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
Robynn#13146 in the U.S.A double-N spelling of Robyn/Robin, a pet form of Robert (Germanic Hrodebert, 'bright fame') th▶Roxi#13156 in the U.S.Roxi is a modern spelling of Roxie, the pet form of Roxana/Roxanne — from Old Persian Roshanak,▶Sagal#13173 in the U.S.Sagal is a well-used Somali girls' name. It is commonly explained as 'graceful' or connected to▶Sanae#13187 in the U.S.A Japanese girls' name, most often written with characters read as 'early rice seedling' (sanae▶Sanayah#13188 in the U.S.Sanayah is a modern American name in the Anaya/Amaya/Aaliyah sound family. Some families link i▶Sehar#13200 in the U.S.From Arabic sahar, 'the last hours before dawn,' taken into Urdu and Persian as sehar/sahar, 'd▶Nourhan#13206 in the U.S.From the Arabic nur, 'light,' joined with the Turkish/Persian element -han (a title of dignity)▶Sreenika#13254 in the U.S.Sreenika joins Sri/Sree — the Sanskrit word for 'radiance; prosperity; auspiciousness,' also a ▶Sri#13257 in the U.S.Sri is the Sanskrit word for 'radiance; prosperity; beauty; the auspicious.' It serves as a tit▶Srihitha#13258 in the U.S.Srihitha joins sri ('radiance; prosperity; the auspicious,' also a title of Lakshmi) with hita,▶Sylver#13277 in the U.S.Sylver is a modern respelling of Silver, the English word for the precious metal and the pale s▶Sorcha#13286 in the U.S.From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic sorcha, 'radiant; bright.' Traditionally anglicised as Sarah▶Rosealina#13306 in the U.S.A modern blend of Rose (the flower) and Alina ('noble; bright'), landing near Rosalina/Rosalind▶Vihaa#13336 in the U.S.A modern Indian name built on Sanskrit sound. It is usually glossed as 'sky' or as a feminine p▶Xahari#13351 in the U.S.A modern American coinage that swaps X for Z in the Zahari / Zahara family — names ultimately l▶Xiyue#13364 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese given name. In Chinese, meaning comes from the characters, not the spelling▶Yahira#13370 in the U.S.Usually explained as Arabic in root — glossed 'jewel; precious one', and sometimes connected to▶Zahriyah#13392 in the U.S.A modern elaborated spelling built on Arabic zahra, 'flower; blossom; radiance' — the family be▶Zamorah#13399 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no settled meaning. It stands close to Zamora — a historic city and provi▶Zorianna#13419 in the U.S.An elaborated form built on Zoria/Zorya — a Slavic word for the dawn, and the name of dawn figu▶Zorina#13420 in the U.S.A Slavic-rooted name from zorya/zora, 'dawn; daybreak,' with the -ina ending common in Slavic g▶Alayne#13503 in the U.S.Alayne is a variant spelling of Alaine/Elaine, the Old French form of Greek Helene — usually re▶Reyanshi#13509 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-styled compound, often read as rey ('ray of light') plus ansh ('part; portion▶Almila#13525 in the U.S.From Turkish, generally explained as al ('red') plus mila/elma ('apple') - 'red apple.' A moder▶Anilu#13577 in the U.S.Anilu is a Spanish compound name, most often read as Ana ('grace', from Hebrew Hannah) joined t▶Annaclaire#13578 in the U.S.A modern double name joining Anna (Hebrew Hannah, 'grace; favor') and Claire (Latin clarus, 'br▶Arevik#13605 in the U.S.Armenian arev ('sun') with the affectionate diminutive -ik, giving 'little sun' or 'sunshine' —▶Jawaher#13611 in the U.S.From the Arabic Jawahir/Jawaher, 'jewels; gems' -- the plural of jewel. A luminous, treasured n▶Ashani#13622 in the U.S.In Sanskrit, ashani means 'thunderbolt, lightning' — the weapon of Indra. Ashani is also used a▶Aspin#13627 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Aspen, the tree whose leaves tremble in the lightest wind (Old English aes▶Auora#13634 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Aurora, Latin for 'dawn' and the name of the Roman goddess of the morning,▶Afruza#13637 in the U.S.A form of the Persian/Bengali Afroza (Afruz), 'illuminating; kindling light; radiant' — from th▶Aveen#13642 in the U.S.An anglicized spelling of Irish Aoibheann (also Aoibhinn), from aoibh, 'beauty, radiance, pleas▶Azana#13663 in the U.S.Azana is a rare modern name; it echoes Azania (an old name for lands of the East African coast,▶Bebe#13683 in the U.S.Bebe began as an affectionate word name and pet form — from the French bebe, 'baby' — and as a ▶Bilan#13700 in the U.S.Bilan is a Somali girls' name, commonly explained as 'perfection; flawless beauty.' Somali name▶Brighten#13724 in the U.S.Brighten is an English word name — 'to make bright; to light up' — and doubles as a respelling ▶Anatalia#13726 in the U.S.A compound of Ana ('grace') and Talia ('dew of God'; also 'blooming'), which also echoes Anatol▶Caely#13740 in the U.S.A modern respelling in the Kaylee/Kayleigh family — sometimes traced to the Irish Caoilfhionn (▶Chara#13779 in the U.S.From the Greek chara, 'joy; gladness; delight.' Also the name of a star in the constellation Ca▶Chenxi#13791 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese given name (Mandarin pinyin). Its meaning depends entirely on the character▶Claramae#13800 in the U.S.A joined double name: Clara, from the Latin clarus — 'bright; clear; famous' — plus Mae, a form▶Dareli#13843 in the U.S.Dareli is a modern Latino coinage, built from a Dari- element (as in Daniela or Dariana) with t▶Dariely#13846 in the U.S.Dariely is a modern Latino coinage on the same base as Darielis — a Dari- element plus the -iel▶Deziya#13887 in the U.S.Deziya reads as a modern American coinage: a De- opening, a z for brightness, and the -iya endi▶Elane#13914 in the U.S.A trimmed spelling of Elaine, the Old French form of Helen (Greek Helene), usually read as 'lig▶Elliena#13933 in the U.S.A modern respelling, heard either as Elena (from Helen, 'light') given an extra syllable, or as▶Emberrose#13945 in the U.S.A combination name joining Ember — the English word for a glowing coal, used as a name for its ▶Elee#13952 in the U.S.A short spelling of Ellie, itself a pet form of Eleanor or Ella, 'light; bright.' As spelled it▶Fotini#13996 in the U.S.From Greek phos, photos — 'light'. Fotini (Photini) is the name given in Orthodox tradition to ▶Gayatri#14004 in the U.S.From Sanskrit: Gayatri is the name of a Vedic meter and, above all, of the Gayatri Mantra, one ▶Ghala#14012 in the U.S.Ghala is an Arabic girls' name commonly linked to the root gh-l-w, which carries the sense 'to ▶Hailen#14032 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, sitting between Hailey (English surname, 'hay clearing') and Helen (▶Heizel#14048 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Hazel, from the Old English for 'the hazel tree; hazelnut' (and the soft▶Helany#14055 in the U.S.A modern coinage, most naturally read as a spin on Helena/Helene — Greek Helene, traditionally ▶Hellena#14056 in the U.S.A spelling of Helena, from Greek Helene — traditionally glossed 'torch, light, bright one'. Bor▶Elania#14057 in the U.S.A modern name that sits between Elena (from Helen, 'bright; shining light') and Alana ('little ▶Hayaat#14058 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hayat (Hayaat), 'life' - one of the warmest and most beloved words in the langu▶Ellanoir#14071 in the U.S.A modern coinage blending Eleanor ('bright, shining light') with the French noir ('black'); as ▶Ileen#14089 in the U.S.Ileen is a simplified spelling of Eileen (Irish Eibhlin), itself an Irish form of the Norman Av▶Illeana#14092 in the U.S.Illeana is a doubled-L spelling of Ileana, the Romanian name usually linked to Helen — from a G▶Harvi#14122 in the U.S.A respelling of Harvey, from the Breton Haerviu — elements usually read as 'battle' and 'worthy▶Jeyda#14199 in the U.S.Jeyda is a spelling of the Turkish name Ceyda, given in Turkey and often glossed as 'beautiful'▶Jnai#14209 in the U.S.Jnai is a tightly compressed modern American spelling of Janae or Jenai — a coined name built f▶Jovey#14230 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, most often read as a spin on Jovie (from jovial, 'merry; cheerful,' ▶Kalirose#14240 in the U.S.A joined name: Kali/Cali (a short, bright name, from Kayla/California or the Greek kalos, 'beau▶Keava#14311 in the U.S.An English spelling of the Irish Aoibhe or Caoimhe — names built on aoibh, 'beauty; radiance,' ▶Keiara#14312 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Kiara — itself linked to the Irish Ciara, 'dark-haired,' and to the Italia▶Kelena#14324 in the U.S.Most naturally read as a K- spelling in the Elena/Selena family — names descended from the Gree▶Kellan#14328 in the U.S.From Irish roots — variously linked to Caolan ('slender') and to Ceallachan ('bright-headed; st▶Kember#14329 in the U.S.Kember is a modern American coinage that sits between Kimber (an English surname, from a place ▶Joylyn#14380 in the U.S.A modern blend of Joy (the English word, 'joy; gladness; delight') with the -lyn ending. A brig▶Kyairah#14396 in the U.S.Kyairah is a modern American coinage, a respelling in the Kiara/Kyra family. Kiara is often lin▶Lanelle#14419 in the U.S.A blend of the La- prefix with -nelle, the French-styled tail of Nell or Nelly — pet forms of E▶Goldi#14425 in the U.S.A spelling of Goldie, from the Yiddish/English 'gold' - an affectionate name for something prec▶Lenamae#14448 in the U.S.A double name joining Lena — a short form of Helena, Magdalena or Elena, ultimately linked to G▶Lucee#14451 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lucy, from the Latin lux ('light') via Lucia — 'light; born at daybreak.▶Lenya#14452 in the U.S.Best known from Lotte Lenya, the Austrian-American singer and actress, whose stage surname was ▶Lucija#14452 in the U.S.Lucija is the Croatian and Slovene form of Lucia, from the Latin lux, 'light'. Saint Lucy of Sy▶Light#14460 in the U.S.The English word light, used directly as a name. From Old English leoht, 'brightness, radiance,▶Lynnora#14466 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Lynn (from Welsh llyn, 'lake') with an -ora ending, echoing Lenora/Ele▶Lingxi#14473 in the U.S.A Chinese given name in romanized form. Ling and xi each correspond to several different charac▶Lumiere#14498 in the U.S.From the French word lumiere, 'light'. It is an ordinary French noun rather than a traditional ▶Lusia#14499 in the U.S.A spelling in the Lucia family, from the Latin lux, 'light' — the root behind Lucy, Lucia and L▶Lusiana#14500 in the U.S.A spelling of Luciana, the extended form of Lucia, from the Latin lux, 'light'. The s-spelling ▶Luxx#14502 in the U.S.Luxx doubles the x on Lux, the Latin word for 'light', and also reads as the fashion word luxe ▶Mackie#14513 in the U.S.From the Scottish and Irish surname Mackie, one of the many names built on Mac ('son of'). As a▶Mehrin#14561 in the U.S.From the Persian mehr ('sun; the sun's warmth; kindness; love; affection'), used in Persian and▶Marialucia#14574 in the U.S.A compound joining Maria — from the Hebrew Miriam — to Lucia, from the Latin lux, 'light'. Doub▶Merrily#14630 in the U.S.The English adverb merrily, 'cheerfully; in a merry way', from Old English myrige, 'pleasant'. ▶Milanee#14648 in the U.S.A modern respelling that sits between Milan — the Italian city, used as a name — and Melanie (G▶Misbah#14659 in the U.S.Arabic Misbah means 'lamp' — the vessel that holds a light. The word appears in the Quran's cel▶Musfira#14673 in the U.S.Musfira is an Arabic name used widely in South Asia. It is glossed two ways: as a feminine of m▶Noorain#14678 in the U.S.From Arabic nur, 'light', in its dual form — nurayn/noorain, 'two lights'. The name carries the▶Naairah#14685 in the U.S.Naairah is a spelling of the Arabic name Naira (Nayirah), from a root meaning 'to shine; to giv▶Novalise#14686 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Nova ('new'; a star that suddenly brightens) with the -lise ending of ▶Neily#14731 in the U.S.A modern nickname-style coinage: Neily reads as a pet form of Neila/Nyla, or as a bright respel▶Nellee#14733 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Nellie, itself a long-standing pet form of Eleanor, Helen, Ellen and Cor▶Neri#14737 in the U.S.From Hebrew ner, 'lamp; candle', with the possessive ending: 'my light; my lamp'. Neri is also ▶Nevena#14740 in the U.S.From the South Slavic word nevena, 'marigold' — the bright orange calendula flower long used in▶Nior#14748 in the U.S.A very rare modern coinage. It sits close to the Hebrew elements nir ('ploughed field') and or ▶Noon#14761 in the U.S.The English word noon — midday — used as a given name. Its history as a word runs back to Latin▶Noorulain#14762 in the U.S.From Arabic nur al-ayn, 'light of the eye' — an affectionate phrase for a beloved child or a ch▶Nor#14763 in the U.S.In Malay and Indonesian use, Nor is the common spelling of Arabic Nur, 'light' — very widely us▶Norajane#14764 in the U.S.A written-together double name in the Southern American tradition: Nora — a short form of Honor▶Noran#14766 in the U.S.Used in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world as a name built on nur, 'light' — often glossed a▶Novalina#14767 in the U.S.A modern elaboration of Nova — Latin nova, 'new', and the astronomer's word for a suddenly brig▶Rafif#14830 in the U.S.From the Arabic root r-f-f, giving a sense of 'gleaming, shimmering; delicate, fine' — the soft▶Raiven#14836 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Raven, the English bird name — a glossy black corvid long linked with cl▶Sanaii#14867 in the U.S.A modern double-i respelling of Sanai/Sanaa. Arabic sana carries the sense of 'radiance, brilli▶Rissa#14872 in the U.S.A short form clipped from Clarissa ('bright, clear'), Marissa, or Nerissa. Long used as a nickn▶Rutila#14896 in the U.S.From the Latin rutilus, 'reddish, glowing red-gold' — the colour of firelight or red hair. Ruti▶Sabah#14902 in the U.S.From the Arabic sabah, 'morning' — the word in the everyday greeting sabah al-khayr, 'good morn▶Raylei#14903 in the U.S.Raylei is a modern American coinage joining Ray or Rae — a short form of Rachel, or the English▶Lucianne#14920 in the U.S.A blend of Lucia (from Latin lux, 'light') and Anne (Hebrew Hannah, 'grace; favor') — 'light' a▶Samriddhi#14921 in the U.S.From Sanskrit samriddhi, 'prosperity; abundance; flourishing growth'. Prosperity is the domain ▶Ruoxi#14925 in the U.S.A Chinese given name, romanized from Mandarin pinyin (Ruoxi). Its meaning depends on the exact ▶Sanii#14925 in the U.S.A contemporary spelling with the doubled -ii tail, most often read against Arabic sana ('radian▶Sanyla#14928 in the U.S.A contemporary coinage: the Sana/Sani opening (often linked to Arabic sana, 'radiance') fitted ▶Ronak#14948 in the U.S.Ronak comes from Persian rownaq, 'brightness, splendour, lustre, liveliness', borrowed into Hin▶Maxene#14954 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Maxine, the feminine of Max/Maximilian, from the Latin maximus ('greatest▶Shreeya#14974 in the U.S.A spelling of Shreya/Shriya, from Sanskrit shri — 'auspiciousness; prosperity; radiance; beauty▶Suhaylah#15002 in the U.S.Suhaylah (Suhaila) is the feminine of the Arabic name Suhayl, from a root carrying the sense of▶Sujey#15004 in the U.S.A Latin-American coinage, sometimes linked to Sujei/Suhey and read as a short, bright name; no ▶Yuzuki#15024 in the U.S.A romanized Japanese given name; its meaning depends on the characters, often combining yuzu (t▶Minh#15061 in the U.S.From the Vietnamese minh, 'bright, clear, brilliant, intelligent,' a word taken from the Chines▶Veeha#15078 in the U.S.A modern name seen in Indian use, sometimes linked to Sanskrit roots but without a single docum▶Yelina#15113 in the U.S.Yelina has no separately documented etymology. It sits close to Yelena, the Russian form of Hel▶Zaraiya#15206 in the U.S.A modern American coinage near Zaria and Zara (Arabic-style 'radiance; flower'), built on the a▶Allene#15223 in the U.S.A genuine older American given name, a form of Aline — itself a short form of Adeline — and oft▶Afsa#15229 in the U.S.A short name used in Arabic- and Urdu-speaking families, most likely a clipped form of names su▶Zooey#15234 in the U.S.A spelling of Zoe, from the Greek zoe, 'life.' Familiar from actress Zooey Deschanel - and, as ▶Zoria#15235 in the U.S.From the Slavic zorya, 'dawn; morning star' — the Zorya are dawn-figures in Slavic folklore who▶Ailina#15243 in the U.S.A name echoing Alina ('noble; bright') and Aileen ('light'); by those routes it touches 'noble;▶Alzahra#15307 in the U.S.From the Arabic az-Zahra, 'the radiant; the shining, blooming one' — a title borne with honor b▶Ailie#15311 in the U.S.A Scottish pet form of Aileen (related to Eibhlin, and ultimately Helen or Evelyn), carrying th▶Akiko#15325 in the U.S.Akiko is a long-established Japanese girls' name. Japanese names are written with kanji chosen ▶Alohi#15364 in the U.S.Hawaiian alohi, 'to shine, brilliant, radiant'. A genuine Hawaiian word used as a given name, a▶Alynah#15374 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Alina, a name found across Slavic, Germanic and Arabic traditions and va▶Anovah#15394 in the U.S.Anovah is a modern American coinage with no documented etymology. It carries an audible echo of▶Analena#15410 in the U.S.A compound of Ana ('grace') and Lena (a short form of Helena/Magdalena), read together as 'grac▶
Boy Names
Json#13151 in the U.S.Read by most families as a vowel-light respelling of Jason, from Greek Iason, linked to a root ▶Juriel#13159 in the U.S.A theophoric -el name in the angel-name family, usually read as a form of Uriel, 'God is my lig▶Kaikea#13180 in the U.S.Kaikea is usually read in Hawaiian as kai ('sea') plus kea ('white; clear; bright'), giving 'wh▶Kaiyair#13188 in the U.S.Kaiyair is a modern American coinage built on Kai with a bright, end-stressed -yair ending. The▶Kalahan#13190 in the U.S.Kalahan is a modern respelling of the Irish surname Callahan, from O Ceallachain, 'descendant o▶Kalino#13192 in the U.S.Kalino is a Hawaiian name generally read as 'the bright one' or 'the brilliant one', from ka ('▶Kazuki#13240 in the U.S.A Japanese given name written with a range of kanji, so its meaning depends on the characters a▶Kemazi#13257 in the U.S.A rare modern American coinage on the Ke- pattern, with a bright -azi ending. It has no documen▶Khasi#13291 in the U.S.A rare modern coinage on the Kh- pattern with a light -si ending. It shares its spelling with t▶Kionte#13309 in the U.S.Kionte belongs to the productive African American -onte / -ante family (Deonte, Diante, Kiante)▶Kirav#13311 in the U.S.Kirav reads as a modern Indian coinage using Sanskrit elements: rav / ravi carries the senses '▶Kyryn#13353 in the U.S.Kyryn is a modern American respelling in the Kyren / Kiran / Kieran cluster. Irish Ciaran means▶Lamberto#13362 in the U.S.Lamberto is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lambert, a Germanic name from land ('la▶Lamell#13364 in the U.S.Lamell is a modern American coinage in the La- family (Lamar, Lamont, Lavelle), formed by pairi▶Lark#13368 in the U.S.Lark is the English word for the small songbird famed for singing at dawn, from Old English law▶Leelin#13382 in the U.S.Leelin is a recent American coinage. It opens with the bright Lee- of Leland and Leo and closes▶Luxon#13411 in the U.S.Luxon is a modern coinage. It echoes Latin lux, 'light' — the root behind luxury, lucid and Luc▶Lukai#13413 in the U.S.Lukai is a recent coinage that fuses Luke or Luka — from Latin Lucas, linked to lux, 'light' — ▶Lumi#13414 in the U.S.Lumi is the Finnish word for snow, used as a given name in Finland, where it is overwhelmingly ▶Lynnx#13418 in the U.S.Lynnx respells Lynx, the tuft-eared wild cat, whose name comes through Latin from Greek lynx — ▶Lyor#13419 in the U.S.Lyor is a spelling of Lior, a modern Hebrew name from li, 'to me, mine', and or, 'light' — so '▶Maier#13433 in the U.S.Maier has two lines. In Jewish families it stands for Meir, Hebrew for 'one who shines, gives l▶Mayukh#13495 in the U.S.Mayukh comes from Sanskrit mayukha, 'ray of light; beam; radiance'. It is used as a boy's given▶Mingyu#13525 in the U.S.Mingyu is a romanized Korean and Chinese given name. Its meaning depends entirely on the charac▶Muchen#13546 in the U.S.Muchen is a pinyin romanization of a Chinese given name. Its meaning depends entirely on the ch▶Lucy#13560 in the U.S.From Latin lux, 'light', through Lucia, the feminine of Lucius. Long associated with Saint Lucy▶Neer#13596 in the U.S.In Hindi and Sanskrit, nir/neer means 'water' — a plain, elemental word. Separately, Hebrew Nir▶Noraiz#13621 in the U.S.Noraiz is a modern name used in Urdu-speaking families, usually read as built on nur/nor ('ligh▶Ollen#13649 in the U.S.Ollen reads as a variant of the surname Allen (from Alan, of Breton origin) or of Scandinavian ▶Ora#13661 in the U.S.Ora is Hebrew for 'light' (feminine of or). It has also been read as Latin ora ('pray' or 'coas▶Orel#13663 in the U.S.From Hebrew Or-El, 'light of God' — or ('light') plus El ('God'). Separately, Oryol/Orel is a R▶Orie#13664 in the U.S.Orie is a short, vintage-flavored American name usually read alongside Hebrew Ori ('my light') ▶Oro#13665 in the U.S.From Spanish and Italian oro, 'gold' (Latin aurum). A plain, bright word-name; the same syllabl▶Pratyush#13698 in the U.S.From Sanskrit pratyusha, 'daybreak; the first light of dawn' — and by extension the sun. A lumi▶Raunak#13735 in the U.S.From the Urdu and Hindi raunaq (Persian-Arabic in root), meaning 'brightness; splendour; lustre▶Raydon#13739 in the U.S.Raydon is chiefly a modern coinage joining the bright Ray- front to the -don ending of Brandon ▶Rayo#13744 in the U.S.Rayo is the Spanish word for 'lightning bolt' — and also 'ray' or 'beam' of light. Its use as a▶Rayvion#13745 in the U.S.Rayvion is a modern American coinage: the bright Ray- front (from Raymond, or simply the word '▶Shragi#13882 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Shraga, from the Aramaic word for 'candle; lamp; light'. Shraga is tradit▶Shu#13886 in the U.S.From the Egyptian Shu, variously 'emptiness; he who rises up; dryness/air'; the Egyptian god of▶Sohrab#13893 in the U.S.Sohrab is a Persian name borne by the tragic hero of the Shahnameh, Ferdowsi's great epic: Sohr▶Star#13904 in the U.S.The English word 'star', 'a shining celestial body; one who shines'. A word-name that usually r▶Solas#13910 in the U.S.From the Irish word solas, 'light' — and, by extension, comfort and joy. In English the near-ho▶Suryansh#13919 in the U.S.Sanskrit: Surya, the sun and the Hindu sun god, plus ansh ('part, portion') — 'part of the sun'▶Suhayl#13935 in the U.S.From Arabic Suhayl, the traditional name of Canopus — the second-brightest star in the night sk▶Taariq#13941 in the U.S.From Arabic Tariq, 'one who knocks at the door by night' — and so the bright morning star that ▶Tahkari#13952 in the U.S.Tahkari is a modern American coinage in the family of Amari, Jabari and Makari — three beats, a▶Tanveer#13962 in the U.S.From Arabic tanwir, 'illumination; enlightenment', taken into Urdu and Punjabi as Tanveer. Wide▶Taydem#13973 in the U.S.Taydem is a modern American coinage joining the bright Tay- opening of Taylor and Tayden to a -▶Tejveer#13979 in the U.S.Tejveer is a Punjabi Sikh compound of tej, 'radiance, brilliance, lustre' (a Sanskrit-rooted wo▶Trebor#14016 in the U.S.Trebor is Robert written backwards — a reversal name, a playful modern habit. Robert itself is ▶Tyreece#14049 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Tyrese, blending the Ty- prefix with the bright -reece ending also see▶Vidyut#14081 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vidyut, 'lightning; a flash of light' — the modern Indian word for electricity. L▶Vidyuth#14082 in the U.S.A South Indian spelling of Vidyut, from Sanskrit vidyut, 'lightning; a flash of light', and the▶Zahaire#14142 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing the country name Zaire and the Arabic Zahir ('radiant; shining; eviden▶Yiming#14154 in the U.S.A Mandarin given name in pinyin romanization. The second element ming is very often the charact▶Tayzen#14172 in the U.S.A modern coinage pairing a bright Tay- opening with a -zen ending (echoing names like Teyson an▶Zakyi#14196 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning. It is generally heard beside Zaki (Arabic▶Zekhi#14216 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning. It is heard beside Zeke (short for Ezekie▶