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Names that mean light
Lumen, dawn, bright morning — names that carry illumination.
Luke
Muncertain
Luna
FLatin · the moon
Aria
FItalian · song
Eleanor
FGreek · Bright, shining one.
Aurora
FLatin · dawn
Lucy
Funcertain
Robert
MGermanic · bright fame
Elena
Funcertain · null
Claire
Funcertain · null
Nevaeh
FModern English · null
Iris
FGreek · rainbow
Luka
Munknown · null
Lukas
MGerman · light
Phoebe
FGreek · null
Lena
FScandinavian, German, Polish, Russian · light
Celeste
FItalian · heavenly
Lilith
FUnknown · Derived from Akkadian lilitu meaning "of the night". This was the name of a demon in ancient Assyrian myths. In Jewish tradition she was Adam's first wife, sent out of Eden and replaced by Eve because she would not submit to him. The offspring of Adam (or Samael) and Lilith were the evil spirits of the world.
Luciana
FUnknown
Carmen
FSpanish · song
Luciano
MItalian · light
Apollo
MGreek
Elaine
FOld French · torch or light
Uriel
MHebrew · God is my light
Lucian
MRomanian · light
Zahra
FUnknown · Means "brilliant, bright" in Arabic. This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah.
Cassandra
FGreek · to excel, to shine
Uriah
MHebrew · YAHWEH is my light
Noor
Funcertain
Selene
FGreek · moon
Sol
Funcertain
Gwen
FWelsh · white, fair, blessed
Clare
FMedieval English · bright, clear
Luz
FSpanish · light
Elina
FUnknown · Finnish and Swedish form of HELEN.
Zora
FSlavic · dawn, aurora
Akira
FJapanese · bright
Heavenly
FUnknown
Soleil
FFrench · sun
Aydin
MTurkish · enlightened
Lux
FLatin · light
Abner
MHebrew · my father is a light
Meir
MHebrew · giving light
Aura
FLatin · breeze
Jair
MHebrew · he shines
Neriah
FHebrew · lamp of Yahweh
Lucien
Muncertain
Selina
FUnknown · Possibly a variant of CÉLINE or SELENE. As an English name, it first came into use in the 17th century.
Eleni
FUnknown · Modern Greek form of HELEN.
Chiara
FUnknown
Zahara
FUnknown
Gilbert
MGermanic · bright pledge
Lucie
FFrench · light
Serafina
FUnknown · Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Polish form of SERAPHINA.
Zarah
FUnknown · Form of ZERAH used in some translations of the Bible.
Gwyneth
FUnknown · Possibly a variant of GWYNEDD or a form of Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed". It has been common in Wales since the 19th century.
Lucius
MLatin · light
Elin
FScandinavian, Welsh · torch
Shirley
FOld English · bright clearing
Finnian
MOld Irish · white
Lucero
Funcertain
Baila
FUnknown · Means "white" in Yiddish.
Lucinda
Funcertain
Kiran
MSanskrit · sunbeam
Ziya
FArabic · splendour, light
Sunday
FOld English · sun day
Keren
FUnknown · Means "horn" or "ray of light" in Hebrew.
Klara
FUnknown · Form of CLARA.
Eliora
FUnknown
Christiana
FUnknown · Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN.
Aurelius
MLatin · golden, gilded
Lucio
MLatin · light
Liora
FUnknown · Strictly feminine form of LIOR.
Aditya
MSanskrit · belonging to Aditi
Ravi
MSanskrit · sun
Ori
MHebrew · my light
Dawn
FOld English · daybreak
Sury
FUnknown
Leonora
FItalian · light
Lynette
Funcertain
Luci
FUnknown
Alpha
MGreek · first letter
Meira
FUnknown
Kamaria
FUnknown · Swahili name, likely related to QAMAR.
Brigid
FUnknown
Sunshine
FEnglish · sun
Yelena
FUnknown
Clarity
FUnknown · Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear".
Lior
MHebrew · light for me
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