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
Nahara#7461 in the U.S.From Aramaic/Hebrew nahara, variously 'light; brightness' and 'a river; a stream'; also Arabic ▶Nivea#7472 in the U.S.From Latin niveus, 'snowy; snow-white; gleaming white'; also widely known as the skincare brand▶Noriah#7477 in the U.S.A modern name, variously linked to Nuria/Nur ('light', Arabic) and an echo of Moriah; routes un▶Suhaila#7526 in the U.S.A feminine of Suhail — from Arabic, 'gentle; smooth; easy'; also the name of the bright star Su▶Urielle#7542 in the U.S.A French feminine of Uriel — from Hebrew, 'God is my light; the light of God' (uri, 'my light',▶Akyra#7576 in the U.S.A spelling of Akira — from Japanese, 'bright; clear; intelligent' (the sense depends on the cha▶Aluney#7583 in the U.S.From Mapuche (Mapudungun), variously 'shining; a little light; a glimmer'; also used as a moder▶Arora#7612 in the U.S.A spelling of Aurora — from Latin, 'dawn; the dawn goddess'; also matches the Indian surname Ar▶Bertie#7628 in the U.S.A pet form of Roberta/Alberta (or Bertha) — from Germanic beraht, 'bright; famous'; used for bo▶Claribel#7647 in the U.S.A blend of Clara ('bright; clear') and Belle ('beautiful') — 'bright and beautiful'▶Clary#7648 in the U.S.A pet form of Clarissa/Clara — from Latin clarus, 'bright; clear; famous'; also the name of an ▶Eleora#7671 in the U.S.From Hebrew Eli-ora, 'God is my light' (el, 'God', + ora, 'light')▶Ellaina#7675 in the U.S.An elaboration of Elaina/Elena (Helen) — from Greek helene, 'bright; shining light; torch'▶Galadriel#7697 in the U.S.An invented Elvish name from Tolkien's legendarium, glossed 'a maiden crowned with a radiant ga▶Lahna#7769 in the U.S.A spelling of Lana — variously Hawaiian, 'calm/still water; a float; a harbor', and a Slavic sh▶Layney#7778 in the U.S.A pet form of Elaine ('bright; shining light', from Helen) and Delaney; routes layered▶Lucine#7788 in the U.S.From Armenian lusin, 'the moon; moonlight'; also a French form of Lucia ('light')▶Luzmaria#7790 in the U.S.A Spanish compound of Luz ('light', a Marian title — Our Lady of Light) and Maria (Mary) — 'lig▶Marilena#7804 in the U.S.An Italian/Greek compound of Maria (Mary) and Elena/Helen ('bright; shining light; torch', Gree▶Myers#7819 in the U.S.From a German/Jewish surname, variously 'a steward; a leading citizen' (German Meier) and 'one ▶Oriya#7845 in the U.S.From Hebrew, 'my light; the Lord is my light' (or, 'light', + Yah, 'the Lord'); also an Indian ▶Parla#7846 in the U.S.From Turkish parla, 'shine; sparkle; glow' (the imperative of parlamak, 'to shine'); routes lay▶Raye#7851 in the U.S.A spelling of Rae/Ray — variously the English word 'a beam of light' and a short form of Rachel▶Sahra#7865 in the U.S.Variously a spelling of Sarah ('a princess; a noblewoman', Hebrew) and Arabic Sahra ('a desert;▶Zaharah#7922 in the U.S.A spelling of Zahra — from Arabic, 'a flower; blossom; brilliance; the radiant one'▶Zairah#7924 in the U.S.A spelling of Zara/Zaira — variously 'radiance; flowering; blooming' and 'a visitor; a pilgrim'▶Aily#7951 in the U.S.A pet form of Aileen/Eileen — Irish forms of Helen, 'bright; shining light; torch' (Greek); rou▶Alainah#7956 in the U.S.A spelling of Alaina/Elaina — a form of Helen, from Greek helene, 'bright; shining light; torch▶Aleanna#7959 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a blend of Aleena/Alina ('noble; light') and Anna ('grace; favor', Heb▶Aury#7993 in the U.S.A short form of Aurora ('dawn') and Aurelia ('golden'), from the Latin aurum, 'gold', and auror▶Deya#8049 in the U.S.A form of Diya — from the Arabic, 'light; radiance; glow; brilliance'; also linked to the Sansk▶Dyuthi#8054 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit dyuti, 'light; brightness; radiance; splendour'▶Eleena#8056 in the U.S.A form of Elena/Helena — from the Greek, 'light; bright; a shining torch'▶Elene#8057 in the U.S.A Georgian/Greek form of Helen — from the Greek, 'a torch; light; the bright/shining one'▶Ellanore#8062 in the U.S.A spelling of Eleanor — from the Provencal Alienor (linked to Greek, 'light; the shining one')▶Elyn#8064 in the U.S.A form of Ellen/Elin — from the Greek Helen, 'a torch; light; the bright one'; routes layered▶Escarleth#8071 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Scarlett — from the English word scarlet, 'a rich, bright red; a fine red clo▶Feyre#8079 in the U.S.A modern literary name, made known by the heroine of Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Rose▶Aylaa#8096 in the U.S.A doubled-a spelling of Ayla, a name read as Hebrew ('oak tree; terebinth') and as Turkish ('ha▶Jalina#8125 in the U.S.A form of Jelena/Galina — variously from the Greek Helen ('light; the bright one') and Galina (▶Jazarah#8128 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Jaz- element with -arah (echoing Zahra, 'flower; radiant', Arabic); no▶Lucielle#8213 in the U.S.A spelling of Lucille — a French form of Lucia, from the Latin lux, 'light'▶Lucrezia#8214 in the U.S.An Italian form of Lucretia — from the Latin lucrum, 'wealth; gain; profit' (also linked to lux▶Luzia#8216 in the U.S.A Portuguese/German form of Lucia — from the Latin lux, 'light' (St. Lucia, a patron of light a▶Marielena#8228 in the U.S.A Spanish compound of Marie ('beloved; of the sea', from Hebrew Miriam) and Elena ('light; the ▶Mithra#8246 in the U.S.From the Persian/Vedic, 'covenant; contract; friendship' — the name of Mithra, an ancient deity▶Musfirah#8252 in the U.S.From the Arabic, 'radiant; bright; shining; with a bright/glowing face'▶Nelliel#8270 in the U.S.A modern name, elaborating Nellie/Nell (a pet form of Helen/Eleanor, 'light/bright') with an -e▶Oraya#8278 in the U.S.A modern name, variously linked to the Hebrew or, 'light', and the Latin aurum, 'gold', via an ▶Sabiha#8309 in the U.S.From the Arabic, 'beautiful; graceful; radiant; one who comes/wakes in the morning' (linked to ▶Shreenika#8328 in the U.S.A Sanskrit compound built on Shree/Sri, 'auspicious; prosperity; radiance; the goddess Lakshmi'▶Skarleth#8333 in the U.S.A Latin American spelling of Scarlett — from an English occupational surname, 'a dyer/seller of▶Uriella#8367 in the U.S.A feminine form of Uriel — from the Hebrew, 'God is my light' (ur, 'light/flame', + el, 'God')▶Vihanvi#8372 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-style name, built on vihan, 'the dawn; morning', with a -vi ending; routes un▶Xora#8382 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a stylized spelling of Zora ('dawn', Slavic) and a fresh X- coinage; n▶Zarianna#8397 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Zaria (variously 'rose/dawn', Arabic/Slavic) with Anna ('grace', Hebrew)▶Zaryiah#8398 in the U.S.A modern name, a spelling of Zariah/Zaria (variously linked to the Arabic 'rose/blooming' and t▶Zea#8401 in the U.S.Variously from the Greek/Latin zea, 'grain; spelt' (a cereal, as in Zea mays, 'maize'), and a s▶Zeriah#8403 in the U.S.A form linked to the Hebrew Zerah, 'a dawning; brightness; a rising of light'; also read as a Z▶Zharia#8404 in the U.S.A modern name, a stylized spelling of Zaria/Zahara (variously 'rose/blooming; flower', Arabic, ▶Ziani#8405 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Zia- element ('light; splendour', Arabic) with a -ani ending (echoing ▶Aileny#8423 in the U.S.A modern Dominican-style name, echoing Aileen/Eileen ('a shining light', from Helen); no single▶Aleni#8437 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing Eleni ('a torch; light', Greek, from Helen) and Aleena; no sin▶Aloria#8449 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing Gloria ('glory', Latin) and Aurora ('dawn', Latin) via an Al-+▶Apolline#8464 in the U.S.A French feminine form of Apollo — from the Greek god Apollo (of light, music and the sun); 'of▶Alaena#8491 in the U.S.A modern respelling in the Alaina/Elena family, tracing through Helen, 'bright; shining light; ▶Azhara#8496 in the U.S.A form/spelling linked to the Arabic Zahra/Az-Zahra, 'flowers; blossoms; the radiant/shining on▶Azorah#8497 in the U.S.A modern name, joining an A- prefix with Zora ('dawn', Slavic; echoing Azure); no single fixed ▶Breezy#8510 in the U.S.From the English word breezy — 'light; airy; cheerful; carefree' (also a pet form of names like▶Casandra#8522 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Cassandra — from the Greek, variously 'one who shines/excels over men' and '▶Duha#8559 in the U.S.From the Arabic duha, 'the morning; the forenoon; the brightness of mid-morning' (the name of a▶Ellamarie#8563 in the U.S.A compound of Ella (variously 'all; a fairy maiden; light', Germanic/Greek) and Marie (a form o▶Ellenore#8564 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Eleanor — variously linked to the Occitan/Greek, 'a shining light; the brigh▶Elley#8565 in the U.S.A pet form/spelling of Ellie — a short form of Eleanor/Ella, variously 'a shining light' (Elean▶Elliora#8566 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Eliora — from the Hebrew, 'God is my light; the Lord is my light' (el, 'God'▶Healani#8612 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian hea, 'a haze; a mist; a glow', + lani, 'heaven; sky', hence 'the haze/glow of▶Iliani#8617 in the U.S.A modern name, joining an Ili- element (echoing Iliana, a form of Helen/Eliana, 'light; God has▶Iriel#8619 in the U.S.A form/spelling linked to Uriel/Iriel — from the Hebrew, 'God is my light; the light of God' (o▶Kasandra#8669 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Cassandra — from the Greek, variously 'one who shines/excels over men' (the ▶Killian#8687 in the U.S.From the Irish Cillian — variously 'a little church/monk's cell' (cill, 'church') and 'bright-h▶Kiyari#8688 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Ki- element with a -yari ending (echoing Kiara, 'bright/clear', Italia▶Laneya#8699 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Lan-/Lana element (variously 'light; rock; wool', layered) with a -eya▶Leanora#8705 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Leonora/Eleanor — variously linked to 'light; the shining one' and 'compassi▶Lenorah#8710 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Lenora/Eleanor — variously linked to 'light; the shining one'; the older roo▶Mayer#8750 in the U.S.Variously a German/Jewish surname ('a steward; a farm-manager/mayor') and the Hebrew Meir ('one▶Namira#8770 in the U.S.From the Arabic — variously 'radiant; luminous' (from nur, 'light') and 'a leopard/panther' (fr▶Neah#8780 in the U.S.A modern name, a spelling echoing Nea/Nia (variously 'purpose; brightness', Swahili/Welsh, and ▶Norabelle#8787 in the U.S.A compound of Nora ('light; honour', a short form of Eleanor/Honora) and Belle ('beautiful', Fr▶Nouri#8788 in the U.S.From the Arabic nuri, 'my light; luminous; radiant' (from nur, 'light'); used for both sexes▶Novalei#8789 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Nova ('new', Latin; also a bright star) with a -lei ending; no single fi▶Nuriyah#8791 in the U.S.A feminine of Nuri/Nur — from the Arabic nur, 'light', hence 'light; radiant; luminous'▶Pheobe#8806 in the U.S.A spelling of Phoebe — from the Greek phoibos, 'bright; radiant; shining; pure' (a Titan and a ▶Rafeef#8811 in the U.S.From the Arabic rafif, 'to glitter; to shimmer; gleaming; glistening'▶Raveena#8814 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit — linked to ravi, 'the sun', hence 'sunny; of the sun; bright'▶Raylinn#8815 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Ray- element (a short of Rachel/Raymond, 'a beam of light') with a -li▶Sanna#8839 in the U.S.A Scandinavian/Finnish short form of Susanna — from the Hebrew shoshannah, 'a lily; a rose'; al▶Soriya#8863 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Soraya/Suraya — from the Arabic al-Thurayya, 'the Pleiades (a star cluster);▶Sriya#8864 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit sri, 'prosperity; splendour; radiance; wealth' — a name of the goddess Lakshm▶Twisha#8881 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit tvisha, 'light; brightness; radiance; splendour'▶Uri#8888 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Uri, 'my light; my flame' (from ur, 'light/fire'); more often a boys' name; her▶Uriel#8889 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Uriel, 'God is my light' (ur, 'light', + el, 'God') — an archangel; strongly bo▶Viaana#8891 in the U.S.A modern name, a spelling echoing Viana and the Sanskrit Vihana ('the morning; dawn'); no singl▶Yaira#8902 in the U.S.A feminine of Jair/Yair — from the Hebrew, variously 'she will enlighten/shine' and 'a forest';▶Yalina#8903 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing Yelena ('light; the bright one', a Slavic Helen) and a Ya-+-li▶Yuxi#8907 in the U.S.From the Chinese — yu, 'jade' (or 'rain'), + xi, 'happiness; hope; dawn', depending on the char▶Zera#8914 in the U.S.From the Hebrew zera, 'seed; offspring; descendants'; also linked to Zerah, 'a dawning/rising';▶Alaine#8938 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Alaina/Elaine — variously 'bright; shining light' (a form of Helen) and a fe▶Aleenah#8940 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Alina/Aleena — variously 'noble; bright' (a Germanic Adelina) and 'silk; del▶Allorah#8946 in the U.S.A modern name, joining an Al- element with a -lorah ending (echoing Aurora, 'dawn', Latin, and ▶Aroura#8980 in the U.S.A spelling of Aurora — from the Latin aurora, 'the dawn' (Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn); w▶Aurorah#8987 in the U.S.A spelling of Aurora — from the Latin aurora, 'the dawn' (Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn); w▶Aveena#8989 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing the Irish Aoibhinn/Aveen, 'radiant; pleasant/fair', and Avina;▶Ayanah#8997 in the U.S.A spelling of Ayana — variously 'a beautiful flower' (Swahili), 'a gift/lucky' (Somali), and 'b▶Aylene#8999 in the U.S.A spelling of Aileen/Eileen — an Irish form of Helen, from the Greek, 'a bright, shining light;▶Doha#9058 in the U.S.From the Arabic duha, 'forenoon; the bright light of mid-morning' (also the name of a Quranic c▶Eastlyn#9061 in the U.S.A modern name, joining East ('the direction of sunrise', echoing Easton, 'the east town') with ▶Eilidh#9062 in the U.S.The Scottish Gaelic form of Helen/Aileen — variously 'a bright, shining light; the sun'▶Elanna#9066 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing Elena ('a shining light', from Helen) and Alanna ('little rock▶Electra#9068 in the U.S.From the Greek elektra, 'amber; shining, radiant' (Electra, a princess of Greek myth, daughter ▶Elen#9069 in the U.S.The Welsh form of Helen — from the Greek, 'a bright, shining light; a torch'; also linked to a ▶Elenia#9070 in the U.S.A form of Elena — from the Greek Helen, 'a bright, shining light; a torch'; routes layered▶Eliorah#9073 in the U.S.A feminine form of Elior — from the Hebrew, eli, 'my God', + or, 'light', hence 'my God is my l▶
Boy Names
Keilen#7479 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a spelling of Kellen ('powerful; bright-headed', Irish/Gaelic) and a c▶Lukian#7516 in the U.S.A Greek/Slavic form of Lucian/Lukianos — from Latin lux, 'light'▶Meyers#7545 in the U.S.From a German/Jewish surname, variously 'a steward; a bailiff; a leading citizen' (German Meier▶Neriah#7569 in the U.S.From Hebrew Neriyah, 'lamp/light of the Lord' (ner, 'lamp; light', + Yah, 'the Lord')▶Rae#7593 in the U.S.A spelling of Ray — variously the English word 'a beam of light' and a short form of Raymond ('▶Raydel#7600 in the U.S.A modern Cuban coined name, joining Ray (variously 'a beam of light' or short for Raymond) with▶Rayson#7601 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Ray ('a beam of light'/short for Raymond) with the -son ending; also an ▶Ronak#7615 in the U.S.From Persian/Sanskrit, 'brightness; splendor; glow; light; beauty'▶Shubhdeep#7639 in the U.S.From Sanskrit/Punjabi shubh, 'auspicious; good', + deep, 'a lamp; light' — 'the lamp of auspici▶Uday#7676 in the U.S.From Sanskrit udaya, 'to rise; the rising (of the sun); dawn; appearance'▶Wahaj#7685 in the U.S.From Arabic wahaj, 'radiance; brightness; a glowing/blazing light; a glow'▶Vigo#7686 in the U.S.A short, bright name linked to the Scandinavian Viggo (from Old Norse 'vig', 'war; battle'); it▶Xzayvier#7694 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Xavier — from the Basque etxe berri, 'the new house', and linked to 'bri▶Yaroslav#7698 in the U.S.From the Slavic yar, 'fierce; bright; ardent', + slava, 'glory' — 'fierce and glorious; bright ▶Zaryan#7716 in the U.S.From Persian, variously 'golden; bright' (linked to zar, 'gold') and 'of the Aryans/Zoroastrian▶Zuhair#7724 in the U.S.A spelling of Zuhayr — from Arabic, 'a small flower; a blossom; bright; shining' (a diminutive ▶Albi#7751 in the U.S.A short form of Albert ('noble; bright', Germanic) and Alban ('white', Latin); also an Albanian▶Anh#7767 in the U.S.From Vietnamese, variously written with characters read 'hero; brave; an elder brother' and 'br▶Arka#7775 in the U.S.From Sanskrit arka, 'the sun; a ray of light; lightning' (also a name of the sun god)▶Arjuna#7785 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Arjuna, 'white; bright; silver; clear'; the great archer-hero of the Mahabhar▶Aylen#7790 in the U.S.From the Mapuche (Chilean/Argentine), variously 'joy; happiness', 'a glowing ember', and 'clear▶Bertin#7805 in the U.S.From the Germanic beraht, 'bright; famous; illustrious' (with a diminutive ending; St. Bertin, ▶Bertram#7806 in the U.S.From the Germanic beraht, 'bright; famous', + hramn, 'a raven' — 'bright raven'▶Caylen#7834 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a spelling of Kaylen/Kellen ('powerful; bright-headed', Irish/Gaelic) ▶Eleanor#7884 in the U.S.From the Provençal Alienor (linked to Greek, 'light; the shining one'); overwhelmingly a girls'▶Fin#7910 in the U.S.A short form of Finn/Fionn — from the Irish, 'fair; white; bright; blessed'; also read as the E▶Gianlucca#7918 in the U.S.A spelling of Gianluca — an Italian compound of Gian (a form of John, 'God is gracious') and Lu▶Izyan#7944 in the U.S.From the Arabic/Malay, variously 'adornment; beauty' and 'brightness; intelligence' (linked to ▶Jaiaire#7950 in the U.S.A modern African-American name, joining the prefix Jai- with an -aire ending (also echoing Jair▶Lukyan#8065 in the U.S.A Russian/Ukrainian form of Lucian/Luke — from the Latin lux, 'light', hence 'light; of the lig▶Lumiere#8066 in the U.S.From the French lumiere, 'light' (from Latin lumen, 'light'); a word-name, also a character in ▶Mehtaab#8090 in the U.S.From the Persian/Urdu Mahtab, 'moonlight; the light of the moon; the moon'▶Roby#8135 in the U.S.A short, friendly form of Robert, from the Germanic hrod ('fame') + beraht ('bright'), so 'brig▶Raelyn#8151 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Rae (a short form of Rachel, 'a ewe', or Ray, 'a beam of light') with th▶Ravilucca#8158 in the U.S.A compound of Ravi ('the sun', Sanskrit) and Lucca ('light; from Lucania', from Latin lux, 'lig▶Solis#8171 in the U.S.From the Latin solis, 'of the sun' (the genitive of sol). It is also a well-known Spanish surna▶Zahar#8267 in the U.S.From the Hebrew zahar, 'to shine; brightness; a glow'; also linked to the Arabic zahr, 'a flowe▶Aideen#8306 in the U.S.From the Irish, variously a feminine of Aodhan/Aiden, 'a little fire' (from aodh, 'fire'), and ▶Argenis#8339 in the U.S.A name from the 17th-century romance Argenis — variously linked to the Latin argentum/Greek arg▶Argo#8340 in the U.S.From the Greek argos, 'swift; shining; bright' — also the name of the Argo, the ship of Jason a▶Ashot#8351 in the U.S.An ancient Armenian royal name (borne by several kings of the Bagratuni dynasty); the precise m▶Bert#8368 in the U.S.A pet form of Albert/Robert/Herbert — from the Germanic beraht, 'bright; famous; shining'▶Davilucca#8443 in the U.S.A modern compound, joining David ('beloved', Hebrew) and Lucca/Luca ('light; from Lucania', Lat▶Evelio#8501 in the U.S.A Spanish name of uncertain origin — variously linked to the Latin Evellius/Aurelius and to a '▶Filiberto#8508 in the U.S.A Spanish/Italian form of Filibert — from the Germanic filu, 'very/much', + beraht, 'bright; fa▶Frey#8514 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Freyr, 'a lord; an exalted one' — the Norse god of fertility, prosperity, an▶Freyr#8515 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Freyr, 'a lord; an exalted one' — the Norse god of fertility, prosperity, an▶Galvin#8517 in the U.S.From the Irish O Gealbhain — variously 'a sparrow' (gealbhan) and 'bright/dazzling white' (geal▶Gianluka#8521 in the U.S.A spelling of Gianluca — a compound of Gianni (Italian John, 'God is gracious') and Luca ('ligh▶Glauk#8526 in the U.S.An Albanian name from the Greek Glaukos, 'gleaming; bluish-grey; silvery' (a king of Illyria, G▶Grigor#8540 in the U.S.The Armenian/Bulgarian form of Gregory, from the Greek Gregorios, 'watchful; vigilant; awake.' ▶Haron#8542 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Aaron/Harun — from the Hebrew, variously 'a mountain of strength; exalted; b▶Jayro#8596 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Jairo — from the Hebrew Yair, 'he enlightens; he shines; God enlightens' (Ja▶Joaolucas#8607 in the U.S.A Portuguese compound of Joao (John, 'God is gracious', Hebrew) and Lucas ('light; from Lucania▶Lukan#8684 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Lucan/Lukas — from the Latin Lucanus, 'from Lucania', and linked to lux, 'li▶Luchiano#8713 in the U.S.Luchiano is a phonetic respelling of the Italian Luciano, which descends from the Latin Lucianu▶Mel#8713 in the U.S.A pet form of Melvin ('a council friend/protector') and Melchior ('king of light/the city'); al▶Neon#8740 in the U.S.From the Greek neos, 'new' — the name of the element neon (a bright glowing gas/light); a word-▶Novan#8751 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Nova- element ('new', Latin; a bright star) with an -an ending (echoin▶Nur#8753 in the U.S.From the Arabic nur, 'light; radiance; illumination' — Al-Nur, a name/attribute of God ('the Li▶Orren#8765 in the U.S.A spelling of Oren — from the Hebrew oren, 'a pine/fir/laurel tree'; also linked to 'light'; ro▶Riel#8791 in the U.S.A short form of Gabriel ('God is my strength') and Uriel ('God is my light') — the -riel/-el el▶Rudeus#8801 in the U.S.A coined literary name — Rudeus Greyrat, the protagonist of the anime/light novel Mushoku Tense▶Ruka#8803 in the U.S.From the Japanese — variously written 'a shining/lapis flower' and 'light', depending on the ka▶Owin#8805 in the U.S.A spelling of the Welsh Owen (Owain), generally read as 'young warrior' or 'well-born; noble', ▶Savian#8819 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Sa- element with a -vian ending (echoing Savion and Xavier, 'a new hou▶Seraj#8826 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Siraj — from the Arabic siraj, 'a lamp; a light; a source of light' (used in▶Sherwin#8834 in the U.S.From the Old English — variously 'a swift friend/a fast runner' (scir, 'bright/swift', + wine, ▶Shrihaan#8839 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit — Sri, 'auspiciousness/splendour; a name of Lakshmi/Vishnu', + a -haan elemen▶Sunnie#8857 in the U.S.A spelling of Sunny — from the English word sunny, 'full of sunshine; cheerful/bright in temper▶Vihaanreddy#8901 in the U.S.A compound name — Vihaan (Sanskrit, 'dawn; the first ray of the sun; morning') joined with Redd▶Ziaan#8941 in the U.S.A spelling of Zian/Ziyan — variously 'light; splendour; radiance' (Arabic ziya) and 'a host/gue▶Ziyan#8943 in the U.S.From the Arabic ziyan/ziya, 'light; radiance; splendour' and 'adornment; that which beautifies'▶Akeno#8975 in the U.S.From the Japanese, variously 'a bright/dawn field' (ake, 'dawn/bright', + no, 'field'); routes ▶Al#8978 in the U.S.A short form of Albert ('noble and bright', Germanic), Alan, Alfred, and similar Al- names; rou▶Alva#8991 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Alvah, variously 'brightness; sublime; height'; also linked to the Latin albus,▶Anatoly#8998 in the U.S.A Russian form of Anatolius — from the Greek anatole, 'sunrise; the east'▶Ayato#9042 in the U.S.From the Japanese — aya, 'colorful; a woven design', + to, 'person', hence 'a colorful/bright p▶