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Baby Names That Mean Light

Names that mean light are useful when you want a meaning that feels bright but still specific. This collection focuses on recorded meanings such as light, bright, shining, radiant, starlight, or moonlight. Save the names that still catch your eye, then use Couple Mode when you are ready to compare.

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girlHawaiian

Leilany

Starlight

Very Popular100/100
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boyArabic

Khamari

Moon, Moonlight

Very Popular99/100
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boyEnglish

Urijah

God Is My Light

Very Popular98/100
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girlGreekChristianity

Helena

Bright, shining light (Greek)

Very Popular95/100
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unisexGreekChristianity

Helen

Derived from the Greek word for bright or shining light.

Very Popular95/100
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boyGermanicChristianity

Robert

Bright fame

Very Popular95/100
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unisexGermanicChristianity

Bob

A diminutive of Robert, meaning bright fame.

Very Popular92/100
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unisexLatinChristianity

Lucia

A feminine form of Lucius, derived from Latin meaning light.

Very Popular90/100
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girlGreekChristianity

Helene

Bright, shining

Very Popular90/100
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unisexGermanicChristianity

Bobby

A common diminutive of Robert, meaning bright fame.

Very Popular90/100
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unisexLatinChristianity

Clara

Derived from Latin meaning bright, clear, and famous, embodying clarity and luminosity.

Very Popular90/100
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girlArabic

Inara

Illuminating, Shining

Popular89/100
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girlIrish

Kellyn

Descendant Of The Brightheaded One

Popular89/100
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girlVarious

Leyna

Light

Popular88/100
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girlLatin

Azure

Bright Blue

Popular88/100
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girlBengaliHinduism

Aleya

Light; radiance (Bengali)

Popular87/100
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girlGreek

Illiana

Bright

Popular87/100
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boyIrish

Kelan

Descendant Of The Brightheaded One

Popular86/100
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unisexGreekChristianity

Lena

Light, bright

Popular85/100
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unisexFrenchChristianity

Alice

Noble, bright

Popular85/100
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unisexMediterraneanChristianity

Lucy

A feminine name derived from the Latin name Lucia, meaning light-bringing.

Popular85/100
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boyKoreaOther

Chanyeol

Bright and ardent

Popular85/100
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girlIrish

Kiara

Bright, light

Popular85/100
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girlFrenchChristianity

Claire

Clear; bright; from Clara (Latin)

Popular85/100
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