Names Meaning Light

Names meaning light, bright, or shining — illuminating choices for your baby. We found 126 names matching this theme.

Albrecht

Noble brightness or illustrious elf.

Germanic

Hiromitsu

The meaning depends on the kanji used, but commonly combines 'hiro' (寛, genero...

Japanese

Lammot

Bright land.

Germanic

Amleto

Hamlet, derived from Germanic elements meaning 'home' and 'bright'.

Italian, from Germanic roots

Robe

Bright fame, derived from Germanic roots meaning 'bright' and 'fame.'

English, French

Akike

A name of uncertain etymology, possibly combining characters for 'bright' or 'au...

Japanese

Rob't

Bright fame, derived from the Germanic elements for 'bright' and 'fame.'

English

Whitey

A person with white or very light-colored hair or complexion.

English

Prabha

Light, radiance, or splendor.

Sanskrit

Robert

Bright fame or one whose fame shines brightly.

Germanic

Helen

Bright or shining light.

Greek

Shirley

A name meaning 'from the bright clearing' or 'dweller in the shire meadow.'

Old English

Albert

Noble and bright or illustrious through nobility.

Germanic

Eleanor

Bright light or shining light.

Occitan, Old French

Bobby

Bright fame or bright promise.

English, Scottish

Luke

From Lucania, a region in southern Italy, or 'light-giving.'

Latin via Greek

Clarence

From Clare or one from the bright place.

Latin

Hazel

The hazel tree or the color hazel (a light brown).

English

Clara

Clear, bright, or illustrious.

Latin

Ellen

Bright or shining light.

Greek

Morgan

A name meaning 'great circle' or 'sea-born,' derived from Welsh elements referri...

Welsh

Elaine

Bright light or shining one.

Greek, French

Lucille

Light-giving or of the light.

Latin

Lucy

Light-giving or illuminating.

Latin

Herbert

Bright warrior or one whose fame shines in battle.

Germanic

Claire

Clear, bright, or illustrious.

French, Latin

Ray

A beam of light or a kingly person.

Latin, Old French

Bertha

Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'bright' or 'famous,' literally 'bright m...

Germanic

Eileen

Bright light or shining light.

Irish

Roberta

Bright fame, the feminine form of Robert.

English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Nellie

Bright or shining light.

Greek, English

Gilbert

Bright pledge or one whose promise shines brightly.

Germanic

Roberto

Bright fame.

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Elena

Shining light or bright one, derived from the Greek word for sun.

Greek

Ellie

My God is Yahweh or bright shining one.

Hebrew, English

Allan

A fair or handsome person; one who is bright or noble.

Celtic/Gaelic

Bob

Bright fame or renowned.

Hebrew

Alberta

Noble and bright.

Germanic

Kent

From the English county of Kent, or meaning 'bright' or 'white'.

English

Alberto

Noble and bright, illustrious through nobility.

Germanic, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Hubert

Bright heart or bright mind.

Germanic

Lucia

Light-giving or luminous, derived from the Latin word for light.

Latin

Muriel

Bright sea, from Irish elements meaning 'bright' and 'sea.'

Irish, Gaelic

Ora

Prayer or light, depending on the linguistic origin.

Latin, Hebrew

Phoebe

Bright or shining, derived from the Greek word for radiant or luminous.

Greek

Wilbert

Resolute and bright, or one who possesses a brilliant will.

Germanic

Fatima

One who abstains or refrains, often interpreted as 'the shining one' or 'the lum...

Arabic

Aileen

Bright, shining light.

Scottish, Irish, Greek

Lucile

Of or relating to light; bright or shining.

Latin

Bert

Bright or illustrious.

Germanic

Clare

Clear, bright, or illustrious.

Latin, English

Elbert

Bright and noble.

Germanic

Helene

Bright, shining, or torch-like.

Greek

GILBERTO

A bright pledge or famous hostage, combining elements meaning 'bright' and 'pled...

Germanic

Luz

Spanish word meaning 'light,' derived from the Latin lux.

Spanish, Latin

Nell

Bright, shining, or a diminutive of Eleanor.

English, Greek

Lenore

Bright light or shining torch.

Germanic, Greek

Elinor

Bright light or shining light, derived from the Greek 'helios' meaning sun.

Old French, Greek

Roxie

Dawn or star.

Persian, Greek

Eleanore

Bright light or shining torch, derived from elements meaning 'other' and 'light'...

Occitan, Old French

Luciano

Of or pertaining to Lucius; light-bringing.

Latin, Italian

Clair

Clear, bright, or illustrious.

French, Latin

LUCIAN

Of or relating to light; bright or shining.

Latin

Lucius

Light-giving or born at dawn.

Latin

Lucien

Of or relating to light; bright or shining.

Latin

Abner

My father is a light or father of light.

Hebrew

Bertram

Bright raven.

Germanic

Leonora

Bright light or shining torch.

Germanic, Greek

Berta

Bright and illustrious.

Germanic

Burt

Derived from a place name meaning 'fortified town' or 'bright.'

Old English

Orin

Fair-haired or pale, possibly derived from Irish or Hebrew origins meaning light...

Irish, Hebrew

Leonor

Bright light or shining torch.

Germanic, Greek

Gaylord

A cheerful or lighthearted nobleman.

Old French

Orrin

Fair-haired or pale, derived from Irish or Hebrew roots meaning light or brightn...

Irish, Hebrew

Chiara

Bright, clear, or famous.

Latin

Sherwood

A bright or clear forest.

English

Rupert

Bright fame or one whose fame shines brilliantly.

Germanic

Gibson

Son of Gibb, where Gibb is a diminutive of Gilbert meaning 'bright pledge'.

English, patronymic

Albin

White or bright, derived from the Latin word for whiteness.

Latin

Bertrand

Bright raven.

Germanic

Hobart

High bright or illustrious and bright.

Germanic

Lambert

Bright land or famous land.

Germanic

Zia

Light, splendor, or radiance in Arabic; uncle in Italian.

Arabic, Italian, Persian

Robb

Bright fame or renowned, derived from the Germanic elements 'hrod' (fame) and 'b...

English, Scottish

Filiberto

Very bright or very famous, derived from Germanic elements meaning 'much' and 'b...

Spanish, Italian

Adelbert

Noble and bright.

Germanic

Elinore

Bright light or shining light, derived from the Greek 'helios' meaning sun.

Old French, Greek

Aoife

Beautiful or radiant.

Irish

Herb

Bright army or illustrious warrior.

Germanic

Sinclair

A name meaning 'from Saint-Clair' or 'from the holy light,' derived from a Frenc...

French, Scottish

Elenore

Bright light or shining torch, derived from elements meaning 'other' and 'light'...

Occitan, Old French

Celene

Moon or moonlight.

Greek

Lucienne

Feminine form of Lucien, derived from the Latin name Lucianus, meaning 'of or pe...

French, Latin

Niamh

Bright or radiant.

Irish

Shera

Possibly meaning 'light' or derived from 'Sherah'; may also be a variant of Shir...

Hebrew or English

Egbert

A bright or shining sword, derived from elements meaning 'sword' and 'bright'.

Old English, Germanic

Alean

Bright or shining.

Greek

Helyn

Sunlight or fair light.

Welsh

Letta

A variant or diminutive possibly related to names meaning 'light' or 'small'.

Germanic, possibly Greek

Alpheus

White or bright, referring to the Alpheus River in ancient Greece.

Greek

Leita

A variant or diminutive form possibly related to names meaning 'joy' or 'light'.

Scottish, Germanic

Ellinor

Bright shining one or sun ray.

Greek, Old English

Robina

Bright fame, derived from the Germanic name Robert.

Scottish

Adna

Pleasure or delight.

Hebrew

Robt

Bright fame.

English

Humbert

Bright giant or famous warrior.

Germanic

Bright

Shining, luminous, or intelligent.

English

Albertus

Noble and bright.

Germanic

Elen

Bright light or shining one, derived from Greek 'helios' (sun) or Welsh traditio...

Welsh, Greek

Lenor

A variant possibly meaning 'light' or 'torch'.

Germanic, possibly Greek

Alben

Possibly related to 'noble' or 'bright,' though the etymology is uncertain.

Germanic or English

ETHELBERT

Noble and bright; of noble brightness.

Old English

Elga

Noble and bright.

Germanic

Valta

Light or bright.

Finnish

Gibbs

Son of Gibb, where Gibb is a diminutive of Gilbert meaning 'bright pledge'.

English, patronymic

Sherlock

Bright-haired or fair-haired; derived from Old English elements.

English

Eliene

Bright or shining.

Greek

Rembrandt

Bright raven, derived from Germanic elements meaning 'raven' and 'bright'.

Dutch

Kellian

Descendant of Ceallach, meaning bright-headed or warrior.

Irish

Lucil

Light-giving or from the light.

Latin

Liang

Bright or good, depending on the Chinese characters used to write the name.

Chinese

Fulgencio

Shining brightly or radiant, derived from the Latin word for brightness.

Latin, Spanish

Flash

A sudden burst of light or a nickname referring to quickness or brightness.

English

Beltran

A name meaning bright raven or illustrious warrior.

Spanish, Germanic

Kojiro

A Japanese masculine name typically composed of kanji characters, often relating...

Japanese

Lilita

A diminutive form related to lily or light, possibly meaning 'little lily.'

Latvian, Lithuanian