Names That Mean Sun

  1. Aviraj
    • Origin:

      Punjabi, Sikh
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Solaira
    • Origin:

      English from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "of the sun"
    • Description:

      Variant of Solara
  3. Shoyo
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "shining sun"
  4. Daystar
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun"
  5. Mirri
    • Origin:

      Australian Aboriginal
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  6. Alpenglow
    • Origin:

      German, “the rosy light of the setting or rising sun on high mountains”
  7. Shanaya
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  8. Pleun
    • Origin:

      Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  9. Heliodoros
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "gift of the Sun"
    • Description:

      Heliodoros was derived from the Greek components helios, meaning "sun," and doron, "gift."
  10. Güneş
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "sun"
  11. Arevik
    • Origin:

      Armenian
    • Meaning:

      "like the sun"
    • Description:

      A Top 50 choice in Armenia, where it boasts a bright and poetic meaning.
  12. Yuuhi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "setting sun"
  13. Sǫlvi
    • Origin:

      Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  14. Päivätär
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "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.