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Names meaning "dawn" appear across multiple cultural traditions — from ancient Hebrew and Greek to modern English coinages. Each carries this meaning in a distinct cultural context.

Names meaning "dawn" — key facts

  • 235 names contain the meaning "dawn"
  • 152 gender-specific names, plus 3 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "dawn" appear in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic, and Sanskrit traditions
  • Meaning-based name searches have grown 45% year-over-year as parents seek intentional names

Girl Names Meaning "Dawn"

200 girl names with this meaning

#22
[Italian
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.
#500
USA
A variant of the name Roxane, meaning 'bright' or 'dawn'.
#503
Mexico
A combination of 'Zora' (dawn) and 'bel' (beautiful), meaning beautiful dawn.
#504
Arabic
Rising, dawn
#513
American
Variant of Dawn
#530
American
little dawn
#563
American
Modern variant of 'Dawn', meaning 'the first appearance of light'.
#586
American
Variant of Dawn, referring to the first light of day.
#587
China
Dawn or new beginning.
#588
Greece
Violet, a flower; also can refer to dawn or daybreak.
#591
American
Variation of 'Dawn', symbolizing the beginning of a new day.
#601
American
A phonetic spelling of Dawn, meaning 'the first appearance of light'.
#603
American
A modern invented name, possibly a blend of 'Dawn' and 'Janay'
#611
Slavic
little dawn or little flower
#617
African
born at dawn
#629
American
a form of the name 'Kiah', which means 'the beginning' or 'new dawn'
#644
American
Variation of 'dawn', referring to the first light of day.
#650
American
The light of dawn
#650
Spain
a combination of 'Nora' and 'Alba', meaning 'honor' and 'dawn' respectively
#657
Germanic
Beautiful dawn
#658
African-American communities in the United States
one who is born in the morning, dawn
#671
Latvia
dawn
#688
American
Dawn
#692
Spanish
dawn, sunrise
#700
American
A modern name, a variation of Dawn, meaning the first appearance of light or daybreak.
#753
English-speaking countries
dawn; bright
#756
American
A modern invented name, possibly a combination of 'Dawn' and 'Lyn'.
#759
India
Dawn; Bright, illuminated
#762
American
A combination of the name Dawn and the suffix -neisha, implying 'born at dawn'
#762
Middle East
Dawn or break of day
#780
English-speaking countries
Dawn, daybreak
#798
France
dawn; bright; from the sunrise
#806
American
a variant of Laquita, possibly derived from 'Lark' or 'the light of dawn'
#815
American
Bright, Dawn
#823
Somalia
Means 'morning' or 'dawn'
#841
USA
A diminutive form of Dawn, meaning 'the first appearance of light in the morning'.
#847
American
The morning star or dawn.
#860
Slavic countries
From a South and West Slavic word meaning "dawn, aurora".
#876
American
rising like the dawn
#885
American
dawn, bright
#895
Iran
Means "dawn" in Arabic.
#903
American
Variant of Dawn; daybreak.
#909
American
The dawn, daybreak.
#911
American
the dawn
#914
Chinese
Little dawn or sunrise (小曦)
#916
American
A blend name possibly derived from 'Dawn' and 'Jonah'.
#927
India
the one who is the light of the dawn
#931
American
Dawn
#935
Turkish
Dawn, Morning
#962
Hebrew-speaking countries
Light, dawn
#977
Iceland
day; the dawn
#988
American
A new beginning; dawn.
#1044
American
Dawn, light
#1062
American
a modern creation, possibly derived from 'Dawn' or 'Davina', implying connection to daybreak or divine.
#1062
Iran
Dawn, sunrise
#1087
American
the one born at dawn
#1089
American
combination of Dawn and Carolyn; dear one
#1102
American
A blend of Aurora and Lee, translating to 'dawn' and 'meadow'
#1161
Arabic
dawn; morning; the one who brings joy
#1179
English-speaking countries
dawn, bright morning
#1183
American
a blend of mist and dawn, representing a gentle beginning or soft light
#1203
India
Dawn; Morning beauty
#1247
Iran
dawn, early morning light
#1264
China
beautiful dawn / lovely twilight
#1268
Russia
Dawn; Aurora
#1269
India
light of dawn, brightness
#1274
Lithuania
dawn, eastern
#1281
American
dawn or bright
#1282
American
light, dawn
#1297
American
composed of 'Dawn' meaning 'the first appearance of light' and 'Marie', meaning 'sea of bitterness'
#1309
Spain
Belonging to the dawn
#1315
American
Dawn; Gift of God
#1322
Hebrew
the light of dawn; more powerful than
#1323
American
Amber at dawn
#1334
New Zealand
a name associated with the rising sun or dawn
#1347
American
Rarely used as a name, possibly derived from 'Dawn' signifying beginnings.
#1352
American
the first light of day; dawn
#1388
USA
related to dawn
#1415
American
a combination of Dawn and Anna, suggesting new beginnings
#1446
American
a variant of Dawn; golden
#1453
English-speaking countries
like the dawn
#1504
Persia (Iran)
Dawn; Bright and shining.
#1521
American
A modern name likely derived from combining 'La' and 'Dawn,' symbolizing 'the dawn' or new beginnings.
#1546
English
The dawn; daybreak.
#1547
Sanskrit
Meaning 'morning' or 'dawn'.
#1548
American
Ray of dawn
#1550
American
from the dawn; new beginning
#1560
American
Of the dawn, daybreak
#1560
France
Dawn
#1567
Slavic countries
Dawn; morning
#1595
American
A modern spelling of 'Shadon', related to dawn, symbolizing new beginnings.
#1615
Mexico
Dawn or sunrise
#1628
American
to dawn
#1632
American
Derived from Dawn, meaning 'the first appearance of light'
#1637
American
of the dawn
#1646
Mexico
Dawn; Light
#1647
India
the first light of day or dawn
#1693
English-speaking countries
light, dawn
#1695
American
The dawn
#1704
Arabic
pre-dawn meal
#1709
Persia
Latin form of Ρωξανη (Roxane), the Greek form of the Persian or Bactrian name روشنک (Roshanak) which meant "bright" or "dawn".
#1711
Arabic
Morning; dawn.
#1721
American
dawn, bright, or shinning
#1725
American
flower of the dawn
#1730
American
A modern and unique name that combines elements of 'Dawn' and 'Sandra' or 'Andrea'.
#1735
Greece
Diminutive of the name Aurora, meaning 'dawn'
#1746
American
A variation of Dawn, meaning 'the first appearance of light' or 'daybreak'.
#1755
American
A modern name likely derived from the surname 'Vonn', resembling the feminine name 'Dawn'.
#1758
American
A variation of the name Dawn, meaning 'the first light of day'.
#1775
Slavic countries
morning star, dawn
#1785
Ethiopia
Morning, dawn
#1788
American
variant of Dawn, relating to the sunrise or daybreak
#1789
American
Modern invented name, possibly a variation of LaDawn or similar.
#1802
American
Combination of 'Dawn' and 'Juana'.
#1813
American
Dawn; Bright, shining
#1825
Persian
Dawn; radiant
#1844
USA
A variation of Dawn, representing a time of day.
#1857
India
A new beginning or new dawn
#1872
Latin
Dawn, new beginning
#1886
India
Goddess of dawn

Boy Names Meaning "Dawn"

32 boy names with this meaning

#575
English
Daybreak, Dawn; From the day, light
#856
India
Dawn, morning
#877
American
New dawn, new beginning
#980
Israel
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.
#1077
Bosnia and Herzegovina
one who is born at dawn
#1159
Arabic
dawn; morning star
#1171
Arabic
Subhi means 'morning' or 'dawn'.
#1258
Vietnam
The dawn, morning light
#1292
Israel
dawn, sunrise
#1296
American
Dawn; A new beginning
#1343
English
Possibly a combination of 'Dawn' and 'Vivian', hinting at meanings of 'daybreak' and 'life'.
#2077
India
Dawn, morning
#2580
Turkish
dawn; moonlight
#3116
India↑ Rising
Dawn; Strong
#3290
India
Dawn; one who is brilliant like sunlight.
#4757
Spain↑ Rising
The first-born; dawn.
#5069
Slavic countries↑ Rising
of the dawn; daybreak
#8293
Turkey
red dawn
#8401
Poland↑ Rising
From dawn
#9359
Vietnam
morning; dawn
#9495
India↑ Rising
The dawn, the end of night
#9545
Russian
Derived from 'Zora', meaning 'dawn'.
#9851
American
Coming of the dawn
India
Dawn, morning light; Brilliant, radiating light
[Greek Mythology]
Derived from Greek ‘υπερ (hyper) "over". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan who presided over the sun and light. By Theia he was the father of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.
Sanskrit
dawn
India
first light or dawn
Italy
golden; dawn
American
A modern variant of the name 'Dawn', symbolizing new beginnings or light.
China
vast dawn', combining meanings of greatness and new beginnings.
Arabic
dawn, illumination
India
dawn; beginning

Unisex Names Meaning "Dawn"

3 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#921
American
A variant of 'Dawn', symbolizing the beginning of a day or new beginnings.
#1191
American
A diminutive or affectionate form of the name 'Dawn' or an independent name.
#1396
India
light of the new dawn

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