Names That Mean Light

An attractive Scandinavian take on Helga, or a potential Helen nickname.

An evocative word name denoting a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun and moon are aligned so that the moon casts a shadow over the Earth (a solar eclipse), or when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a ring of light (a lunar eclipse).

Lucero is a relative or nickname of Luz, meaning light. This intriguing name is swimming just beneath the Top 1000 for girls in the US.

Because of its meaning, this is a symbolic name given to girls born on Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.

A word name with an appealing and illuminating meaning.

Americans may consider Lohan a surname name forever tied to Lindsay but in France, it's a modern variation of the Breton saint's name Elouan.

A pretty international form of Helena used in many Slavic languages, also sometimes spelled Yelena.

A warm and simple alternative to Luna, derived from Latin lumen "light".

Eilo is one of the few masculine names to derive from a feminine one. It comes from Eila, the Norwegian variation of Elina.

Lior connects with several factors stylish for Israeli names: It's short, it's unisex, and it has an uplifting nature theme. Lior might make a more modern spin on Leah.

Beguiling cousin of Sahara.

Clarimond is related to the Occitan name Esclarmonde, and is probably the more wearable of the two variations.

Spelling variation of Lior.

Variant of Hannelore

More common -- when it was common -- with the Meyer spelling.

A gentle old-fashioned compound name that has never been epidemically popular, but is now almost unused.

While this is an ancient male name, it's too similar to modern girls' choices like Mia and Pia to work for a boy today.

Unisex name in Israel, ideal for a Hanukkah baby.

One way to spin grandma Helen or Ellen's name off the beaten track. The legendary Azenor was a tragic 6th century Breton princess who was mother to a saint. This personage also may be known as Senara.