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
Ellaia#15851 in the U.S.A modern coinage in the Ella family (Ella, 'light; fairy maiden'), with an airy -aia ending; noJahara#15871 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing the sound of Sahara and the Arabic Zahra ('flower; radiance'), with a Eilen#15895 in the U.S.A modern respelling sitting between Eileen, an anglicization of the Irish Eibhlin, and the ScanElaena#15901 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Elena, itself the Italian, Spanish and Russian form of Helen, from Greek HElaynah#15907 in the U.S.A modern respelling sitting between Elaine and Elena. Elaine came into English through Old FrenElanah#15915 in the U.S.A modern spelling that reads as a form of Elana/Alana; by those routes it touches 'bright; shinEllany#15915 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining an Ella- opening ('light; fairy maiden') with the -any sound of DelaneEllenie#15918 in the U.S.A modern spelling echoing the Greek Eleni, a form of Helen, 'bright; shining light'; as spelledEllyn#15922 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Ellen, the English form of Helen, from Greek Helene - usually connected tElynor#15931 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Eleanor, from the Old French Alienor, itself from the Occitan Alienor. ThFarheen#15945 in the U.S.From the Arabic/Urdu Farheen, 'joyful; happy; glad; cheerful.' A bright, feeling-rich name commFalaq#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, purFlorinda#16030 in the U.S.From the Latin/Spanish Florinda, tied to flos ('flower') - 'flowering; blooming; in bloom.' A rKairah#16031 in the U.S.A spelling of Kaira/Kyra — variously from the Sanskrit ('unique; a ray of light') and the GreekGarnet#16044 in the U.S.From the English word garnet, the deep-red gemstone and January's birthstone — the stone name fFajar#16085 in the U.S.Fajar is the Indonesian and Malay form of Arabic fajr, 'dawn; daybreak'. In Islam, Fajr is alsoHalena#16098 in the U.S.A variant of Helena, from the Greek Helene, 'light; shining one; torch; bright.' A soft, luminoAylenne#16099 in the U.S.Aylenne looks like a modern respelling or elaboration — an -enne ending fitted to a bright ay- Kayora#16103 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a Kay- prefix with the -ora ending of Aurora/Nora (linked to 'dawn; liKekeli#16121 in the U.S.From the Ewe language of Ghana and Togo, Kekeli means 'light.' A bright, meaningful name in WesHolleigh#16141 in the U.S.A modern -leigh respelling of Holly, from the Old English for the holly tree - the bright evergInci#16166 in the U.S.From the Turkish inci, 'pearl' — a bright, simple word name, the Turkish counterpart to MargareIylee#16197 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no documented etymology, built on a bright eye- opening and a -lee close.Korrie#16209 in the U.S.A form of Corrie or Cory, traced either to the Gaelic 'coire' ('hollow, cauldron' -- a rounded Elanur#16210 in the U.S.A Turkish name built on nur ('light,' from Arabic), often read as 'light of the land' or pairedClarah#16212 in the U.S.An h-spelling of Clara, from the Latin adjective clarus, 'bright, clear, renowned.' Clara has bJaira#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 AKaashi#16326 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Kashi, the ancient name of Varanasi on the Ganges - one of the holiest cities in Luseh#16335 in the U.S.A modern phonetic spelling that reads near Lucy/Lucia ('light,' Latin lux) or a coined -eh nameJoviana#16387 in the U.S.From the Latin Jovianus, related to Jove (Jupiter), 'of Jove; belonging to the sky father.' A bKaleea#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'; separateKoraleigh#16510 in the U.S.A modern blend of Coral — the pink-red sea coral, long used as a jewel-like word name — with thLainy#16546 in the U.S.A short form of Lainey/Elaine — Elaine being an Old French form of Helen, 'bright; shining lighLehua#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'), alsoLuma#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 liRai#16708 in the U.S.A short name read across cultures - in Japanese Rai can mean 'trust; lightning; thunder' dependRaley#16715 in the U.S.A modern name in the Riley/Rayleigh family, from English surnames and place names tied to Old ERaylinn#16729 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Ray- element (a short of Rachel/Raymond, 'a beam of light') with a -liLuxley#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 GermanKyella#16885 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a Ky- opening with Ella ('light; fairy maiden'). By that echo it touchNaledi#16896 in the U.S.Naledi means 'star' in Sesotho and Setswana, languages of Lesotho, South Africa and Botswana. INoriel#16951 in the U.S.A name in the Hebrew-styled '-el' family, where el means 'God' (as in Nuriel, 'fire/light of GoNureen#17022 in the U.S.A Noor-family name from the Arabic nur, 'light,' with an -een ending. Read as 'luminous; full oTorri#17066 in the U.S.Torri is a spelling of Tori, a short form of Victoria, from Latin 'victoria' meaning 'victory'.Twisha#17079 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit tvisha, 'light; brightness; radiance; splendour'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 waXavianna#17152 in the U.S.A feminine elaboration of Xavier — from the Basque etxeberria, 'the new house'; also linked to Sanjana#17208 in the U.S.A Sanskrit name, generally read as 'gentle' or as tied to the sense of creating and uniting. InIfechukwu#17230 in the U.S.From the Igbo, 'the light of God' or 'the gift of God' (ife, 'light; thing,' + Chukwu, 'God'). Zaviah#17248 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Zavia/Xavia (feminines of Xavier, variously 'the new house; bright'); noSkya#17296 in the U.S.A modern extension of Sky/Skye — the open air overhead — with an added -a, in the airy nature-nSuhailah#17311 in the U.S.A feminine form of the Arabic Suhail, the bright star Canopus, linked to 'gentle; smooth; levelStarlight#17321 in the U.S.The English word 'starlight' — the light shed by the stars — used as a given name, in the naturShandiin#17384 in the U.S.sunshine; a ray of sunlightTiffani#17415 in the U.S.A spelling of Tiffany, from the Greek Theophania ('appearance of God; Epiphany'), a name once gTuana#17469 in the U.S.Tuana is a popular modern Turkish girls' name. It is commonly glossed in Turkey as 'divine lighYazlynn#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 brighDiellza#17746 in the U.S.From the Albanian diell, 'sun,' with a feminine ending — 'sunny; sunlike.' A bright, distinctlyEvelinda#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 aAmaterasuFrom the Japanese Amaterasu, 'shining in heaven; that which illuminates heaven' (ama, 'heaven',Araciorigin of the day; dawnBrynhildFrom 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 oneHildiA pet form of Hilda/Hildegard, from the Old Germanic hild, 'battle; war' - a name of Valkyrie sIraayaA Sanskrit-styled modern name; it is sometimes linked to ideas of the earth or dawn, but no sinJazoraA modern American coinage, joining a Ja- opening with Zora (itself 'dawn' in Slavic). By that eKaelinaA modern blend of Kaela (a Kayla/Michaela form) and Lina (from Helena/Adalina, 'light'). No sinKanovaA modern coinage with no documented etymology. It echoes two things: Canova, the surname of theKhromeA modern respelling of the English word chrome — the bright metallic finish, from the Greek chrLaevynLaevyn is a modern coinage with no documented etymology. It belongs to the wide family of -yn nNutFrom the Egyptian Nut, 'the sky; the night sky'; the Egyptian goddess of the sky, arched over tPaqaridawn, new daySolanieA modern coinage echoing the Spanish sol ('sun') and the name Solana ('sunshine; sunlight'). WaThiriThiri is a Burmese name meaning 'glory; splendour; radiance', taken from a Pali and Sanskrit roUshasFrom the Sanskrit Ushas, 'dawn'; the radiant Vedic goddess of the dawn, who opens the way for tZahanaA modern name that echoes Arabic-style names like Zahra ('flower; radiance') and Zaina; it alsoZaralynnA modern American coinage joining Zara (Arabic-style 'radiance; flower') with the popular -lynnZyorahA 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 belDagrFrom the Old Norse Dagr, 'day'; the Norse god and personification of the day, son of Nott (NighEspoirThe 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 KNannaFrom 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 NovPerkunasFrom the Lithuanian Perkunas, 'thunder; the striker' (from perk, 'to strike'); the Baltic god oPerunFrom 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 auspiciouSikyatalayellow light; golden lightSkyloSkylo is a brand-new American coinage. It joins the word 'sky' (from Old Norse sky, 'cloud') wiSoliA Parsi/Zoroastrian short form of Sohrab, a legendary Persian hero ('illustrious; shining'); thSvarogFrom the Slavic Svarog, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'bright; the celestial; heaveTasaiA modern American coinage with no documented etymology. Its shape recalls names such as Tashi aVulcanFrom 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 ZZiloA modern American coinage with no documented etymology, built from a bright Z- opening and an eZohranZohran is a rare name whose sound sits close to Persian and Arabic-influenced names such as Zoh