Perhaps you’re a far-sighted kind of parent who’s gazing into the future on behalf of the beautiful baby you’ve just welcomed into the world.
Ancient wisdom tells us that eyes are windows to the soul, so if you’re looking for names that mean eye that match the clarity of vision and integrity you hope will develop in the character of your child, then you’ve come to the right place.
We’ve put together a comprehensive list of names from around the world with roots in different cultures and mythologies, so look closely and you may find one that perfectly fits the apple of your eye!
Female baby names
- Aaralyn — [English] “eye of the lamb”
- Aelah — [Hebrew] “eye of God”
- Ailie — [Scottish] “light”
- Ailynn — [Irish] “radiance”
- Aine — [Gaelic] “brightness”
- Alina — [Latin] “light”
- Anaya — [Sanskrit] “eye”
- Beha — [Arabic] “beautiful”
- Chloë — [Greek] “blooming”
- Cleo — [Greek] “glory”
- Daisy — [English] “day’s eye”
- Dita — [Slavic] “goddess of sight”
- Elin — [Scandinavian] “light”
- Eliora — [Hebrew] “light of God”
- Enola — [French] “light”
- Eyana — [African] “light of the eye”
- Gauri — [Hindi] “golden”
- Harini — [Sanskrit] “doe”
- Hikari — [Japanese] “light”
- Hina — [Japanese] “sunlight”
- Jyoti — [Sanskrit] “light”
- Kaia — [Greek] “pure”
- Kama — [Hindi] “love”
- Kayla — [Hebrew] “crown”
- Kiran — [Hindi] “ray of light”
- Kya — [Native American] “diamond”
- Li — [Chinese] “beautiful”
- Lina — [Greek] “light”
- Lucia — [Latin] “light”
- Lyla — [Arabic] “night beauty”
- Mina — [Hebrew] “enchanting”
- Mya — [Greek] “great one”
- Naya — [Hindu] “eye”
- Nia — [Welsh] “bright”
- Nila — [Sanskrit] “blue”
- Noor — [Arabic] “light”
- Nura — [Arabic] “light”
- Purnima — [Hindi] “full moon”
- Ria — [Indian] “vision”
- Sana — [Arabic] “brilliance”
Male baby names
- Aariz — [Arabic] “eye of the storm”
- Aiken — [English] “bright eyes”
- Akoni — [Hawaiian] “eyes of God”
- Akule — [Hawaiian] “Eye of the Day”
- Ayman — [Arabic] “blessed with eyes”
- Azaire — [Greek] “Eagle”
- Azriel — [Hebrew] “God is my help”
- Belen — [Spanish] “arrow”
- Bhoj — [Hindi] “eye”
- Daron — [Hebrew] “Gift”
- Darsh — [Hindi] “sight”
- Drish — [Sanskrit] “eye”
- Elkan — [Hebrew] “God is my strength”
- Eyal — [Hebrew] “strength”
- Eyvind — [Scandinavian] “warrior of the eye”
- Gazi — [Arabic] “victor”
- Huy — [Vietnamese] “bright”
- Idris — [Arabic] “a watcher”
- Ikenna — [Igbo] “father’s power”
- Ishan — [Hindi] “lord of the eye”
- Iskandar — [Arabic] “defender of mankind”
- Izsak — [Hungarian] “God remembers”
- Kalil — [Arabic] “friend”
- Kazi — [Arabic] “scribe”
- Maaz — [Arabic] “lover of eyes”
- Masood — [Arabic] “fortunate”
- Mihir — [Hindi] “sun”
- Mikail — [Arabic] “who is like God”
- Nair — [Hindi] “eyelashes”
- Noor — [Arabic] “light”
- Oren — [Hebrew] “light”
- Piran — [Celtic] “eye of the sea”
- Rahim — [Arabic] “compassionate”
- Razi — [Arabic] “agreeable”
- Saad — [Arabic] “good luck”
- Tariq — [Arabic] “morning star”
- Tej — [Hindi] “brilliance”
- Yusef — [Arabic] “God increases”
- Zain — [Arabic] “Beauty”
Unisex baby names
- Aiden — [Irish] “little and fiery”
- Alia — [Arabic] “exalted”
- Alya — [Hebrew] “eye of God”
- Aza — [Arabic] “watchful”
- Azar — [Hebrew] “help from God”
- Cael — [Irish] “angel”
- Charu — [Hindi] “eye”
- Conal — [Irish] “wise and powerful”
- Eilan — [Welsh] “vision”
- Eli — [Hebrew] “ascended”
- Elya — [Hebrew] “God is my salvation”
- Eyanna — [Hebrew] “God’s eye”
- Eythan — [Hebrew] “enduring”
- Ezra — [Hebrew] “helper”
- Fazal — [Arabic] “grace of God”
- Gia — [Italian] “God’s gracious gift”
- Haneul — [Korean] “heavenly”
- Idan — [Hebrew] “appointed by God”
- Jia — [Chinese] “beautiful”
- Miah — [Arabic] “gift from God”
- Nayan — [Indian] “eye”
- Nur — [Arabic] “light”