Names That Mean Light
Baby names that mean or evoke “light” — brightness, clarity and hope.
Boy
Aarush
AH-roosh
First ray of the sun; red · sanskrit
Boy Aditya
uh-DIT-yuh
Sun · sanskrit
Girl Akari
ah-KAH-ree
Light, brightness · Japanese
Unisex Akira
ah-KEE-rah
Bright, clear · Japanese
Girl Alba
AHL-bah
Dawn · Spanish
Girl Aoibhinn
EE-vin
Radiant, beautiful · Irish
Boy Arjun
AR-jun
Bright; shining white · sanskrit
Girl Aurora
ow-ROH-rah
Dawn · italian
Girl Aylin
eye-LEEN
Moon halo · turkish
Boy Bodhi
BOH-dee
awakening, enlightenment · sanskrit
Girl Chandni
CHAND-nee
Moonlight · hindi
Girl Chiara
KYAH-rah
Bright, clear · italian
Girl Clara
KLAIR-uh
Bright, clear · Latin
Girl Daisy
DAY-zee
Daisy flower · english
Girl Divya
DIV-yah
divine, celestial · sanskrit
Girl Diya
DEE-yuh
Lamp, light · sanskrit
Girl Eilidh
AY-lee
Sun, light · Scottish
Boy Eirian
AY-ree-an
Bright, beautiful · Welsh
Girl Eleanor
EL-uh-ner
Of uncertain origin, often “light” · Greek
Girl Elena
eh-LAY-nuh
Bright, shining light · Greek
Girl Eleni
eh-LEH-nee
Torch; bright light (disputed) · greek
Girl Elin
EL-in
Light · Welsh
Boy Guang
GWAHNG
Light, bright (光) · Chinese
Boy Haruto
hah-ROO-toh
Sun, light; soar · Japanese
Girl Helen
HEL-un
Torch, light · Greek
Unisex Hikaru
hee-KAH-roo
Light, radiance · Japanese
Girl Hina
HEE-nah
Sun, light; greens · Japanese
Girl Indu
IN-doo
Moon · sanskrit
Girl Iris
EYE-ris
Iris flower / rainbow · greek
Boy Ishaan
i-SHAAN
The sun; lord · sanskrit
Girl Kamaria
kah-MAR-ee-ah
Moonlight · swahili
Girl Liora
lee-OR-ah
my light · hebrew
Boy Lucas
LOO-kus
Light-bringing; from Lucania · Latin
Girl Lucía
loo-SEE-ah
light · spanish
Girl Lucie
loo-SEE
Light · French
Girl Lucy
LOO-see
Light · Latin
Boy Luke
LOOK
From Lucania; light · Greek
Unisex Mahtab
mah-TAHB
Moonlight · persian
Girl Mei
MAY
Beautiful · chinese
Boy Ming
MING
Bright (明) · Chinese
Girl Niamh
NEEV
Bright, radiant · Irish
Girl Noor
NOOR
Light · arabic
Girl Nora
NOR-uh
Honour; light · Irish
Girl Oriana
or-ee-AH-nah
golden (disputed) · latin
Girl Phoebe
FEE-bee
Bright, radiant · Greek
Boy Reyansh
RAY-ansh
Ray of light · sanskrit
Girl Roxana
rok-SAN-ah
Dawn, radiant · Persian
Girl Sana
sah-NAH
Radiance, brilliance, splendor · arabic
Boy Sirius
SEER-ee-us
Named for the Dog Star · greek
Boy Tejas
TAY-juss
Radiance, brilliance, fiery energy · sanskrit
Boy Uri
OO-ree
My light, my flame · Hebrew
Boy Uriel
OOR-ee-el
Flame of God · hebrew
Boy Vihaan
vih-HAHN
Dawn, morning · sanskrit
Boy Vivaan
vi-VAAN
Rays of the morning sun · sanskrit
Girl Xia
SHYAH
Rosy dawn clouds (霞) · Chinese
Girl Zahra
ZAH-rah
Radiant; flower, blossom · arabic
Girl Zora
ZOR-ah
Dawn · Slavic