Baby Names That Mean Sun
373 baby names meaning sun — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means sun? Here are 373 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of sun. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Sonni#9384 in the U.S.A cheerful spelling of Sunny/Sonny, 'sunshine; bright; cheerful' — a nickname-name grown into iVihaana#9427 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit vihana, 'the dawn; morning; the first ray of the sun' (a feminine form; a symSolymar#9444 in the U.S.A Spanish compound name — sol, 'sun', + y, 'and', + mar, 'sea', hence 'sun and sea'; we note thAden#9467 in the U.S.A spelling of Aiden — from Irish Aodhan, 'little fire' (from Aodh, a fire/sun god); also the plElidi#9632 in the U.S.A modern coinage sometimes glossed as 'gift of the sun' by drawing loosely on Greek helios ('suKala#9765 in the U.S.Variously from the Sanskrit kala, 'art; a fine art; a part; time', and the Hawaiian kala, 'the Mithra#9892 in the U.S.From the Persian/Vedic, 'covenant; contract; friendship' — the name of Mithra, an ancient deityRavya#9956 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit ravi ('sun'), Ravya reads as 'of the sun; sunlike; radiant' - a warm, luminouSolstice#10020 in the U.S.From the word solstice — 'the sun standing still' (the longest and shortest days, from Latin soAarushi#10111 in the U.S.From Sanskrit aarushi/arushi, 'the first rays of the sun; the red glow of dawn; the dawn'Apolline#10185 in the U.S.A French feminine form of Apollo — from the Greek god Apollo (of light, music and the sun); 'ofSoluna#10207 in the U.S.A modern blend of Sol ('sun,' Spanish) and Luna ('moon,' Latin) - sun and moon in one name. CelDeetya#10293 in the U.S.Deetya reads as a Sanskrit-rooted name, a variant of Ditya or Deetya sometimes glossed 'radiancElian#10326 in the U.S.Elian is variously tied to the Latin Aelianus ('sun') and to a Hebrew reading close to Eliyahu Idaly#10414 in the U.S.A form of Idalia/Idaly — variously 'behold the sun' (Spanish folk reading) and 'of Idalion' (a Khyra#10518 in the U.S.A spelling of Kyra — variously from the Greek kyria, 'lady/lord', and the Persian, 'the sun; a Raavi#10722 in the U.S.A spelling of Ravi — variously the Ravi river of Punjab and Sanskrit ravi, 'the sun'; routes laSolace#10807 in the U.S.An English word name, 'comfort; consolation; ease after grief,' from Latin solari ('to console'Soli#10809 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a short form of Soledad ('solitude', Spanish) and a Sol-based name ('tSolie#10810 in the U.S.Solie reads as a soft short form of Scandinavian names like Solveig ('sun-strength; sun-path') Sunflower#10820 in the U.S.From the word sunflower — the tall, golden flower that turns toward the sun; a flower/word-nameDiella#11262 in the U.S.From Albanian diell, 'sun,' giving the sense 'sun, sunny.' It is a well-established Albanian giGirasol#11270 in the U.S.From the Spanish girasol, 'sunflower' — literally 'turns toward the sun' (girar, 'to turn,' + sNima#11643 in the U.S.From the Persian Nima, 'well-being; blessing; good fortune' — a gentle, established name acrossOriane#11668 in the U.S.Oriane is a French name from the Latin aurum ('gold') or oriens ('dawn; rising sun'), linked toMakyra#11718 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a Mak-/Makayla sound with Kyra ('lady; sun; throne' by route). No singSolaris#11800 in the U.S.From Latin solaris, 'of the sun; solar' (from sol, 'the sun') — a celestial word-name; we note Zolana#11925 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Zola (an African/literary name, 'calm; tranquil' in Zulu) and Solana (Solaia#12053 in the U.S.A modern coinage built on sol ('sun,' Latin/Spanish) with an airy -aia ending. The 'sun' link iSunset#12053 in the U.S.Sunset is the plain English word — the moment the sun goes down — used directly as a given nameDaisee#12200 in the U.S.A spelling of Daisy, from the Old English daeges eage, 'day's eye' (the flower that opens with Daizie#12417 in the U.S.A playful respelling of Daisy, from the Old English 'day's eye' (the flower that opens with theDayzie#12444 in the U.S.A playful respelling of Daisy, from the Old English 'day's eye' (the flower that opens with theJoellen#12692 in the U.S.Joellen is a compound of Jo (from Joanna/Josephine, tied to 'God is gracious' / 'God will add')Mehrmah#12960 in the U.S.From the Persian, joining mehr ('kindness; love; sun') and mah ('moon') — read as 'kind moon' oSoliel#13010 in the U.S.A modern respelling near the French soleil, 'sun,' with an El- ending that also reads faith-flaSolvi#13011 in the U.S.From the Old Norse — variously sol, 'sun', and salr, 'house/hall', with vig, 'strength', hence Sula#13035 in the U.S.Variously from the Old Norse sol/sula, 'sun', an Arabic 'peace/comfort', and a short form of UrSundai#13038 in the U.S.A spelling of Sunday — from the Old English Sunnandaeg, 'the sun's day'; a day/word-name; we noRavin#13113 in the U.S.Ravin is linked to Sanskrit ravi, 'sun', the root behind Ravi and Ravina. In American use the sRavina#13114 in the U.S.A feminine name built on Sanskrit ravi, 'sun' — read as 'sun-like; radiant'. Well used in IndiaXaelia#13120 in the U.S.A modern coinage with an Xa- opening and -elia ending — echoing the -iel/heavenly names and AelSolanna#13244 in the U.S.Solanna reads as a modern coinage built on sol, Latin for 'sun' (as in Spanish solana, 'sunny pSolay#13245 in the U.S.Solay is a modern coinage in the sun family — an anglicized echo of the French soleil ('sun') oSolayne#13246 in the U.S.Solayne is a modern respelling in the family of the French Solene and Solange (Solange from theSolen#13248 in the U.S.Solen is a Breton and French name, a short form of Solenn or Solene, which trace to Saint SolanAidyn#13253 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Aiden/Aidan, from the Irish Aodhan, 'little fire; fiery one,' tied to thSunjai#13269 in the U.S.Sunjai is a modern American coinage — a girls' respelling that echoes the Indian boys' name SanSurina#13271 in the U.S.Surina is used as a Punjabi and North Indian girls' name, generally connected to the Sanskrit sSuriya#13272 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit surya, 'sun' — also the name of the Hindu sun god, honored across South Asia.Suriyah#13273 in the U.S.Suriyah is a modern -ah spelling that sits between two names: the Arabic Suraya/Thurayya, 'the Solany#13281 in the U.S.A modern coinage on sol ('sun,' Latin/Spanish), echoing Solana, with a -ny ending seen in LatinAntalya#13351 in the U.S.Antalya is the name of a sun-soaked resort city on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, founded in antAadiya#13428 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-rooted Indian girls' name. It is most often read from adya, 'first; the beginning,' Cira#13562 in the U.S.An Italian/Spanish feminine of Cyrus/Cyrenius — variously 'lord', 'sun', and 'throne' (from theArev#13604 in the U.S.The Armenian word arev, 'sun', used as a girl's given name. A word-name of long standing in ArmArevik#13605 in the U.S.Armenian arev ('sun') with the affectionate diminutive -ik, giving 'little sun' or 'sunshine' —Auora#13634 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Aurora, Latin for 'dawn' and the name of the Roman goddess of the morning,Cyrah#13817 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Cyra or Kyra, read either from the Greek kyria ('lady; mistress') or as a Daislyn#13822 in the U.S.A modern American coinage joining Daisy — from the Old English daeges eage, 'day's eye,' for thDaizee#13825 in the U.S.A creative respelling of Daisy, from Old English daegeseage, 'day's eye' — the flower that openDaysie#13855 in the U.S.Daysie is a modern spelling of Daisy, from Old English daeges eage, 'day's eye' — the flower thEiliana#13900 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Eliana or Elliana. The Hebrew Eliana is usually read as 'God has answereEclipse#13905 in the U.S.The English word eclipse, from Greek ekleipsis, 'an abandonment; a failing to appear' — used ofEhliana#13909 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Eliana, itself read either from Hebrew Eliyana ('my God has answered me'Elliahna#13931 in the U.S.A respelling of Eliana, read from Hebrew Eliyana, 'my God has answered me', or on another routeGayatri#14004 in the U.S.From Sanskrit: Gayatri is the name of a Vedic meter and, above all, of the Gayatri Mantra, one Hinami#14071 in the U.S.A Japanese-style given name, most naturally read as hina (a common name element linked to the sKhepri#14362 in the U.S.Khepri (also written Khepera) is the ancient Egyptian god of the rising sun, shown as a scarab Mehrin#14561 in the U.S.From the Persian mehr ('sun; the sun's warmth; kindness; love; affection'), used in Persian andMaui#14596 in the U.S.A place name — the Hawaiian island of Maui — and, in Polynesian tradition across Hawaii, AotearSurya#14734 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit surya, 'the sun' — the name of Surya, the Hindu sun god; used for both sexes;Nyima#14773 in the U.S.From Tibetan nyima, 'sun; day' — also the Tibetan name for Sunday. It is a widely used name in Vivan#14823 in the U.S.Variously a Sanskrit name (Vivaan, 'the first rays of the sun; full of life') and a form of VivSavita#14936 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Savita, feminine of Savitr — a Vedic solar deity, the 'impeller' or 'vivifier' whSolaire#14985 in the U.S.From the French solaire, 'solar; of the sun.' It is also the name of Solaire of Astora, a belovSolette#15067 in the U.S.A modern coinage reading as sol — 'sun' in Latin and Spanish — finished with the French diminutDayzee#15814 in the U.S.A creative respelling of Daisy, from Old English daegeseage, 'day's eye' — the flower that openElanora#15906 in the U.S.Elanora is most simply read as a variant of Eleanor/Elanor. It also matches Elanora, a place naKairah#16031 in the U.S.A spelling of Kaira/Kyra — variously from the Sanskrit ('unique; a ray of light') and the GreekEshanvi#16429 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-styled compound built on Eshan/Ishan ('lord; desired; the sun') with a -vi enMehrima#16459 in the U.S.A name of Turkish and Persian flavor built on mehr ('love; kindness; the sun'), akin to Mehri aQira#16697 in the U.S.A spelling of Kira/Kyra — variously 'a lady; mistress' (Greek kyria) and 'the sun; a throne' (PSaule#17105 in the U.S.From the Baltic Saule, 'sun'; the Baltic sun-goddess who rides across the sky and gives light, Savitri#17111 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Savitri, 'relating to the sun; solar' (from Savitr, the sun-god); a Hindu godSanjana#17208 in the U.S.A Sanskrit name, generally read as 'gentle' or as tied to the sense of creating and uniting. InSolae#17306 in the U.S.Solae is a modern coinage with no documented etymology. It carries a clear echo of sol — 'sun' Shandiin#17384 in the U.S.sunshine; a ray of sunlightTesni#17397 in the U.S.From the Welsh tesni, 'warmth; the warmth of the sun' - a gentle, sunlit nature name.Diellza#17746 in the U.S.From the Albanian diell, 'sun,' with a feminine ending — 'sunny; sunlike.' A bright, distinctlySoleigh#18761 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining sol ('sun,' Latin/Spanish) with the fashionable -leigh ending. The sunAmaterasuFrom the Japanese Amaterasu, 'shining in heaven; that which illuminates heaven' (ama, 'heaven',AvitriA name that echoes the Sanskrit Savitri - a devoted wife of Hindu legend and a name of the sun NutFrom the Egyptian Nut, 'the sky; the night sky'; the Egyptian goddess of the sky, arched over tRivyaA modern Sanskrit-styled Indian name. Families offer readings tied to elements such as ravi/rivSekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fiercSolanieA modern coinage echoing the Spanish sol ('sun') and the name Solana ('sunshine; sunlight'). WaSoleinyA modern coinage on sol ('sun,' Latin/Spanish) with an -einy ending seen in Latina naming. The UshasFrom the Sanskrit Ushas, 'dawn'; the radiant Vedic goddess of the dawn, who opens the way for tYamunaFrom the Sanskrit Yamuna, 'the twin' (linked to yama, 'twin'); the Hindu goddess of the river Y
Boy Names
Sunnie#8827 in the U.S.A spelling of Sunny — from the English word sunny, 'full of sunshine; cheerful/bright in temperAedyn#8966 in the U.S.A spelling of Aiden — from the Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh ('fire'), hence 'little fire;Arka#8976 in the U.S.From Sanskrit arka, 'the sun; a ray of light; lightning' (also a name of the sun god)Amunra#8996 in the U.S.From Amun-Ra — the supreme sun-god of ancient Egypt, uniting Amun ('the hidden one') and Ra ('tCyrie#9086 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Cyrus ('the sun; the throne', Persian) and Kyrie ('Lord', Greek); no singIniyan#9309 in the U.S.From the Tamil, variously 'sweet; pleasant; agreeable' and, poetically, 'the sun'Kyrii#9468 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Kyrie ('O Lord', Greek kyrios) and Cyrus ('lord/sun', Persian); no singlReyaansh#9514 in the U.S.A spelling of Reyansh — from Sanskrit, 'a ray of light; a part/portion of the sun; the first raRohit#9663 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit rohit, 'red; the red one; the first rays of the rising sun'; also a name of VKarna#9714 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Karna, 'ear; born of the ear'; the noble, tragic warrior of the Mahabharata, Aadrik#9716 in the U.S.An Indian given name linked to Sanskrit adri, 'mountain,' and glossed 'the sun rising between mAavi#9727 in the U.S.A short Indian given name, glossed variously 'sun' or 'essence' and often read as a pet form ofAsyah#9799 in the U.S.A spelling of Asia/Asiya — variously Greek/Assyrian 'the place of the rising sun; the East' andFrey#10021 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Freyr, 'a lord; an exalted one' — the Norse god of fertility, prosperity, anFreyr#10022 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Freyr, 'a lord; an exalted one' — the Norse god of fertility, prosperity, anGoku#10034 in the U.S.Goku is the name of the hero Son Goku from the anime/manga Dragon Ball — a Japanese reading (GoIshaanreddy#10081 in the U.S.Ishaanreddy is a compound: Ishaan (Sanskrit Ishana, a name of Shiva, associated with 'the sun' Iyaan#10088 in the U.S.A spelling in the Ayaan/Iyan family, from the Arabic, variously 'God's gift; the shining one; tEliann#10153 in the U.S.A form of Elian — variously 'my God has answered' (Hebrew, from Eliana) and 'the sun; child of Mithran#10340 in the U.S.From Tamil/Sanskrit mithran, 'a friend; the sun' — linked to Mitra/Mithra, a Vedic deity of friTonatiuh#10574 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl (Aztec), 'the sun' — the name of Tonatiuh, the Aztec sun god; we note the deitAnshul#10680 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit anshul, 'radiant; a ray of the sun; a sunbeam.' A warm, luminous name in IndiAarushreddy#10896 in the U.S.A modern compound: Aarush, Sanskrit for 'first ray of the sun,' joined to Reddy, a South IndianArteen#11021 in the U.S.Arteen is a form of the Armenian name Artin, often connected to the fire/sun deity and to a senAtem#11031 in the U.S.Atem draws on Atum (Atem), the ancient Egyptian creator and self-originating sun god, 'the compEeshan#11036 in the U.S.A spelling of Ishaan/Ishan — from Sanskrit ishana, 'the Lord, the ruler; the sun' — a name of SEndymion#11231 in the U.S.From the Greek Endymion, variously 'to dive into; the diver' (linked to the setting sun/moon); Hyperion#11389 in the U.S.From the Greek Hyperion, 'the high one; he who watches/goes above' (hyper, 'above'); the Titan Kwasi#11433 in the U.S.From the Akan (Ghana) day-naming tradition, Kwasi is the name for a boy born on Sunday (linked Kyrus#11437 in the U.S.A spelling of Cyrus — from the Persian Kurosh, variously 'the sun', 'a lord', and 'a throne' (CMihaan#11540 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-style name, variously glossed 'the sun; the great one; a king' (echoing MihirMihit#11673 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled name used in Indian families, sometimes explained as 'the sun' by associationKourosh#11700 in the U.S.The modern Persian form of Cyrus (Kurush), borne by Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Yuto#11957 in the U.S.A Japanese name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen — commonly 'gentle, superior' (yu) plAadhavan#12009 in the U.S.From the Tamil aadhavan, 'the sun' (also linked to a sun god)Adityaram#12039 in the U.S.An Indian compound given name joining Aditya, 'the sun,' with Ram, a revered figure in Hindu trAmonra#12132 in the U.S.Amonra comes from Amun-Ra (Amun-Re), the fused supreme deity of ancient Egypt combining Amun ('Yang#12243 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese name (pinyin Yang), used as both surname and given name. The meaning dependAelius#12280 in the U.S.Aelius is a real Roman nomen — the name of the gens Aelia, an established Roman family. Its mosAdain#12332 in the U.S.A spelling of the Irish name Aidan (Aodhan), a diminutive of Aodh, 'fire' — glossed 'little firAdit#12344 in the U.S.An Indian given name from a Sanskrit root, glossed 'from the beginning' and linked to Aditya, 'Apolinar#12375 in the U.S.A Spanish name from the Latin Apollinaris, 'of Apollo; dedicated to Apollo,' the Greek god of lAnshuman#12434 in the U.S.Anshuman is a Sanskrit name meaning 'sun; possessing rays; radiant,' from anshu ('ray of light'Aryaman#12461 in the U.S.Aryaman is a Sanskrit name meaning 'noble; noble-minded; kinsman; friend.' In the Vedas, AryamaCyre#12668 in the U.S.A modern coined name, read as a short form of Cyrus ('lord; sun') or a spin on 'sire'. Its routHaoyang#12924 in the U.S.Haoyang is a romanized Chinese given name whose meaning depends entirely on the characters a faIvaansh#12988 in the U.S.Ivaansh is a modern Indian name built from Ivaan (variously read as 'gift of God' or linked to Ivansh#12989 in the U.S.Ivansh is the single-A spelling of Ivaansh, a modern Indian name pairing Ivaan (read as 'gift oJaysun#13081 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Jason, from Greek Iason, tied to iasthai, 'to heal' — hence the usual Kin#13287 in the U.S.sun; day; timeKirav#13311 in the U.S.Kirav reads as a modern Indian coinage using Sanskrit elements: rav / ravi carries the senses 'Ravilucca#13443 in the U.S.A compound of Ravi ('the sun', Sanskrit) and Lucca ('light; from Lucania', from Latin lux, 'ligSolano#13625 in the U.S.From the Spanish solano — 'the east wind (warm and dry)'; from the Latin sol, 'the sun'; also aPratyush#13698 in the U.S.From Sanskrit pratyusha, 'daybreak; the first light of dawn' — and by extension the sun. A lumiRah#13718 in the U.S.Rah is a single-syllable modern name, most often a short form of names beginning Ra- (Rashawn, Rhavi#13725 in the U.S.An Rh- spelling that stands beside Ravi, the well-attested Sanskrit name meaning 'sun'. The addRevansh#13755 in the U.S.Revansh is a modern Indian coinage, usually explained as built from Sanskrit elements — most ofRiyanshreddy#13783 in the U.S.Riyanshreddy joins the modern Indian given name Riyansh — usually read as 'first ray of the sunShams#13871 in the U.S.From the Arabic shams, 'sun' — also the name of the 91st chapter of the Quran, Ash-Shams. Used Suryansh#13919 in the U.S.Sanskrit: Surya, the sun and the Hindu sun god, plus ansh ('part, portion') — 'part of the sun'Xyrus#13986 in the U.S.A modern coinage that respells the sound of Cyrus — the Persian royal name Kurush, often read aVikramaditya#14084 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vikrama, 'valour; prowess; stride', and aditya, 'the sun'. Vikramaditya is the tiVivaansh#14092 in the U.S.A modern Indian compound built from Vivaan ('full of life'; also read as a name of the sun, froAgüeybanágreat sun; the great oneDazhbogFrom the Slavic Dazhbog, 'the giving god' (dazh, 'to give', + bog, 'god'); the Slavic sun-god aGuaracisunHayloA respelling of the English word 'halo,' from the Greek halos — the ring of light drawn around MardukFrom the Akkadian Marduk, variously 'bull-calf of the sun; solar calf' (amar, 'calf', + utu, 'sMiravA modern Sanskrit-styled name whose elements are not securely documented; readings such as 'oceMyhirMyhir is a rare modern spelling that stands very close to Mihir, a Sanskrit-derived Indian nameSvarogFrom the Slavic Svarog, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'bright; the celestial; heave