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Names that mean light
Light is one of the oldest wishes parents give a child. These names from Latin, Arabic, Greek, Sanskrit and many other languages all carry light, brightness or shine in their meaning. 348 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Aarti
“ritual of light”
Sanskrit
Abha
“splendour, light”
Sanskrit
Abner
“my father is light”
Hebrew
Adalbert
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via German
Adalberto
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via Spanish, Portuguese and Italian
Adalbrecht
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via German
Adelbert
“noble and bright”
Germanic
Agilbert
“bright edge”
Germanic
Aileen
may mean “light”
Irish
Aiyla
may mean “halo of light around the moon”
Turkish
Akari
“light, brightness”
Japanese
Akemi
may mean “bright beauty”
Japanese
Akira
may mean “bright, clear”
Japanese
Albert
“noble and bright”
Germanic
Alberta
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via Italian
Albertas
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via Lithuanian
Alberte
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via French and Danish
Albertina
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via Portuguese
Albertine
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via French
Alberto
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via Spanish and Italian
Albertus
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via Latin
Albina
“white, bright”
Latin
Albrecht
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via German
Alina
may mean “noble; beautiful; light”
Germanic, Gaelic and Greek
Alok
“light”
Sanskrit
Aloka
“light, sight”
Sanskrit
Amitābha
“infinite light”
Sanskrit
Amshuman
“radiant, the sun”
Sanskrit
Angilbertus
“bright Angle”
Germanic, via Latin
Anh
may mean “bright, brilliant”
Vietnamese
Ansberto
“god-bright”
Germanic, via Italian
Anshu
“ray of light”
Sanskrit
Anshul
“radiant”
Sanskrit
Anshuman
“radiant, the sun”
Sanskrit
Anwar
“brighter, more luminous”
Arabic
Aoibhinn
“delightful, radiant”
Irish
Arash
may mean “shining; or truthful”
Persian
Arjun
“bright, white, shining”
Sanskrit
Arti
“ritual of light”
Sanskrit, via Hindi
Aydin
“bright, enlightened”
Turkish
Ayla
“halo of light around the moon”
Turkish
Beltrán
“bright raven”
Germanic, via Spanish
Berhane
“my light”
Ge'ez, via Tigrinya
Bert
“bright”
Germanic
Berta
“bright”
Germanic
Berte
“bright”
Germanic, via Norwegian and Danish
Bertha
“bright, famous”
Germanic
Berthe
“bright”
Germanic, via French
Berthold
“bright ruler”
Germanic, via German
Bertie
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via English
Bertil
“bright”
Germanic, via Swedish
Bertille
“bright”
Germanic, via French
Bertina
“bright”
Germanic
Bertine
“bright”
Germanic, via French
Bertmar
“bright and famous”
Germanic
Berto
“bright”
Germanic, via Italian
Bertram
“bright raven”
Germanic
Bertran
“bright raven”
Germanic, via Catalan and Spanish
Bertrand
“bright raven”
Germanic, via French
Bertrando
“bright raven”
Germanic, via Italian
Bertricus
may mean “bright ruler”
Germanic, via Latin
Bertta
“bright”
Germanic, via Finnish
Bjarte
“bright”
Old Norse
Bjartur
“bright”
Old Norse
Bobbi
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Bobbie
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Bobby
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Bobbye
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Brecht
“bright”
Germanic, via Flemish
Cahaya
“light, radiance”
Malay and Indonesian
Charalambos
“shining with joy”
Greek
Chiara
“bright, clear”
Latin, via Italian
Childebert
“bright in battle”
Frankish
Clair
“clear, bright”
Latin, via French
Claire
“clear, bright”
Latin, via French
Clara
“bright, clear”
Latin
Clarabelle
may mean “bright and beautiful”
Latin and French
Clare
“bright, clear”
Latin
Claretta
“clear, bright”
Latin, via Italian
Claribel
may mean “bright and beautiful”
Latin, via English
Clarice
“bright, clear”
Latin, via French
Clarinda
may mean “bright, clear”
Latin, via English
Clarine
“clear, bright”
Latin, via French
Clarisa
“bright, famous”
Latin, via Spanish
Clarissa
“bright, famous”
Latin
Clarisse
“bright, famous”
Latin, via French
Clarita
“clear, bright”
Latin, via Spanish
Clary
“clear, bright”
Latin, via Swedish
Cuniberto
“bright kin”
Germanic, via Italian
Cuthbert
“famous and bright”
Old English
Dagbjartur
“bright day”
Old Norse, via Icelandic and Faroese
Deepa
“lamp, light”
Sanskrit
Deepika
“little lamp, light”
Sanskrit
Deepti
“brightness, light”
Sanskrit
Delbert
may mean “noble and bright”
Germanic, via English
Diya
“lamp, light”
Sanskrit, via Hindi
Drita
“light”
Albanian
Dritan
“light”
Albanian
Dritbardh
“white light”
Albanian
Driton
“light”
Albanian
Drityll
“light of a star”
Albanian
Duru
“clear, pure”
Turkish
Dzidra
“clear, pure”
Latvian
Egbert
“bright edge”
Old English
Egberta
“bright edge”
Old English, via German
Eileen
may mean “light”
Irish
Eilidh
“torch, light”
Scottish Gaelic
Elaine
“light”
Greek, via French
Elbert
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via English and Dutch
Elberta
“noble and bright”
Germanic, via English
Electra
“amber, shining”
Greek
Elen
may mean “torch, light”
Greek, via Welsh
Elena
may mean “torch, light”
Ancient Greek
Eleni
may mean “torch, light”
Greek
Elettra
“shining, amber”
Greek, via Italian
Elin
may mean “torch, light”
Greek, via Scandinavian and Welsh
Ellen
“light”
Greek, via English
Elly
“light (as Helen); or God is my oath”
Greek, via English and Dutch
Elnur
“light of the people”
Turkic + Arabic
Engelbert
“bright Angle”
Germanic
Erberto
“bright army”
Germanic, via Italian
Ethelbert
“noble and bright”
Old English
Faina
“shining”
Greek, via Russian
Febe
“bright, pure”
Greek, via Spanish and Italian
Fotini
“light, luminous”
Greek
Fozio
“light”
Greek, via Italian
Friedbert
“bright peace”
Germanic
Fulberto
“bright people”
Germanic, via Spanish
Gauri
“fair, bright”
Sanskrit
Gerbert
“bright spear”
Germanic, via French
Giedrė
“clear sky, fair weather”
Lithuanian
Giedrius
“clear, serene”
Lithuanian
Gijs
“bright pledge”
Germanic, via Dutch
Gijsbert
“bright pledge”
Germanic, via Dutch
Gilbert
“bright pledge”
Germanic, via French
Gilberta
“bright pledge”
Germanic
Gilberte
“bright pledge”
Germanic, via French
Gilberto
“bright pledge”
Germanic
Giselbrecht
“bright pledge”
Germanic
Glaucia
“gleaming blue-grey”
Greek, via Latin
Gloyw
“bright, shining”
Welsh
Guðbjartur
“god bright”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Hannelore
“grace and light”
Hebrew and Greek, via German
Helen
may mean “torch, light”
Greek
Helena
may mean “torch, light”
Greek
Helene
may mean “of uncertain meaning; often light, torch”
Greek, via French
Herb
“bright army”
Germanic, via English
Herbert
“bright army”
Germanic
Herbie
“bright army”
Germanic, via English
Heribert
“bright army”
Germanic
Heriberto
“bright army”
Germanic, via Spanish
Hikaru
may mean “light, radiance”
Japanese
Hilbert
“bright battle”
Germanic
Hróbjartr
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Old Norse
Hróbjartur
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Icelandic
Hubert
“bright mind”
Germanic
Huberta
“bright mind”
Germanic, via English and Dutch
Hubertina
“bright mind”
Germanic, via German
Hubertus
“bright mind”
Germanic, via Latin
Hubrecht
“bright mind”
Germanic, via Dutch
Humbert
may mean “bright bear cub”
Germanic
Huub
“bright mind”
Germanic, via Dutch
Hyun
may mean “wise; or bright”
Korean
Ileana
may mean “as Helen; perhaps torch, light”
Greek, via Romanian
İlknur
“first light”
Turkish
Ilnur
“light of the homeland”
Turkic + Arabic
Işık
“light”
Turkish
Jasna
“clear, bright”
Slavic
Jelena
may mean “torch, light”
Greek, via Serbian and Croatian
Jyothis
“light”
Sanskrit
Jyoti
“light”
Sanskrit
Kalama
“torch”
Hawaiian
Kelly
may mean “bright-headed; or warrior”
Irish
Keren
“ray of light; horn”
Hebrew
Kira
may mean “lady; or ray of light”
Greek, Russian and Japanese
Kiran
“ray of light”
Sanskrit
Klaara
“clear, bright”
Latin, via Finnish
Klara
“bright, clear”
Latin
Klárinka
“clear, bright”
Latin, via Czech
Klárka
“clear, bright”
Latin, via Czech
Klarysa
“clear, bright”
Latin, via Polish
Koji
may mean “bright second son”
Japanese
Lainey
“light”
Greek, via French and English
Lambert
“bright land”
Germanic
Lamberto
“bright land”
Germanic, via Italian
Lambros
“bright, radiant”
Greek
Lana
may mean “light; or calm water”
Several
Laoise
may mean “radiant”
Irish
Leena
may mean “light”
Greek and Arabic
Lena
may mean “light, torch”
Greek, via German and Scandinavian
Lendrit
may mean “born of light”
Albanian
Leni
“light”
Greek, via German
Leora
“my light”
Hebrew
Lior
“I have light”
Hebrew
Liucija
“light”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Llucia
“light”
Latin, via Catalan
Luca
may mean “from Lucania; light”
Greek, via Latin and Italian
Lucas
may mean “from Lucania; light”
Greek, via Latin
Luce
“light”
Latin, via French and Italian
Lucetta
“light”
Latin, via Italian and English
Luci
“light”
Latin, via English
Lucia
“light”
Latin
Lucian
“light”
Latin
Luciana
“light”
Latin
Luciano
“light”
Latin, via Italian
Lucie
“light”
Latin, via French and Czech
Lucien
“light”
Latin, via French
Luciene
may mean “light”
Latin, via French
Lucienne
“light”
Latin, via French
Lucija
“light”
Latin, via Croatian and Slovenian
Lucila
“light”
Latin, via Spanish
Lucile
“light”
Latin, via French
Lucilla
“light”
Latin
Lucille
“light”
Latin, via French
Lucina
“light”
Latin
Lucinda
“light”
Latin, via Spanish
Lucio
“light”
Latin, via Portuguese
Lucius
“light”
Latin
Łucja
“light”
Latin, via Polish
Lucjan
“light”
Latin, via Polish
Lucka
“light”
Latin, via Czech
Lucy
“light”
Latin, via English
Lucyla
“light”
Latin, via Polish
Lucyna
“light”
Latin, via Polish
Luka
may mean “from Lucania; light”
Greek, via Slavic
Lukas
may mean “from Lucania; light”
Greek, via Latin
Luminosa
may mean “luminous, bright”
Latin, via Spanish
Luuk
“man from Lucania; or light”
Greek, via Dutch
Luz
“light”
Latin, via Spanish
Luzia
“light”
Latin, via German and Portuguese
Luzie
“light”
Latin, via German
Ming
may mean “bright”
Chinese
Minh
may mean “bright, clever”
Vietnamese
Mishal
“torch”
Arabic
Muireall
may mean “bright sea”
Scottish Gaelic
Muriel
“bright sea”
Celtic
Nele
may mean “light”
Greek and Latin, via German
Nell
may mean “light”
English
Niamh
“brightness, radiance”
Irish
Noor
“light”
Arabic
Noora
may mean “light (Arabic); also Finnish Nora”
Arabic, Finnish
Nora
may mean “honour; or light”
Irish and Scandinavian, from Latin and Greek
Norah
may mean “honour; or light”
Irish, via Latin
Norbert
“bright north”
Germanic
Norberto
“bright north”
Germanic, via Portuguese
Norbi
“bright north”
Germanic, via Hungarian
Nour
“light”
Arabic
Noura
“light”
Arabic
Nur
“light”
Arabic
Nuray
“light + moon”
Turkish
Nurettin
“light of the faith”
Arabic, via Turkish
Nurgül
“light + rose”
Turkish
Nurlan
may mean “radiant young man”
Arabic and Turkic
Nursel
“flood of light”
Turkish
Nursultan
“light of the sultan”
Arabic, via Kazakh
Nurul
“light of”
Arabic, via Malay and Indonesian
Oberto
“bright mind”
Germanic, via Italian
Olena
may mean “torch, light”
Greek, via Ukrainian
Ori
“my light”
Hebrew
Pertti
“bright”
Germanic, via Finnish
Phaedra
“bright, shining”
Greek
Phebe
“bright”
Greek, via English
Philibert
“very bright”
Germanic
Phoebe
“bright, radiant”
Greek
Pradeep
“lamp, light”
Sanskrit
Prakash
“light”
Sanskrit
Quang
may mean “light, clear”
Vietnamese
Ragnheiður
“counsel + brightness”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Ramberto
“bright raven”
Germanic, via Italian
Rashmi
“ray of light”
Sanskrit
Reyansh
may mean “ray of light; part of Vishnu”
Sanskrit
Rigobert
“ruler + bright”
Germanic, via French
Rigoberta
“ruler + bright”
Germanic, via Spanish
Rigoberto
“bright ruler”
Germanic, via Spanish
Rob
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Robbi
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Robbie
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Robbin
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Robby
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Robert
“bright fame”
Germanic
Roberta
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Italian
Robertas
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Lithuanian
Roberto
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Italian and Spanish
Roberts
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Latvian
Robertus
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Latin
Robin
“bright fame”
Germanic, via French
Robina
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Scottish
Robinet
“bright fame”
Germanic, via French
Roby
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Robyn
“bright fame”
Germanic, via English
Roksana
“bright”
Old Persian, via Polish and Turkish
Roope
“bright fame”
Germanic, via Finnish
Rossana
“bright”
Old Persian, via Italian
Roxana
“bright, shining”
Old Persian, via Greek
Roxane
may mean “bright”
Old Persian, via French
Roxanna
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via Greek
Roxanne
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via Greek and French
Roxy
may mean “bright, little star”
Persian, via English
Rupert
“bright fame”
Germanic, via German
Ruperta
“bright fame”
Germanic
Ruprecht
“bright fame”
Germanic, via German
Ruxandra
“bright”
Old Persian, via Romanian
Ryo
may mean “cool; clear; excellent”
Japanese
Sabanur
may mean “morning breeze light”
Arabic, via Turkish
Saniyah
may mean “radiant”
Arabic
Saule
“ray of light”
Turkic and Baltic
Seabert
“sea bright”
Old English
Seibert
“bright victory”
Germanic
Shirley
may mean “bright clearing”
Old English
Siegbert
“bright victory”
Germanic
Sigbjartur
“victory + bright”
Old Norse, via Faroese
Sigurbjartur
“victory + bright”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Skaidra
“clear, pure”
Latvian
Skaidrīte
“clear, pure”
Latvian
Skírnir
“bright one”
Old Norse
Sólbjartur
“sun + bright”
Old Norse, via Faroese
Sorcha
“bright, radiant”
Irish
Suchitra
“good + bright”
Sanskrit
Sueli
may mean “shining”
Brazilian Portuguese, possibly Germanic
Sveta
“light”
Slavic, via Russian
Svetla
“light, bright”
Slavic, via Bulgarian
Svetlana
“light, bright”
Russian
Svitlana
“light”
Slavic
Tafat
“light”
Amazigh
Tanushree
“radiant beauty”
Sanskrit
Tejaswi
“radiant”
Sanskrit
Theudebert
“bright among the people”
Germanic
Umberto
may mean “bright warrior”
Germanic, via Italian
Uri
“my light”
Hebrew
Uriah
“God is my light”
Hebrew
Urias
“my light is Yahweh”
Hebrew, via English
Uriel
“God is my light”
Hebrew
Uriele
“God is my light”
Hebrew, via Italian
Urijah
“my light is Yahweh”
Hebrew, via English
Valo
“light”
Finnish
Vedran
“clear, cheerful”
Serbo-Croatian
Vega
“meadow (Spanish); the bright star Vega”
Spanish and Arabic
Wilbert
“bright will”
Germanic
Xiaoming
may mean “little bright one”
Chinese
Yelena
may mean “of uncertain meaning; often light, torch”
Greek, via Russian
Zahir
“bright, evident”
Arabic
Zahra
“radiant, flower”
Arabic
Zehra
“radiant, bright”
Arabic, via Turkish
Zeus
“sky, bright”
Greek
Zhanar
may mean “shining eyes”
Kazakh
Zia
“light, splendour”
Arabic
Ziya
“light”
Arabic, via Turkish
Zohra
may mean “radiant (as Zahra); or the planet Venus”
Arabic