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Names meaning light carry a universal symbolism — clarity, hope, and new beginnings. Across Hebrew, Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit traditions, "light" is among the most beloved meanings a name can carry.

Names meaning "light" — key facts

  • 2,388 names contain the meaning "light"
  • 240 gender-specific names, plus 264 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "light" 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 "Light"

1704 girl names with this meaning

#12
England
light-hearted
#24
English
light
#25
England↑ Rising
light
#30
American↑ Rising
bright, shining light
#42
Italy
light or bright
#77
Turkey
Moonlight
#195
American↑ Rising
my dream, my light
#224
English
Bright, shining light
#239
France↑ Rising
light
#262
Hebrew
light
#267
American
Variant of Elena, meaning 'bright, shining light'.
#273
Italian↑ Rising
Light.
#354
American↑ Rising
God is my light
#385
Russia↑ Rising
The name can mean 'light' or 'the shining one'.
#419
American↑ Rising
Happiness, delight
#462
Greece
light, torch
#501
American
derived from the name Delicia, meaning delight or pleasure
#501
American
derived from the name 'Lana', which signifies light or illumination
#503
English
moonlight
#505
American
delightful, pleasing
#505
English
Light of the lake
#506
American
delight
#507
American
A modern name combining elements of 'Gail' and 'Lynn', often interpreted as 'joyful' or 'light'.
#507
American
a variant of Kamaria, meaning 'moonlight'
#508
American
God's gift of light to the world
#509
American
light; shining; bright
#513
Persian
City of light or brightness.
#514
Slovenia
light, bright, shining
#520
Latin
light
#521
American
light
#523
American
God is my light
#525
USA↑ Rising
moonlight
#527
USA
A derivative of 'Jair,' meaning 'to enlighten' or 'to bring light'
#529
American
varied interpretations related to light or beauty
#531
Italy
goddess of light
#532
Greek
a name that is often associated with 'a light' or 'a burning one'.
#537
American
variant spelling of Shirin, meaning 'sweet, delightful'
#539
English↑ Rising
Light
#540
American
A combination of 'Noel' (Christmas) and 'Elany' (the light) implies 'Christmas light'.
#540
American
A fusion name that suggests a blend of 'Rae' and 'Nisha', symbolizing light.
#549
Spanish
the light, brightness
#549
American
light
#552
Sanskrit
light
#553
Scandinavian countries
light
#556
American
delightful
#558
India
light, illuminating
#562
English
graced with the light of the sun
#562
Dutch
light, bright, shining
#563
American
To ignite or bring to light; to inspire or illuminate.
#567
English
light
#570
India
moonlight
#572
American
God is My Light
#572
English
a variant of the name Kamaria, meaning 'moonlight'
#572
Hebrew
a bird or a light breeze
#574
French
Shining light
#576
American
Light of the rose
#576
Denmark
Light
#579
American
A variant of the name Kira, often associated with light or brightness.
#582
English
light and peace
#582
Arabic
moonlight
#582
Native American
She who brings moonlight.
#586
American
Variant of Dawn, referring to the first light of day.
#589
French
delightful
#590
American
Star, light
#591
American
bright, shining light
#591
Cuba
the light or bright one
#596
Pakistan
The one who is enlightened
#601
American
A phonetic spelling of Dawn, meaning 'the first appearance of light'.
#608
USA
Light
#611
Arabic
A ray of light
#614
English
Charming or delightful
#614
American
In a manner of being light or nourishing.
#621
India
Twilight
#623
American
Delightful and Beautiful
#624
India
Moonlight
#633
France
Shining light
#633
India
light, brightness
#634
American
light, pleasant
#636
American
Light
#637
American
A variation of the name 'Kira', which can mean 'ray of light' or 'the shining one'.
#637
American
Bright, shining or light.
#639
American
light
#640
English
Derived from the name Aileen, means 'light' or 'bright'
#640
USA
Pure; light
#641
India
Light, Glow, Radiance
#641
Cambodia
Moonlight, luminous
#641
Hindi-speaking regions
light, radiance
#643
English↑ Rising
Shining light; God is my light
#648
American
Light
#648
Hebrew
light
#650
American
The light of dawn
#650
American
a variant of a name meaning 'light' or 'bright'
#653
English
to shine with a flickering light
#653
India
Light
#654
USA
Bringer of light
#654
Irish
bright, shining light
#659
France
light
#659
Arabic↑ Rising
light
#659
American
likely derived from 'Nora,' which means 'honor' or 'light'.
#660
American
To light up or be illuminated.
#661
American
a variation of Raiden, which means 'thunder and lightning'
#663
Cuba
The name is often derived from the Spanish word for 'day', implying brightness or light
#664
American
A modern variant of Elena or Alana, often interpreted as light or brightness
#669
Greece
light, torch
#670
American
Light of the moon
#672
American
derived from 'Nell', meaning 'bright, shining light'
#674
India
moonlight, light of the moon
#674
American↑ Rising
light or herald
#676
American
derived from the name 'Shay', meaning 'admirable' combined with 'Elaine', which means 'light'}
#679
American
The name Lachundra is often associated with meanings related to light and brightness.
#682
American
A modern name, likely a blend of 'Brand' and 'lyn', suggesting brightness or a brand of light.
#682
India
moonlight
#682
American
Light or illumination
#684
English
Light, illumination
#685
Russia
Derived from the word for 'grain' or 'light'}, representing nourishment or brightness.
#690
Greece
a variation of Helen, meaning 'light' or 'shining light'
#696
India
lamp, light
#700
Arabic
Moonlight
#702
English
God is my light
#703
American
Derived from a combination of 'lura' and 'enda', possibly referencing light and movement.

Boy Names Meaning "Light"

420 boy names with this meaning

#85
Slavic↑ Rising
Bringer of light
#288
Germanic
bringer of light.
#305
Italy↑ Rising
Light, illumination.
#388
Italian↑ Rising
God is my light
#432
Japan↑ Rising
Thunder and lightning
#516
India
light or brightness
#517
India
Light
#525
American
Combination of John and Luke, meaning 'God is gracious' and 'bringer of light'
#528
American
A modern blend of Jay and Dun; may imply 'blue' or 'light'
#533
Spanish
Light, illumination
#544
Mexico
Derived from Hebrew, meaning 'God is my light'.
#550
American
The same as Kadeem, often interpreted as 'the one who is advanced or the one who is enlightened'
#556
India
light of victory
#556
India
Light, illumination
#562
India
light of the deep, sacred
#587
Hebrew
Delight, pleasure.
#596
Czech Republic
Světlo - 'Light'
#611
Hebrew
God is my light
#615
Myanmar
A ray of light
#617
Hebrew
God is my light
#622
American
Light
#642
Finnish
bringer of light
#646
Cambodia
moon or moonlight
#649
American
the place of light
#649
English
Illuminated, light
#650
Hebrew
My light is Yahweh
#658
Kazakhstan
light of the new moon
#667
India
light; lamp; illumination
#675
Greece
bringer of light
#678
Greece
Light; shining
#681
India
Light of the Sun
#701
Latin
Lucas: 'from Lucania' or 'light'.
#704
Italy
'Light' or 'illuminated' (derived from 'Luciano', from Latin 'Lucius').
#709
China
开明, meaning 'enlightened' or 'open-minded', reflecting clarity and foresight.
#711
Hebrew↑ Rising
Exalted, high mountain, or bearer of Light
#718
Pakistan
Bright, shining, a ray of light
#725
Hebrew
The 'bright' or 'light', sometimes used poetically to refer to 'Sun'
#742
India
Light of the protector
#748
Japan
a name often associated with warmth or light.
#752
American
A variant of Kamari, meaning moonlight
#759
India
Light of God
#773
French
he who is light
#785
Albania
Light or brightness, warmth
#792
American
Beam of light
#794
Turkey
ray of light
#829
Poland
God's light or divine light
#834
India
Light; the sun
#847
India
Means 'Light of God'. It combines 'Prabh', meaning 'God', and 'deep', meaning 'light'.
#853
Japan
great enlightenment
#859
Cambodia
The light of the sun.
#874
Hebrew
My father is light
#875
Hebrew
God is my light
#878
India
Light, lamp, or flame.
#884
American
Bringer of light
#888
Greece
From the Latin 'Lucas', meaning 'light' or 'illumination'.
#895
American
He will enlighten
#899
France↑ Rising
Light
#906
India
bright, luminous, or enlightened
#916
India
joy, happiness, delight
#923
American
Possibly derived from Ray or as an interpretation of 'ray of light'.
#927
India
Light, radiant
#951
American
a fiery particle or light
#961
American
Modern variation of 'Luzac', associated with light
#964
Persian
One who brings daylight
#968
India
Light of the Guru
#975
Latin
God is my light
#986
Arabic
To be enlightened or illuminated.
#989
Indian
light
#995
American
One who is a light bearer
#1000
Modern coinage
God is my light
#1000
Chinese
intelligent and enlightened
#1013
Somalia
Ahmednur is derived from 'Ahmed' meaning 'highly praised' or 'one who constantly thanks God' and 'Nur' meaning 'light'.
#1015
USA
Variant of Leni, which can mean 'light' or 'torch'
#1021
Israel
שניאור - 'two lights' or 'double light'
#1026
India
light, ray of light
#1027
American
Form of 'Caron', possibly light or love
#1037
India
light, brightness
#1051
India
Light of the sun
#1052
American
Combination of 'Steve,' a diminutive of 'Stephen' meaning 'crown' or 'garland', and 'Ray,' meaning 'beam of light'
#1064
Hawaii
Keao translates to 'light' or 'brightness'
#1073
American
bringer of light
#1079
India
Light, illumination
#1081
English
variant of 'Sheril', meaning the light of God
#1084
American
dizzy or light-headed
#1090
Arabic
Light; radiant
#1092
Spanish
Light, clear, bright.
#1101
Germanic
pale, light-skinned
#1124
American
Tidal river or to be brought to light
#1157
Netherlands
light, bringer of light
#1166
Nigeria
God of thunder and lightning
#1172
India
light, radiance
#1186
English
Light
#1187
India
God is my light
#1193
Hebrew
He will enlighten
#1193
Japan
light and radiance
#1200
Israel
Light
#1219
Lithuania
the light
#1228
Latin
light
#1230
American
A variant of the name Raiden, associated with thunder and lightning.
#1255
India
radiant light
#1258
Vietnam
The dawn, morning light
#1260
Cambodia
Light
#1275
India
The one who is light; Sun
#1281
India
Meaning 'Lord of Light' or 'Master Light'
#1291
Arabic
Light of the faith
#1300
Albania
Light
#1304
American
A variant of the name Lawan which signifies a leader or someone who brings the light.
#1315
Turkey
enlightened, knowledgeable
#1319
Japanese
Sunlight or shining light (日光)
#1326
Italy↑ Rising
Derived from 'Lucius', meaning 'light'
#1343
Italy
Light bringer
#1348
Japan
光男 (mean 'light' and 'man')
#1351
Greece
Sky, daylight.
#1353
Hebrew
My Father is Light
#1365
China
德光: 'virtue and light'
#1368
Greece
Bringer of light
#1401
American
Bringer of light
#1402
Hebrew
delight or joy
#1417
Central America
Light; eminent.
#1441
Invented name
a contemporary blend of Ex- and Avion, suggesting 'flight' or 'heavenly'

Unisex Names Meaning "Light"

264 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#70
Hebrew
delight, paradise
#613
American
A circle of light surrounding the sun or moon, associated with divinity
#630
American
A modern invented name, possibly derived from 'Joy', meaning happiness or delight.
#681
American
light, my light
#723
American
Ray or rays of light; Shawn (God is gracious)
#737
American
An invented name, possibly inspired by 'Raven' or 'Ravyn', and linked to light.
#776
India
One who is light and bright
#795
Arabic
torch, flame, or light
#822
Israel
My God is light
#858
American
The bringer of light
#924
American
Combination of the name 'Lu' (meaning 'light') and 'Gene' (meaning 'noble')
#1026
India
Light of the Lord
#1063
Punjabi
Light of the heavens
#1068
American
light
#1127
American↑ Rising
pure; keeper of the keys; light
#1142
Swahili-speaking countries
moonlight
#1182
American
a form of Edna, meaning 'pleasure, delight'
#1212
Hebrew
Light
#1224
English
The Lord is my light
#1296
American
Shining light
#1308
India
light of the mind
#1350
India
Light or lamp of the king
#1365
India
Light of the world or a bright light.
#1396
India
light of the new dawn
#1501
Turkish
moonlight
#1505
Punjabi
light of God
#1510
Punjabi
light of one
#1514
Sanskrit
sun, light — from Aditi
#1515
American
first rays of light
#1516
Italian
light brown or tawny
#1516
Punjabi
light of God
#1520
Modern coinage
bringer of light
#1521
Sanskrit
light or radiant — from Gaura
#1521
Persian
sunshine, light
#1525
Sanskrit
worthy one, enlightened being
#1529
Armenian
bringer of light
#1530
Punjabi
light of the world
#1531
Arabic↑ Rising
light, radiance
#1532
Arabic
father of light
#1533
Punjabi
light of the mind
#1533
Indian
moonlight — from Dhal
#1535
Amharic
light, brightness
#1537
Romanian
light, sun — from Ilie
#1542
Sanskrit
light of the sun
#1543
Punjabi
light of God
#1543
Modern coinage
delightful faith
#1544
Modern coinage
delightful place — from Eden
#1545
Modern coinage
delightful place — from Eden
#1546
Punjabi
light of God
#1547
Indian
light, brightness
#1547
Modern coinage
delightful place — from Eden
#1548
Modern coinage
delightful paradise — from Eden
#1548
Punjabi
light or brightness
#1556
Modern American
God is my light — from Robert
#1571
Finnish
light, brightness
#1572
Indonesian
light or brightness
#1575
Finnish
light, brightness
#1576
Modern coinage
bringer of light
#1579
Albanian
light of the dawn
#1584
Indian
light of the world
#1589
Spanish
lighthouse
#1591
Modern coinage
light, brightness
#1594
Punjabi
light of the moon
#1596
Sanskrit
moonlight — from Chandra
#1598
Spanish
illuminated, enlightened
#1599
Greek
light, brightness
#1600
Latvian
light, brightness
#1601
Sanskrit
moonlight — from Chandra
#1605
Turkish
lightning
#1605
Sanskrit
light, brightness
#1608
Punjabi
immortal light
#1609
Punjabi
light of immortality
#1610
Sanskrit
immortal light — from Amrita
#1617
Punjabi
light of the moon
#1620
Modern coinage
light of God — from Aaron
#1620
Arabic
forenoon light
#1620
Italian
light, torch — from Eleonora
#1621
Lithuanian
light, brightness
#1621
Modern coinage
light of the earth
#1622
Modern coinage
light of the sun
#1624
Indian
bringer of light
#1625
Sanskrit
light, brightness
#1626
Sanskrit
light, brightness
#1626
Sanskrit
light, brightness
#1628
Punjabi
light of God
#1629
Sanskrit
light, radiance
#1633
Tamil
divine light
#1635
Punjabi
light of God
#1637
Korean
light, brightness
#1640
Punjabi
light of the sun
#1643
Sanskrit
light, dawn
#1645
Sanskrit
light of the sun
#1647
Sanskrit
light, sun — from Arun
#1656
Hebrew
my God is light
#1656
Italian
light or candle bearer
#1658
Punjabi
light of God
#1659
Hebrew
light, illumination
#1660
Albanian
bringer of light
#1660
Turkish
light of the sun
#1662
Turkish
light of the fatma
#1664
Indian
light or brightness
#1666
Indian
light of the moon
#1670
Modern coinage
my God is light — from Eli
#1673
Punjabi
light of the world
#1674
Sanskrit
light of knowledge
#1676
Turkic
bright moonlight
#1676
Turkish
moonlight
#1678
Japanese
generous and light
#1680
Punjabi
light of God
#1684
Japanese
electricity or lightning
#1690
Modern American
daytime; daylight
#1693
Modern coinage
harmony and light — from Harmony and Ellie
#1695
Arabic
morning light
#1698
Punjabi
light of God
#1701
Japanese
sunshine or sunlight
#1707
Indonesian
bringer of light
#1709
Turkish
moonlight
#1712
Turkish
moonlight
#1720
American
Delight
#1725
Arabic
bringer of light

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