Moniker

Meaning

Names meaning Light

Names of light — dawn, flame, a star that outlasts the storm. Radiant choices for a child you already can't stop looking at.

Lucas

Steady

English · boy

Latin 'man from Lucania' or 'light'.

biblicalmodern

Nora

Steady

Italian · girl

Short for Honora, Eleanor, or Norah; 'honor' or 'light'.

literaryminimalist

Lucy

Rising

· girl

From Latin lux, 'light'

vintagesoft

Elena

Steady

· girl

From Greek Helene, 'torch' or 'bright light'

classicalliterary

Ayla

Rising

· girl

Turkish, 'halo of moonlight'; Hebrew, 'oak tree'

celestialnature

Eden

Rising

· unisex

Hebrew, 'delight, pleasure'

biblicalnature

Aaron

Falling

· boy

Hebrew, 'mountain' or 'enlightened'

biblicalclassical

Lucia

Rising

· girl

From Latin lux, 'light'; feminine form of Lucius

classicalcelestial

Alina

Rising

· girl

Short form of Adelina or Albina; associated with 'noble' or 'light'

classicalsoft

Elaina

Steady

· girl

Variant of Elena, from Greek Helene, 'torch, bright light'

classicalsoft

Lena

Steady

· girl

Short form of Helena, from Greek, 'bright, torchlight'

vintageminimalist

Lucille

Steady

· girl

French elaboration of Lucia, from Latin lux, 'light'

vintageclassical

Luciana

Rising

· girl

Italian/Spanish feminine of Lucian, from Latin lux, 'light'

classicalcelestial

Bodhi

Steady

· boy

Sanskrit, 'enlightenment' or 'awakening'

bohemianmodern

Luciano

Rising

· boy

Italian/Spanish form of Lucian, from Latin lux, 'light'

classicalroyal

Elora

Rising

· girl

Modern coinage; echoes Greek Eleonora and Hebrew 'my light'

literarysoft

Elaine

Rising

· girl

Old French form of Helen, from Greek root meaning 'light'

literaryvintage

Kamari

Steady

· unisex

Swahili 'moonlight'; also a place name in Greece and Japan

moderncelestial

Apollo

Rising

· boy

Greek god of music, light, and prophecy

mythologicalclassical

Helena

Rising

· girl

From Greek helene, 'shining light'

classicalroyal

Helen

Steady

· girl

From Greek helene, 'shining light'

classicalvintage

Joy

Falling

· girl

English word-name, from Latin gaudium, 'delight, gladness'

minimalistsoft

Uriel

Steady

· boy

Hebrew, 'God is my light'; archangel of wisdom

biblicalcelestial

Lucian

Rising

· boy

From Latin Lucius, rooted in lux, 'light'

classicalliterary

Akari

Rising

· unisex

Japanese, 'light' or 'brightness'

celestialsoft