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Baby Names Meaning Light or Brightness

224 names with meanings: 123 girl names and 101 boy names.

Names that mean light, brightness or shining are among the most loved of all, perhaps because they feel hopeful. They come from many languages, including Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and Irish.

Names are matched by the words in their traditional meaning, and meanings can vary by source.

Girl Names Meaning Light or Brightness

123 girl names. Here are the first 10.

  1. 1.
    AilbheIrish
    Meaning: Noble, bright
  2. 2.
    AileenIrish
    Meaning: Light, bright
  3. 3.
    AineIrish
    Meaning: Radiance
  4. 4.
    AkiraJapanese
    Meaning: Bright, clear
  5. 5.
    AlbertaGermanic
    Meaning: Noble and bright
  6. 6.
    AlinaSlavic
    Meaning: Bright, fair
  7. 7.
    AlyonaRussian
    Meaning: Bright, shining
  8. 8.
    AoifeIrish
    Meaning: Beauty, radiance
  9. 9.
    BerdineGermanic
    Meaning: Bright strength
  10. 10.
    BertaGermanic
    Meaning: Bright, famous

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Boy Names Meaning Light or Brightness

101 boy names. Here are the first 10.

  1. 1.
    AbnerHebrew
    Meaning: Father of light
  2. 2.
    AdalbertGermanic
    Meaning: Noble and bright
  3. 3.
    AdalbertoGermanic
    Meaning: Noble and bright
  4. 4.
    AilbertEnglish
    Meaning: Noble and bright
  5. 5.
    AlbertGermanic
    Meaning: Noble and bright
  6. 6.
    AlbertoGermanic
    Meaning: Noble and bright
  7. 7.
    AlbieGermanic
    Meaning: Noble and bright
  8. 8.
    AlbrechtGermanic
    Meaning: Noble and bright
  9. 9.
    AmitabhSanskrit
    Meaning: Infinite light
  10. 10.
    AnwarArabic
    Meaning: Brighter

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