Names That Mean Light
Nearly every naming tradition on earth has its light names — Latin gave us Lucia and Lucas, Arabic Noor, Sanskrit Kiran, and Old English the whole “bright” family of Albert and Robert. If you want a name that carries brightness in its bones, this is the richest seam there is.
69 names
Boy names that mean light · 26
Aahan
Sanskrit
Dawn, first ray of light
BoyCelestialVirtue
Albert
Germanic / English
Noble and bright
BoyHistorical
Albie
English
Bright, noble
BoyHistorical
Arash
Persian
Bright, shining
BoyMythologicalLiterary
Bertie
English (diminutive of Albert/Bertram)
Bright and noble
BoyLiterary
Bertram
Old English / Norman
Bright raven
BoyHistorical
Bobby
English (from Robert)
Bright fame
Boy
Chirag
Sanskrit / Hindi
Lamp, light
BoyVirtue
Cuthbert
Old English
Famous bright
BoyHistoricalVirtue
Egbert
Old English
Bright edge
BoyHistorical
Gilbert
Old German / English
Bright pledge
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Haruki
Japanese
Spring radiance
BoyLiteraryNature
Herbert
Old German / English
Bright army
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Liang
Mandarin Chinese
Bright, clear
BoyCelestialVirtue
Luca
Italian / Latin
Light
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Lucas
Greek / Latin
Light
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Luka
Slavic / Greek
Light
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Lukas
German / Latin
Light
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Luke
Greek / Latin
Light
BoyBiblicalLiterary
Mihir
Sanskrit
Sun, ray of light
BoyCelestial
Reyansh
Sanskrit
Ray of light, part of the sun
BoyCelestialVirtue
Robert
Old German / Norman
Bright fame
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Rupert
Germanic / English
Bright fame
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Sohrab
Persian
Shining
BoyMythologicalLiterary
Wilbur
Germanic / American
Bright resolve
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Yang
Mandarin Chinese
Sun, the bright principle in Chinese cosmology
BoyCelestialVirtue
Girl names that mean light · 37
Akari
Japanese
Light, brightness
GirlCelestial
Aoife
Irish Gaelic
Beauty, radiance
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Cassandra
Greek
Shining over men
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Cassie
Greek / English (from Cassandra)
Shining upon men
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Chiara
Italian / Latin
Bright, clear
GirlVirtueHistorical
Claire
Latin / French
Clear, bright
GirlHistorical
Clara
Latin
Clear, bright
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Deepa
Sanskrit
Lamp, light
GirlVirtue
Dia
Sanskrit / Hindi
Lamp, light
GirlVirtue
Diya
Sanskrit / Hindi
Lamp, light
Girl
Eleanor
Old French / Greek
Bright, shining one
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Elena
Greek / Spanish
Bright, shining one
GirlHistoricalMythological
Ellie
Greek / English
Bright, shining one
Girl
Hina
Japanese
Sun, light
GirlCelestial
Kiara
Sanskrit / Italian
Bright
GirlCelestialVirtue
Lainey
English / French
Bright light
Girl
Lainie
English / American
A bright modern American softening of Elaine.
Girl
Lana
Slavic / Irish / English
Light in Slavic, rock in Irish
GirlVirtue
Lenore
Greek / English / American
Bright one
GirlLiterary
Lucette
French / Latin
Little light
GirlCelestialVirtue
Lucia
Latin / Italian
Light
GirlHistoricalMythological
Luciana
Latin / Spanish / Italian
Light
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Lucille
French / Latin
Light
GirlLiterary
Lucinda
Latin
Light
GirlLiterary
Lucy
Latin
Light
GirlHistoricalLiterary
Mai
Japanese
Dance or brightness
Girl
Nell
English
Bright one
GirlLiteraryHistorical
Nellie
English
Bright, shining
GirlLiteraryVirtue
Niamh
Irish Gaelic
Bright, radiant
GirlMythologicalVirtue
Noura
Arabic
Light
GirlCelestialVirtue
Phoebe
Greek
Radiant, shining one
GirlMythological
Robyn
English / Germanic
Bright fame
GirlNature
Roshni
Persian / Hindi
Light, brightness, illumination
GirlVirtueCelestial
Roxana
Persian
Dawn, bright
GirlHistoricalMythological
Sana
Arabic / Sanskrit
Radiance, brilliance
Girl
Yelena
Russian
Bright, shining
GirlHistoricalMythological
Zara
Arabic / Hebrew
Radiance
Girl
Unisex names that mean light · 6
Akira
Japanese
Bright, clear, dawn
Unisex
Apollo
Greek
Destroyer, light-bringer
UnisexMythologicalCelestial
Kiran
Sanskrit
Ray of light, beam
Unisex
Ming
Chinese
Bright, clear, brilliant
UnisexHistorical
Noor
Arabic
Light
UnisexCelestialVirtue
Nour
Arabic
Light
UnisexCelestialVirtue
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