Names That Mean Light
- Alpenglow
Origin:
German, “the rosy light of the setting or rising sun on high mountains”
- Lucija
Origin:
Slovene and Croatian variation of Lucia, ItalianMeaning:
"light"Description:
Form of Lucia currently popular in Slovenia and Croatia.
- Yitty
Origin:
Diminutive of Yetta, YiddishMeaning:
"light"Description:
One of those cute Yiddish nicknames that feel charmingly vintage when borne by young Jewish girls today. These names, such as Gitty and Malkie and Faigy, are typically reserved for the most religious Jewish communities.
- Liene
Origin:
Dutch, LatvianMeaning:
"light"Description:
A light and lovely short form of Helena, also used in its own right in Latvia and the Netherlands.
- Loan
Origin:
Variation of Elouan, Breton and FrenchMeaning:
"light"Description:
Modern French form of the saint's name Elouan. Loan is currently a Top 200 choice in France.
- Beacon
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"signal light"Description:
This word name shines bright and comes with the nickname Bea.
- Orit
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"light"Description:
A bit blunt.
- Leor
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"I have a light"Description:
Spelling variation of Lior.
- Heleena
Origin:
Finnish form of HelenaMeaning:
"bright, shining light"Description:
Finnish variation of Helena
- Luminara
Origin:
Pop cultureMeaning:
"light"Description:
Luminara Unduli is a character from the Star Wars universe. The name is based on the Latin lumen "light".
- Brightly
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"in a way that gives out or reflects much light"Description:
A bright and bubbly word name would be fun on a girl or a boy — a more spritely alternative to Brighton.
- Dark
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"without light"Description:
The moody and mysterious name Dark could be the perfect name for a couple who embraces the magic of the unknown. Grimes and Elon Musk used it as a middle for their daughter Y, whose given name is Exa Dark Sideræl. Grimes chose it because, "dark matter is the beautiful mystery of our universe."
- Shaviv
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"spark, ray of light"Description:
The viv syllable adds vitality.
- Gerel
Origin:
MongolianMeaning:
"light"
- Nur
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"light"
- Lucía
Origin:
Spanish form of Lucia, LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Maor
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"a light"Description:
A little-known Hebrew name which ranks in the Top 100 in Israel.
- Eclipse
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"an obscuring of light when one celestial body passes over another"Description:
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).
- Nore
Origin:
Dutch variation of Nora, Irish or GreekMeaning:
"light"Description:
The use of the Dutch name Nore may be inspired by Nora, of which it is a variation. As a male name, Nore is related to Nori, the founder of Norway in Norse mythology.
- Blær
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"light breeze"Description:
Blær is a rare Icelandic name meaning "light gust or breeze" that made headlines due to one family's battle to be allowed to use it for their daughter. Iceland has strict name laws and it is not permitted to use a traditionally male name for a girl. The name was only finally allowed when she was 15 years old. Blær is also a (female) character in a novel by the famous Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness.