The birth of a child instantly lights up the world, with your precious newborn bringing a natural sense of joy and purity into the world. So it seems perfectly fitting for you to offer them a name that enables them to shine.
If you’re an independent thinker who’s looking for a name that reflects your child’s unique, radiant personality, then look no further. We’ve carefully picked a list of names that mean light from cultures around the world.
As you browse, we hope you’ll find a suitable name that helps your son or daughter spread rays of brightness wherever they go.
Female baby names
- Aiko – [Japanese] “Child of Light”
- Anu – [Sanskrit] “Goddess of the Sky”
- Aurielle – [French] “Golden-Haired”
- Bera – [Irish] “Bright”
- Chanda – [Hindu] “Bright”
- Daya – [Sanskrit] “Kindness”
- Diya – [Indian] “Light”
- Esme – [English] “Beloved”
- Espe – [Spanish] “Hope”
- Freya – [Norse] “Goddess of Love and Beauty”
- Ianna – [Greek] “Goddess of Light”
- Isara – [Japanese] “Strong as the Sun”
- Jyoti – [Hindu] “Light”
- Kailani [Hawaiian] “Sea and Sky”
- Kala – [Hawaiian] “Light”
- Leilah – [Arabic] “Night”
- Lina – [Greek] “Light”
- Lyla – [English] “Night”
- Maarika – [Finnish] “Star of the Sea”
- Meira – [Hebrew] “Light of God”
- Nuri – [Arabic] “My Light”
- Orla – [Gaelic] “Light or Golden Princess”
- Radhi – [Indian] “Delight”
- Razi [Arabic] “Bright”
- Sia – [Hindu] “Light”
- Sol – [Spanish] “Sun”
- Soora – [Indian] “Light”
- Teja – [Indian] “Light”
- Ujala – [Hindu] “Brightness”
- Veda – [Sanskrit] “Knowledge”
- Vyom – [Indian] “Sky”
Male baby names
- Aarush – [Indian] “First Ray of Sun”
- Aiden – [Irish] “Bright”
- Aiko – [Japanese] “Child of Light”
- Akoni – [Hawaiian] “Light”
- Arun – [Hindu] “Sun”
- Beams [English] “Light”
- Beorht – [Anglo-Saxon] “Bright”
- Channaray – [Indian] “Light Rays”
- Dayan – [Hebrew] “Judge”
- Diya – [Indian] “Light”
- Gio – [Italian] “God is Light”
- Haim – [Hebrew] “Life”
- Ikal – [Mayan] “Light”
- Isamu – [Japanese] “Courage and Light”
- Jair – [Hebrew] “God Enlightens”
- Kale – [Hawaiian] “Light”
- Kiran – [Hindu] “Ray of Light”
- Lamar – [French] “From the Sea”
- Lavan – [Hebrew] “White Light”
- Lugh – [Irish] “Light”
- Meurig – [Welsh] “Mighty and Bright”
- Narayan – [Hindu] “Son of Manu”
- Nuri – [Arabic] “My Light”
- Oran – [Gaelic] “Pale Green”
- Orin – [English] “Pale-Skinned”
- Owen – [Welsh] “Well Born”
- Rama – [Hindu] “The Black One”
- Razi – [Arabic] “Bright”
- Shaul – [Hebrew] “Asked of God”
- Surya – [Hindu] “Sun”
- Teja – [Indian] “Light”
- Uday – [Hindu] “Rising Sun”
- Vadim – [Russian] “Ruler of the Light”
- Vyom – [Indian] “Sky”
- Yotam – [Hebrew] “God is Perfection”
Unisex baby names
- Anwar – [Arabic] “radiant”
- Arun – [Hindu] “dawn”
- Aurelius – [Latin] “golden”
- Bijan – [Persian] “light”
- Brielle – [French] “God is my strength”
- Candra – [Hindu] “shining”
- Fane – [Romanian] “light”
- Helios – [Greek] “sun”
- Ishaan – [Hindu] “lord of the sun”
- Keegan – [Irish] “small and fiery”
- Lucian – [Latin] “light”
- Nemo – [Latin] “nobody”
- Nur – [Turkish] “light”
- Uday – [Indian] “sunrise”
