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Names meaning “Sun”

Warm, radiant names of the sun.

186 names

Sol

Latin / Spanish

“Sun”

Full name origin

Soleil

French

“Sun”

Full name origin

Surya

Sanskrit

Sūrya — “sun”

Full name origin

Shams

Arabic

“Sun”

Full name origin

Samson

Hebrew

Shimshon, from shemesh “sun”

Full name origin

Elio

Italian / Greek

From Helios — “sun”

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Aditya

Sanskrit

Āditya — “son of Aditi”, a name of the sun

Full name origin

Ravi

Sanskrit

“Sun”

Full name origin

Bhanu

Sanskrit

“Sun, light”

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Mihir

Sanskrit

“Sun”

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Dinesh

Sanskrit

“Lord of the day”, the sun

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Suraj

Hindi

“Sun”

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Savitri

Sanskrit

Of Savitṛ, the solar deity

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Khurshid

Persian

“Sun”

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Mehr

Persian

Mihr — “sun; love, kindness”

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Shamsa

Arabic

“Sun”

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Güneş

Turkish

“Sun”

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Günay

Turkish / Azerbaijani

Gün “sun, day” + ay “moon”

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Taiyo

Japanese

太陽 — “sun”

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Hinata

Japanese

日向 — “sunny place”

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Sunniva

Norse

From Old English Sunngifu — “sun gift”

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Inti

Quechua

“Sun”, the Inca sun god

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Sorin

Romanian

From soare “sun”

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Helios

Greek

Sun

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Savita

Sanskrit

Sun

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Yang

Chinese

Sun

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Jua

Swahili

Sun

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Solveig

Norse

Sun strength

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Cyrus

Persian

Sun

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Oriana

Latin

Golden, sunrise

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Solana

Spanish

Sunshine

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Grian

Irish

Sun

Full name origin

Dinakar

Sanskrit

Maker of the day, sun

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Divakar

Sanskrit

Sun

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Prabhakar

Sanskrit

Maker of light, sun

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Bhaskar

Sanskrit

Sun

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Arka

Sanskrit

Sun

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Eibhlín

Irish

light

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Pàdraig

Scottish Gaelic

nobleman

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Elan

Welsh

radiant, bright

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Iola

Welsh

violet

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Sioned

Welsh

God is gracious

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Wyn

Welsh

blessed, fair

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Elen

Welsh

shining light

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Philippe

Greek

lover of horses

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Elis

Welsh

my God is Yahweh

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Corentin

Breton

druid

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Lola

Spanish

sorrow

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Helena

Greek

torch, shining light

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Selina

Greek

moon

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Lia

Hebrew

weary

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Olaf

Old Norse

ancestor's heir

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Sole

Italian

sun

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Sergio

Latin

attendant, servant

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Helia

Greek

of the sun

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Selma

Germanic

divine helmet

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Sanna

Finnish

truth

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Sólveig

Old Norse

sun strength

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Sunny

English

sunny

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Solar

Nordic modern

sun

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Artem

Greek

dedicated to Artemis

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Roman

Latin

Roman

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Yuriy

Greek

farmer

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Yaroslava

Slavic

fierce glory

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Słońka

Slavic

sun

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Apollo

Greek

destroyer, purifier

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Parthenia

Greek

maiden

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Noga

Hebrew

Brightness, splendor

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Hila

Hebrew

Halo, radiance

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Sevgi

Turkish

love, affection

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Ateş

Turkish

fire

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Süleyman

Arabic

peace

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Sena

Arabic

praise

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Mehrnaz

Persian

sun-grace

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Gülgün

Turkish

rose-colored day

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Sahra

Arabic

desert

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Yogesh

Sanskrit

lord of yoga

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Madhav

Sanskrit

of Madhava; spring-like

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Omkar

Sanskrit

sacred syllable Om

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Suriya

Tamil/Sanskrit

sun

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Tamilvanan

Tamil

one from Tamil land

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Arul

Tamil

grace, blessing

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Ravinder

Punjabi

lord of the sun

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Bhavan

Sanskrit

radiance

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Ri

Chinese

sun; day

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Zhaoyang

Chinese

illuminating sun

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Riyang

Chinese

sun, sun

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Ha-neul

Korean

sky

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Il-woo

Korean

one and help

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Ninh

Sino-Vietnamese

peaceful; tranquil

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Hae

Korean

sun

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Somsak

Thai

worthy of merit

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Noppakao

Thai/Sanskrit

jewel of the heavens

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Wasan

Thai/Sanskrit

season, time

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Dagmawi

Amharic

the second

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Hailu

Amharic

his power

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Mehari

Amharic

merciful

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Tsegaw

Amharic

he is gracious

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Tsedey

Amharic

spring, blossom

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Makaio

Hawaiian

gift from God

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Ra

Māori

sun

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Anuhea

Hawaiian

cool fragrance

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Araks

Armenian

sun goddess

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Arev

Armenian

sun

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Arevi

Armenian

sun

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Narek

Armenian

of Narek

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Vardan

Armenian

rose

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Arpi

Armenian

sunlight

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Arek

Armenian

sun

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Armenak

Armenian

little sun

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Arsun

Armenian

sun

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Anikó

Hungarian

grace

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Emese

Hungarian

mother

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Mihály

Hebrew

who is like God?

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Sorina

Romanian

of the sun

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Sanjib

Sanskrit

living

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Rafiqul

Arabic

companion, friend

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Sujit

Sanskrit

good victory

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Suryakant

Sanskrit

beloved of the sun

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Soorya

Sanskrit

sun

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Sunita

Sanskrit

well-behaved; gentle

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Suranga

Sanskrit

sun-like, handsome

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Pyone

Burmese

bright sun

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Hsun

Burmese

sun

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Sovan

Khmer

golden

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Sovanthary

Khmer

golden glory

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Athit

Lao

sun

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Soudtha

Lao

sunlight

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Narantsetseg

Mongolian

sun flower

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Naranbaatar

Mongolian

sun hero

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Narangerel

Mongolian

sun light

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Narantuya

Mongolian

sun ray

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Somchit

Lao

sun of mind

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Sombath

Lao

sun of fortune

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Sompheng

Lao

sunlight

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Makho

Georgian

bright; radiant

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Mzeona

Georgian

of the sun

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Sopho

Greek

wisdom

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Aleksandre

Greek via Georgian

defender of men

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Diellza

Albanian

sunlight

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Diell

Albanian

sun

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Sunay

Turkic

sun and moon

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Svetlina

Slavic

light

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Svetozara

Slavic

radiant light

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Jurgita

Greek

farmer

Full name origin

Daina

Latvian

song

Full name origin

Elīna

Greek

light, torch

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Saule

Latvian

sun

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Daði

Old Norse

day

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Ragnheiður

Old Norse

advice of the gods

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Sóley

Old Norse

sun island

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Satu

Finnish

fairy tale

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Sól

Old Norse

sun

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Sunna

Old Norse

sun

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Sólfinnur

Old Norse

sun finder

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Sergi

Latin

servant

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Irati

Basque

fern place

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Erle

Basque

bee

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Eguzkiñe

Basque

little sun

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Eguzki

Basque

sun

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Ngāroto

Māori

the lakes

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Rā

Māori

sun

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Te Ata

Māori

the dawn

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Lunifale

Tongan

moon house

Full name origin

Langa

Zulu/Xhosa

sun

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Suns

Amazigh

sun

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Rojin

Kurdish

sun-like

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Roj

Kurdish

sun

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Aftaab

Persian

sun

Full name origin

Ronahî

Kurdish

light

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Rojbîn

Kurdish

sun-looking

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Rojî

Kurdish

sun

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Aruzhan

Kazakh

beautiful soul

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Kunay

Kazakh

sun moon

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Kunsulu

Kazakh

beautiful as the sun

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Kunduz

Uzbek

daytime

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Chaska

Lakota

first-born son

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Enola

Cherokee

solitary

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Hototo

Hopi

warrior spirit

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Lokni

Hopi

dew

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Tsunki

Choctaw

sun

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Yansa

Cherokee

buffalo

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Halyn

Native American

beautiful lake

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Tuwa

Hopi

earth

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Yauhen

Greek

well-born, noble

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Yevheniya

Greek

well-born, noble

Full name origin

Every name began as a word

Long before a name belonged to a person, it belonged to the language. Lucy and Lucian both grew from the Latin lux, “light.” Noor shines with the Arabic word for light, Jyoti with the Sanskrit. Across continents and centuries, parents have reached for the same handful of hopes — light, courage, peace, love, grace — and dressed them in the sounds of their own tongue. That is why a name finder organised by meaning is really a map of human wishes.

Our library groups 9,542 names into 58 meanings, drawing on Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Japanese, Yoruba, Irish, Slavic and many other traditions. For each name we give the culture it comes from and the literal root it grew out of — not a vague “feeling,” but the actual word an ancestor once spoke. Choosing a meaning first lets you compare how very different peoples expressed the same idea, and often reveals that two names you thought were unrelated are, at heart, the same wish.

How to use this finder

Pick a meaning that matters to you — say, “brave” or “light” — and browse the names gathered under it. You can filter by whether a name is traditionally given to boys, girls, or used for any child, and you can search by a name or an origin to see what it means. When a name catches your eye, open it for the fuller story of where it came from and how it travelled. A good name is one whose sound you love and whose meaning you are proud to explain — and the second half of that is exactly what NameWise is here to help with.