Cat Names That Mean Light

A sparkling and rare option among the names that mean light.

Greek and French form of Apollo, son of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Artemis in Greek mythology. He was the god of prophecy, medicine, music, art, law, beauty, and wisdom, also associated with the sun and light.

A unisex name with an appealing and nature inspired meaning, Kamari is currently more popular for boys in the US, though it is climbing the charts for girls too, after in entered the Top 1000 in 2019. Derived from the Arabic Qamar meaning "moon", it also appears as Kamaria is Swahili and Comorian.

Solana has been trending up the Nameberry popularity charts, perhaps thanks to a legion of SZA fans. And it's poised to enter the US Top 1000 too, given to over 225 baby girls last year.

The original form of the Hebrew Meyer.

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

Flowing, melodic boy name with a sun-drenched meaning.

Argider is a somewhat used boys' name in Basque-speaking parts of Spain.

Bright, just like its meaning.

Variant of Solara

Not, as you may be inclined to think, a variation of Eleanor. Elanur is a modern Turkish compound of the names Ela (meaning "hazel") and Nur ("light.")

This cute as a button name stems from the Goonayandi word for the sun and can be used as a unisex name.

A sunny choice that's popular for girls in Lithuania. Also the name of the ancient Lithuanian sun goddess.

Light, bright unisex name. Hikari is more popular for girls in Japan these days.

The feminine form of Loan — which is derived from the saintly name Elouan — gained attention in France thanks to Loana Petrucciani. She was a contestant on the reality TV show Loft Story, the French version of Big Brother.

This name may mean light but is likely to be heavy to wear outside of Spain.

Spiritual author Deepak Chopra made this familiar, if not particularly accessible, outside the Indian community.

A light and lovely Russian diminutive of Yelena (Helena), now used in its own right in Russia. Also spelt Alyona.

A strong and striking Urdu name found especially in Pakistan, with a wonderfully evocative meaning.

A new aspirational name with two shining meanings.