424 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelly, from the Irish O Ceallaigh, 'bright-headed' or 'warrior; strife'; separate▶Koraleigh#16510 in the U.S.A modern blend of Coral — the pink-red sea coral, long used as a jewel-like word name — with th▶Lainy#16546 in the U.S.A short form of Lainey/Elaine — Elaine being an Old French form of Helen, 'bright; shining ligh▶Lehua#16549 in the U.S.A Hawaiian name for the blossom of the ohia tree — a bright red flower that grows on new lava, ▶Laritza#16637 in the U.S.A Spanish form in the Larissa family, from the Greek Larissa (an ancient city, 'citadel'), also▶Luma#16669 in the U.S.Luma is used in Arabic as a girl's name, connected to lama, a word for a dark shading of the li▶Luxley#16752 in the U.S.A modern American coinage pairing Lux, the Latin word for 'light,' with the surname-style -ley ▶Myer#16874 in the U.S.A surname derived from Meir (Hebrew, 'giving light; one who shines'), also linked to the German▶Kyella#16885 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a Ky- opening with Ella ('light; fairy maiden'). By that echo it touch▶Naledi#16896 in the U.S.Naledi means 'star' in Sesotho and Setswana, languages of Lesotho, South Africa and Botswana. I▶Noriel#16951 in the U.S.A name in the Hebrew-styled '-el' family, where el means 'God' (as in Nuriel, 'fire/light of Go▶Nureen#17022 in the U.S.A Noor-family name from the Arabic nur, 'light,' with an -een ending. Read as 'luminous; full o▶Raunak#17086 in the U.S.Raunak is a Hindi and Urdu word, ultimately of Persian origin, meaning 'splendour, brightness, ▶Saule#17105 in the U.S.From the Baltic Saule, 'sun'; the Baltic sun-goddess who rides across the sky and gives light, ▶Roshni#17145 in the U.S.From the Hindi/Urdu roshni, 'light; brightness; radiance' (from Persian roshan, 'bright'). A wa▶Sanjana#17208 in the U.S.A Sanskrit name, generally read as 'gentle' or as tied to the sense of creating and uniting. In▶Ifechukwu#17230 in the U.S.From the Igbo, 'the light of God' or 'the gift of God' (ife, 'light; thing,' + Chukwu, 'God'). ▶Skya#17296 in the U.S.A modern extension of Sky/Skye — the open air overhead — with an added -a, in the airy nature-n▶Suhailah#17311 in the U.S.A feminine form of the Arabic Suhail, the bright star Canopus, linked to 'gentle; smooth; level▶Starlight#17321 in the U.S.The English word 'starlight' — the light shed by the stars — used as a given name, in the natur▶Shandiin#17384 in the U.S.sunshine; a ray of sunlight▶Tiffani#17415 in the U.S.A spelling of Tiffany, from the Greek Theophania ('appearance of God; Epiphany'), a name once g▶Tuana#17469 in the U.S.Tuana is a popular modern Turkish girls' name. It is commonly glossed in Turkey as 'divine ligh▶Yazlynn#17549 in the U.S.Yazlynn is a contemporary American coinage. It joins a bright Yaz- opening — possibly borrowed ▶Zoriyah#17650 in the U.S.A modern coinage that echoes the Slavic Zorya ('dawn; morning star') and Zariyah, on the -iyah ▶Zaelee#17692 in the U.S.A modern American coinage on the popular -lee sound, close to Zaylee and Kaylee, with the brigh▶Diellza#17746 in the U.S.From the Albanian diell, 'sun,' with a feminine ending — 'sunny; sunlike.' A bright, distinctly▶Evelinda#18515 in the U.S.A modern blend of Evelyn (from Aveline, 'wished-for child; life') and Belinda ('pretty; snake; ▶Zyaria#18873 in the U.S.A modern coinage near Zaria (an Arabic-style name tied to 'radiance; flower'), stretched with a▶AmaterasuFrom the Japanese Amaterasu, 'shining in heaven; that which illuminates heaven' (ama, 'heaven',▶Araciorigin of the day; dawn▶BrynhildFrom the Old Norse Brynhildr, 'armored/bright for battle' (brynja, 'armor', + hildr, 'battle');▶EllamaiA joined name pairing Ella ('light; fairy maiden') with Mai (a name of layered roots — English ▶EosFrom the Greek eos, 'the dawn; daybreak'; the goddess who rose each morning to bring the light;▶EtainFrom the Old Irish Etain, of uncertain meaning (variously 'little jealous one; jealousy'); the ▶Guaninabright; shining one▶HildiA pet form of Hilda/Hildegard, from the Old Germanic hild, 'battle; war' - a name of Valkyrie s▶IraayaA Sanskrit-styled modern name; it is sometimes linked to ideas of the earth or dawn, but no sin▶JazoraA modern American coinage, joining a Ja- opening with Zora (itself 'dawn' in Slavic). By that e▶KaelinaA modern blend of Kaela (a Kayla/Michaela form) and Lina (from Helena/Adalina, 'light'). No sin▶KanovaA modern coinage with no documented etymology. It echoes two things: Canova, the surname of the▶KhromeA modern respelling of the English word chrome — the bright metallic finish, from the Greek chr▶LaevynLaevyn is a modern coinage with no documented etymology. It belongs to the wide family of -yn n▶NutFrom the Egyptian Nut, 'the sky; the night sky'; the Egyptian goddess of the sky, arched over t▶Paqaridawn, new day▶SolanieA modern coinage echoing the Spanish sol ('sun') and the name Solana ('sunshine; sunlight'). Wa▶ThiriThiri is a Burmese name meaning 'glory; splendour; radiance', taken from a Pali and Sanskrit ro▶UshasFrom the Sanskrit Ushas, 'dawn'; the radiant Vedic goddess of the dawn, who opens the way for t▶ZahanaA modern name that echoes Arabic-style names like Zahra ('flower; radiance') and Zaina; it also▶ZaralynnA modern American coinage joining Zara (Arabic-style 'radiance; flower') with the popular -lynn▶ZyorahA modern respelling near Zora/Zorah — Zora is Slavic for 'dawn,' and Zorah is a biblical place ▶
Boy Names
BaldrThe Old Norse spelling of Baldur, variously 'the shining one; brave/bold; lord/prince'; the bel▶DagrFrom the Old Norse Dagr, 'day'; the Norse god and personification of the day, son of Nott (Nigh▶EspoirThe French word espoir, 'hope,' used as a name. A luminous virtue name.▶HayloA respelling of the English word 'halo,' from the Greek halos — the ring of light drawn around ▶HeimdallFrom the Old Norse Heimdallr, variously 'the one who illuminates the world; world-brightener' (▶MaylenA modern coinage pairing a bright May- opening with an -len ending, in the mold of names like K▶NannaFrom the Sumerian Nanna, of uncertain meaning (linked to 'the illuminator'); the Sumerian moon-▶NovanniA modern coinage that blends the sound of Giovanni ('God is gracious') with the bright word Nov▶PerkunasFrom the Lithuanian Perkunas, 'thunder; the striker' (from perk, 'to strike'); the Baltic god o▶PerunFrom the Slavic Perun, 'the striker; thunder' (from per, 'to strike/beat'); the supreme Slavic ▶ShrinayA modern Indian formation built on Shri, the Sanskrit word for prosperity, beauty and auspiciou▶Sikyatalayellow light; golden light▶SkyloSkylo is a brand-new American coinage. It joins the word 'sky' (from Old Norse sky, 'cloud') wi▶SoliA Parsi/Zoroastrian short form of Sohrab, a legendary Persian hero ('illustrious; shining'); th▶SvarogFrom the Slavic Svarog, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'bright; the celestial; heave▶TasaiA modern American coinage with no documented etymology. Its shape recalls names such as Tashi a▶VulcanFrom the Latin Vulcanus, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'to flash; the shining one' ▶ZaeloA modern American coinage joining the fashionable Zae- opening — shared with Zaid, Zaiden and Z▶ZiloA modern American coinage with no documented etymology, built from a bright Z- opening and an e▶ZohranZohran is a rare name whose sound sits close to Persian and Arabic-influenced names such as Zoh▶
Unisex Names
Biidaabandawn; it is becoming day▶WâpanDawn; the first light of morning — from the Plains Cree verb wâpan (it is dawn), whose wâp- roo▶WasesiwIt shines bright — an animate intransitive verb in Plains Cree (wâsêsiw) used especially of a s▶