Names That Mean Sun
- Aviraj
Origin:
Punjabi, SikhMeaning:
"king of the sun"Description:
One of the many longer forms of the popular Indian name Raj — and with the appeal of the fashionable short form Avi.
- Solaira
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"of the sun"Description:
Variant of Solara
- Shoyo
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"shining sun"
- Daystar
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun"
- Mirri
Origin:
Australian AboriginalMeaning:
"the sun"Description:
This cute as a button name stems from the Goonayandi word for the sun and can be used as a unisex name.
- Alpenglow
Origin:
German, “the rosy light of the setting or rising sun on high mountains”
- Shanaya
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"First ray of the sun"Description:
A beautiful Indian name that fits in well with popular names like Amaya and Aniyah, and with a beautiful meaning — perfect for a first born daughter.
- Pleun
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"of the sun god"Description:
Pleun is a unisex Dutch name deriving from Apollonius or Apollonia, although it is now found mainly for girls in its native land.
- Heliodoros
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of the Sun"Description:
Heliodoros was derived from the Greek components helios, meaning "sun," and doron, "gift."
- Güneş
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"sun"
- Arevik
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"like the sun"Description:
A Top 50 choice in Armenia, where it boasts a bright and poetic meaning.
- Yuuhi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"setting sun"
- Sǫlvi
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"temple of the Sun"Description:
Derived from the components sol, meaning "sun," and vi, "temple." It lives on today in the form of Sölvi, a common male name in Iceland.
- Päivätär
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"lady of the sun"Description:
Päivätär is the goddess of the sun in Finnish mythology, who owns the silver of the sun, spins silver yarn, and weaves clothes out of them. Her counterpart is Kuutar, the goddess of the moon.