Names That Mean Shining

A pretty and international Arabic girls' name with an appealing luminous meaning.

Variant of Marilla

A big name to bestow upon a baby, but in line with word names that are becoming increasingly fashionable, such as Legend, Miracle, and Royal.

A Middle English form of Adalbert (and therefore of Albert), which was the name of several Saxon kings. Nowadays, Ethel plus Bert is not a fashionable sound, but Albert is feeling fresh again.

Metrophanes is derived from the elements meter, meaning "mother," and phanes, "appearing" or "shine." It was borne by several important bishops, most notably Metrophanes of Byzantium, who was later sanctified.

This short, ultra-rare name is one of our favorite four-letter girl names starting with I.

French version of the mythological name Cassandra.

Fitzgibbon comes from the obsolete name Gibbon, a diminutive of Gib, which is a medieval short form of Gilbert. That makes Fitzgibbon a subtle way to honor an ancestral Gilbert — you could always call him by the more modern nickname Fitz.

A big name to bestow upon a baby, but in line with word names that are becoming increasingly fashionable, such as Legend and Royal.

The Icelandic transcription of Elin, closer in sound to Ellen.

A modern spelling of a vintage nickname.

An alternate name for Alhena, one of the stars in the Gemini constellation.

The great-great-aunt in the purple hat, singing jazz.

A variant of Alyona, which itself originated as a nickname for Yelena, a variation of Helen.