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Names meaning “Light”
Names that shine — light, brightness and radiance.
46 names
Lucy
girlLatin
From Lucia, from lux “light”
Full name originLucian
boyLatin
From Lucius, from lux “light”
Full name originNoor
unisexArabic
Nūr — “light”
Full name originRoshan
boyPersian
“Bright, shining, light”
Full name originJyoti
girlSanskrit
Jyotis — “light, flame”
Full name originPrakash
boySanskrit
“Light, brilliance”
Full name originKiran
unisexSanskrit
“Ray of light”
Full name originUri
boyHebrew
“My light”
Full name originLiora
girlHebrew
“Light for me”
Full name originHikari
girlJapanese
光 — “light, radiance”
Full name originZia
unisexArabic
Ḍiyāʾ — “light, splendour”
Full name originLucia
girlLatin
From lux “light”
Full name originLucius
boyLatin
From lux “light”
Full name originLucinda
girlLatin
Elaboration of Lucia, from lux “light”
Full name originLuciana
girlLatin
From Lucianus, from lux “light”
Full name originLuz
girlSpanish
“Light” — from Nuestra Señora de la Luz
Full name originNuri
unisexArabic
Nūrī — “my light, luminous”
Full name originNoura
girlArabic
Nūrah — “light”
Full name originAnwar
boyArabic
“Brighter, more luminous”
Full name originMunir
boyArabic
Munīr — “shining, luminous”
Full name originMunira
girlArabic
“Luminous, shining”
Full name originZahra
girlArabic
Zahrāʾ — “radiant, shining”
Full name originDiya
girlSanskrit / Hindi
From dīpa — “lamp”
Full name originDeepak
boySanskrit
Dīpaka — “lamp, light”
Full name originDeepika
girlSanskrit
Dīpikā — “little lamp, light”
Full name originPrabha
girlSanskrit
“Light, radiance”
Full name originUjjwal
boySanskrit
Ujjvala — “bright, luminous”
Full name originRoshni
girlHindi / Persian
“Light, brightness”
Full name originOra
girlHebrew
“Light”
Full name originOrly
girlHebrew
“Light to me”
Full name originMeir
boyHebrew
“One who shines”
Full name originNeria
unisexHebrew
“Lamp of God”
Full name originLior
unisexHebrew
“Light for me”
Full name originZohar
unisexHebrew
“Radiance, brilliance”
Full name originZiva
girlHebrew
“Radiance, brightness”
Full name originPhoebe
girlGreek
Phoibē — “bright, radiant”
Full name originFotini
girlGreek
From phōs “light”
Full name originSvetlana
girlSlavic
From svet “light”
Full name originÁine
girlIrish
“Radiance, brilliance”
Full name originHikaru
boyJapanese
光 — “to shine, light”
Full name originAkira
unisexJapanese
明 — “bright, clear”
Full name originBertha
girlGermanic
From beraht “bright”
Full name originClara
girlLatin
Clarus — “clear, bright”
Full name originClaire
girlFrench
From Latin clarus “clear, bright”
Full name originClarissa
girlLatin
From clarus “clear, bright”
Full name originRoxana
girlPersian
Old Persian raoxšna — “bright, luminous”
Full name origin