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
Solaya#8860 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Sol- element ('the sun', Latin) with an -aya ending (echoing Soraya/Am▶Soli#8861 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a short form of Soledad ('solitude', Spanish) and a Sol-based name ('t▶Cyrus#9039 in the U.S.From the Persian Kurush — variously 'the sun', 'a lord/master', and 'far-sighted' (Cyrus the Gr▶Eilidh#9062 in the U.S.The Scottish Gaelic form of Helen/Aileen — variously 'a bright, shining light; the sun'▶Solvi#9443 in the U.S.From the Old Norse — variously sol, 'sun', and salr, 'house/hall', with vig, 'strength', hence ▶Solymar#9444 in the U.S.A Spanish compound name — sol, 'sun', + y, 'and', + mar, 'sea', hence 'sun and sea'; we note th▶Sula#9451 in the U.S.Variously from the Old Norse sol/sula, 'sun', an Arabic 'peace/comfort', and a short form of Ur▶Sunflower#9455 in the U.S.From the word sunflower — the tall, golden flower that turns toward the sun; a flower/word-name▶Cira#9660 in the U.S.An Italian/Spanish feminine of Cyrus/Cyrenius — variously 'lord', 'sun', and 'throne' (from the▶Kairah#9847 in the U.S.A spelling of Kaira/Kyra — variously from the Sanskrit ('unique; a ray of light') and the Greek▶Khyra#9885 in the U.S.A spelling of Kyra — variously from the Greek kyria, 'lady/lord', and the Persian, 'the sun; a ▶Nyema#10037 in the U.S.A spelling of Naima/Nima — from the Arabic naima, 'a blessing; grace; comfort/tranquility'; als▶Qira#10060 in the U.S.A spelling of Kira/Kyra — variously 'a lady; mistress' (Greek kyria) and 'the sun; a throne' (P▶Soley#10148 in the U.S.From the Icelandic Soley, 'a buttercup' (literally 'sun-island/sun-meadow', from sol, 'sun', + ▶Soline#10149 in the U.S.A French form of Solene/Solange — from the Latin sollemnia, 'solemn; dignified; religious'; als▶Vihaana#10187 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit vihana, 'the dawn; morning; the first ray of the sun' (a feminine form; a sym▶Vivan#10188 in the U.S.Variously a Sanskrit name (Vivaan, 'the first rays of the sun; full of life') and a form of Viv▶Soluna#10207 in the U.S.A modern blend of Sol ('sun,' Spanish) and Luna ('moon,' Latin) - sun and moon in one name. Cel▶Arushi#10328 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Arushi, 'the first rays of the morning sun; the red sky at dawn'; a luminous ▶Daisee#10434 in the U.S.A spelling of Daisy, from the Old English daeges eage, 'day's eye' (the flower that opens with ▶Mehrish#10769 in the U.S.A Persian-flavored name most often read as built on mehr, 'sun; love; kindness,' a warm and che▶Nima#10824 in the U.S.From the Persian Nima, 'well-being; blessing; good fortune' — a gentle, established name across▶Ravya#10875 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit ravi ('sun'), Ravya reads as 'of the sun; sunlike; radiant' - a warm, luminou▶Solea#10944 in the U.S.A modern name linked to the Spanish sol, 'sun'; it also echoes soleá, a soulful flamenco song f▶Soliel#10945 in the U.S.A modern respelling near the French soleil, 'sun,' with an El- ending that also reads faith-fla▶Sonni#10949 in the U.S.A cheerful spelling of Sunny/Sonny, 'sunshine; bright; cheerful' — a nickname-name grown into i▶Zolana#11064 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Zola (an African/literary name, 'calm; tranquil' in Zulu) and Solana (▶Aidyn#11093 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Aiden/Aidan, from the Irish Aodhan, 'little fire; fiery one,' tied to th▶Diella#11262 in the U.S.From Albanian diell, 'sun,' giving the sense 'sun, sunny.' It is a well-established Albanian gi▶Deetya#11315 in the U.S.Deetya reads as a Sanskrit-rooted name, a variant of Ditya or Deetya sometimes glossed 'radianc▶Elian#11340 in the U.S.Elian is variously tied to the Latin Aelianus ('sun') and to a Hebrew reading close to Eliyahu ▶Elidi#11342 in the U.S.A modern coinage sometimes glossed as 'gift of the sun' by drawing loosely on Greek helios ('su▶Girasol#11406 in the U.S.From the Spanish girasol, 'sunflower' — literally 'turns toward the sun' (girar, 'to turn,' + s▶Makyra#11718 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a Mak-/Makayla sound with Kyra ('lady; sun; throne' by route). No sing▶Mehrima#11747 in the U.S.A name of Turkish and Persian flavor built on mehr ('love; kindness; the sun'), akin to Mehri a▶Oriane#11855 in the U.S.Oriane is a French name from the Latin aurum ('gold') or oriens ('dawn; rising sun'), linked to▶Solace#11976 in the U.S.An English word name, 'comfort; consolation; ease after grief,' from Latin solari ('to console'▶Solie#11977 in the U.S.Solie reads as a soft short form of Scandinavian names like Solveig ('sun-strength; sun-path') ▶Solina#11978 in the U.S.Solina reads as a sun-adjacent name built on Latin 'sol' (sun) with a soft -ina ending, or as a▶Solaia#12053 in the U.S.A modern coinage built on sol ('sun,' Latin/Spanish) with an airy -aia ending. The 'sun' link i▶Sunset#12053 in the U.S.Sunset is the plain English word — the moment the sun goes down — used directly as a given name▶Antalya#12243 in the U.S.Antalya is the name of a sun-soaked resort city on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, founded in ant▶Daizie#12417 in the U.S.A playful respelling of Daisy, from the Old English 'day's eye' (the flower that opens with the▶Dayzie#12444 in the U.S.A playful respelling of Daisy, from the Old English 'day's eye' (the flower that opens with the▶Joellen#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' o▶Ravin#13113 in the U.S.Ravin is linked to Sanskrit ravi, 'sun', the root behind Ravi and Ravina. In American use the s▶Ravina#13114 in the U.S.A feminine name built on Sanskrit ravi, 'sun' — read as 'sun-like; radiant'. Well used in India▶Solanna#13244 in the U.S.Solanna reads as a modern coinage built on sol, Latin for 'sun' (as in Spanish solana, 'sunny p▶Solay#13245 in the U.S.Solay is a modern coinage in the sun family — an anglicized echo of the French soleil ('sun') o▶Solayne#13246 in the U.S.Solayne is a modern respelling in the family of the French Solene and Solange (Solange from the▶Solen#13248 in the U.S.Solen is a Breton and French name, a short form of Solenn or Solene, which trace to Saint Solan▶Sunjai#13269 in the U.S.Sunjai is a modern American coinage — a girls' respelling that echoes the Indian boys' name San▶Surina#13271 in the U.S.Surina is used as a Punjabi and North Indian girls' name, generally connected to the Sanskrit s▶Suriya#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 Latin▶Aadiya#13428 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-rooted Indian girls' name. It is most often read from adya, 'first; the beginning,' ▶Arev#13604 in the U.S.The Armenian word arev, 'sun', used as a girl's given name. A word-name of long standing in Arm▶Arevik#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 th▶Daizee#13825 in the U.S.A creative respelling of Daisy, from Old English daegeseage, 'day's eye' — the flower that open▶Daysie#13855 in the U.S.Daysie is a modern spelling of Daisy, from Old English daeges eage, 'day's eye' — the flower th▶Eiliana#13900 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Eliana or Elliana. The Hebrew Eliana is usually read as 'God has answere▶Eclipse#13905 in the U.S.The English word eclipse, from Greek ekleipsis, 'an abandonment; a failing to appear' — used of▶Ehliana#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 route▶Gayatri#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 s▶Khepri#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 and▶Maui#14596 in the U.S.A place name — the Hawaiian island of Maui — and, in Polynesian tradition across Hawaii, Aotear▶Nyima#14773 in the U.S.From Tibetan nyima, 'sun; day' — also the Tibetan name for Sunday. It is a widely used name in ▶Savita#14936 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Savita, feminine of Savitr — a Vedic solar deity, the 'impeller' or 'vivifier' wh▶Solaire#14985 in the U.S.From the French solaire, 'solar; of the sun.' It is also the name of Solaire of Astora, a belov▶Solette#15067 in the U.S.A modern coinage reading as sol — 'sun' in Latin and Spanish — finished with the French diminut▶Dayzee#15814 in the U.S.A creative respelling of Daisy, from Old English daegeseage, 'day's eye' — the flower that open▶Elanora#15906 in the U.S.Elanora is most simply read as a variant of Eleanor/Elanor. It also matches Elanora, a place na▶Eshanvi#16429 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-styled compound built on Eshan/Ishan ('lord; desired; the sun') with a -vi en▶Saule#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 god▶Sanjana#17208 in the U.S.A Sanskrit name, generally read as 'gentle' or as tied to the sense of creating and uniting. In▶Solae#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 sunlight▶Tesni#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, distinctly▶Soleigh#18761 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining sol ('sun,' Latin/Spanish) with the fashionable -leigh ending. The sun▶AmaterasuFrom 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 t▶RivyaA modern Sanskrit-styled Indian name. Families offer readings tied to elements such as ravi/riv▶SekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fierc▶SolanieA modern coinage echoing the Spanish sol ('sun') and the name Solana ('sunshine; sunlight'). Wa▶SoleinyA 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 t▶YamunaFrom the Sanskrit Yamuna, 'the twin' (linked to yama, 'twin'); the Hindu goddess of the river Y▶
Boy Names
Solan#8846 in the U.S.From the Norwegian — variously 'born near the sun/of the sun' (linked to sol, 'sun') and 'a gan▶Soleil#8847 in the U.S.From the French soleil, 'the sun' (from the Latin sol); a word-name; used for both sexes (more ▶Sunday#8856 in the U.S.From the English word Sunday, 'the sun's day' — often given to a child born on Sunday; a day/wo▶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▶Adithya#8963 in the U.S.A spelling of Aditya — from the Sanskrit, 'the sun; a son of Aditi' (the Adityas being solar de▶Aedyn#8966 in the U.S.A spelling of Aiden — from the Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh ('fire'), hence 'little fire;▶Amunra#8996 in the U.S.From Amun-Ra — the supreme sun-god of ancient Egypt, uniting Amun ('the hidden one') and Ra ('t▶Cire#9122 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing Cyrus ('the sun; a lord') and read as Eric spelled backward; n▶Haruki#9280 in the U.S.From the Japanese haru, 'spring; sun', + ki, 'tree; radiance; child', hence variously 'spring c▶Haruto#9281 in the U.S.From the Japanese haru, 'spring; sun', + to, 'to soar/fly; a person', hence variously 'sunlight▶Iniyan#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 singl▶Kyus#9469 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Cyrus ('lord/sun', Persian) and Kai; no single fixed root; routes uncert▶Laakea#9471 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian — la, 'light/sun/day', + akea, 'wide/clear/bright', hence 'clear light; wide ▶Rohit#9663 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit rohit, 'red; the red one; the first rays of the rising sun'; also a name of V▶Karna#9714 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Karna, 'ear; born of the ear'; the noble, tragic warrior of the Mahabharata, ▶Solano#9717 in the U.S.From the Spanish solano — 'the east wind (warm and dry)'; from the Latin sol, 'the sun'; also a▶Syreese#9724 in the U.S.A modern African American name, echoing Cyrus ('lord/sun', Persian) and Tyrese; no single fixed▶Eliann#10153 in the U.S.A form of Elian — variously 'my God has answered' (Hebrew, from Eliana) and 'the sun; child of ▶Iyaan#10264 in the U.S.A spelling in the Ayaan/Iyan family, from the Arabic, variously 'God's gift; the shining one; t▶Kwasi#10439 in the U.S.From the Akan (Ghana) day-naming tradition, Kwasi is the name for a boy born on Sunday (linked ▶Kyros#10445 in the U.S.A spelling of Cyrus, from the Persian Kurush (via the Greek Kyros), variously 'lord; the sun; y▶Anshul#10680 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit anshul, 'radiant; a ray of the sun; a sunbeam.' A warm, luminous name in Indi▶Suraj#10736 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, 'sun' (surya), a widely used Indian boy's name radiating warmth, light, and vita▶Aarushreddy#10896 in the U.S.A modern compound: Aarush, Sanskrit for 'first ray of the sun,' joined to Reddy, a South Indian▶Amonra#10987 in the U.S.Amonra comes from Amun-Ra (Amun-Re), the fused supreme deity of ancient Egypt combining Amun ('▶Arteen#11021 in the U.S.Arteen is a form of the Armenian name Artin, often connected to the fire/sun deity and to a sen▶Atem#11031 in the U.S.Atem draws on Atum (Atem), the ancient Egyptian creator and self-originating sun god, 'the comp▶Cyro#11176 in the U.S.A respelling near Cyrus (Persian Kurush, often glossed 'sun' or 'lord'); also seen as a Brazili▶Endymion#11231 in the U.S.From the Greek Endymion, variously 'to dive into; the diver' (linked to the setting sun/moon); ▶Goku#11355 in the U.S.Goku is the name of the hero Son Goku from the anime/manga Dragon Ball — a Japanese reading (Go▶Hyperion#11389 in the U.S.From the Greek Hyperion, 'the high one; he who watches/goes above' (hyper, 'above'); the Titan ▶Ishaanreddy#11428 in the U.S.Ishaanreddy is a compound: Ishaan (Sanskrit Ishana, a name of Shiva, associated with 'the sun' ▶Mihit#11673 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled name used in Indian families, sometimes explained as 'the sun' by association▶Kourosh#11700 in the U.S.The modern Persian form of Cyrus (Kurush), borne by Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid ▶Soryn#12110 in the U.S.Soryn reads as a respelling of Sorin (a Romanian name linked to 'sun') or Soren (a Danish form ▶Yang#12243 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese name (pinyin Yang), used as both surname and given name. The meaning depend▶Aelius#12280 in the U.S.Aelius is a real Roman nomen — the name of the gens Aelia, an established Roman family. Its mos▶Aadrik#12303 in the U.S.An Indian given name linked to Sanskrit adri, 'mountain,' and glossed 'the sun rising between m▶Aavi#12312 in the U.S.A short Indian given name, glossed variously 'sun' or 'essence' and often read as a pet form of▶Adain#12332 in the U.S.A spelling of the Irish name Aidan (Aodhan), a diminutive of Aodh, 'fire' — glossed 'little fir▶Adit#12344 in the U.S.An Indian given name from a Sanskrit root, glossed 'from the beginning' and linked to Aditya, '▶Adityaram#12345 in the U.S.An Indian compound given name joining Aditya, 'the sun,' with Ram, a revered figure in Hindu tr▶Apolinar#12375 in the U.S.A Spanish name from the Latin Apollinaris, 'of Apollo; dedicated to Apollo,' the Greek god of l▶Anshuman#12434 in the U.S.Anshuman is a Sanskrit name meaning 'sun; possessing rays; radiant,' from anshu ('ray of light'▶Arnik#12453 in the U.S.Arnik reads as a possible Sanskrit/Indian name (near arnav/arnik, tied to 'ocean' or 'sun/leade▶Aryaman#12461 in the U.S.Aryaman is a Sanskrit name meaning 'noble; noble-minded; kinsman; friend.' In the Vedas, Aryama▶Cyre#12668 in the U.S.A modern coined name, read as a short form of Cyrus ('lord; sun') or a spin on 'sire'. Its rout▶Haoyang#12924 in the U.S.Haoyang is a romanized Chinese given name whose meaning depends entirely on the characters a fa▶Ivaansh#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 o▶Jaysun#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; time▶Kirav#13311 in the U.S.Kirav reads as a modern Indian coinage using Sanskrit elements: rav / ravi carries the senses '▶Pratyush#13698 in the U.S.From Sanskrit pratyusha, 'daybreak; the first light of dawn' — and by extension the sun. A lumi▶Rah#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 add▶Revansh#13755 in the U.S.Revansh is a modern Indian coinage, usually explained as built from Sanskrit elements — most of▶Riyanshreddy#13783 in the U.S.Riyanshreddy joins the modern Indian given name Riyansh — usually read as 'first ray of the sun▶Shams#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 a▶Vikramaditya#14084 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vikrama, 'valour; prowess; stride', and aditya, 'the sun'. Vikramaditya is the ti▶Vivaansh#14092 in the U.S.A modern Indian compound built from Vivaan ('full of life'; also read as a name of the sun, fro▶Agüeybanágreat sun; the great one▶DazhbogFrom the Slavic Dazhbog, 'the giving god' (dazh, 'to give', + bog, 'god'); the Slavic sun-god a▶Guaracisun▶HayloA 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, 's▶MiravA modern Sanskrit-styled name whose elements are not securely documented; readings such as 'oce▶MyhirMyhir is a rare modern spelling that stands very close to Mihir, a Sanskrit-derived Indian name▶SvarogFrom the Slavic Svarog, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'bright; the celestial; heave▶