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43 Girl Names That Mean Light

Every girl name below carries the meaning of light — unisex names are included. For the full list across all genders, see names that mean light.

  1. Áine FeminineIrish“radiance, brilliance”
  2. Akari FeminineJapanese“light, brightness”
  3. Alya FeminineArabic“sky, heaven, loftiness”
  4. Aurelia FeminineLatin“golden”
  5. Aurora FeminineLatin“dawn”
  6. Ayla FeminineTurkish“moonlight, halo around the moon”
  7. Aylin FeminineTurkish“halo of the moon”
  8. Azar UnisexPersian“fire”
  9. Blake UnisexEnglish“black, or pale”
  10. Brigid FeminineIrish“exalted one”
  11. Celia FeminineLatin“of the Caelian; long associated with heaven”
  12. Chandra UnisexSanskrit“moon, shining”
  13. Chiara FeminineItalian“bright, clear”
  14. Crystal FeminineGreek“ice, clear ice”
  15. Danica FeminineSlavic“morning star”
  16. Dawn FeminineEnglish“daybreak”
  17. Diana FeminineLatin“divine, heavenly”
  18. Eirwen FeminineWelsh“white as snow”
  19. Elpis FeminineGreek“hope”
  20. Ember FeminineEnglish“glowing coal”
  21. Eurwen FeminineWelsh“golden and fair”
  22. Helena FeminineGreek“torch, shining light”
  23. Hikaru UnisexJapanese“light, radiance”
  24. Kalama FeminineHawaiian“the flaming torch”
  25. Lani FeminineHawaiian“sky, heaven, royal”
  26. Lior UnisexHebrew“my light”
  27. Lucia FeminineLatin“light”
  28. Lumi FeminineFinnish“snow”
  29. Neve FeminineItalian and Portuguese“snow”
  30. Noor UnisexArabic“light”
  31. Phoebe FeminineGreek“bright, radiant”
  32. Seraphina FeminineHebrew“burning ones”
  33. Shams UnisexArabic“sun”
  34. Sol UnisexSpanish and Latin“sun”
  35. Solana FeminineSpanish“sunshine, sunny place”
  36. Soleil FeminineFrench“sun”
  37. Stella FeminineLatin“star”
  38. Sunniva FeminineOld English and Norwegian“sun gift”
  39. Tanwen FeminineWelsh“white fire, holy fire”
  40. Vivian FeminineLatin“alive, full of life”
  41. Xanthe FeminineGreek“golden, yellow”
  42. Zahra FeminineArabic“flower, blossom; radiant”
  43. Zora FeminineSlavic“dawn”

Questions

  • Popular choices include Áine (Irish), Akari (Japanese), Alya (Arabic), Aurelia (Latin), Aurora (Latin), Ayla (Turkish). In total, this list covers 43 girl names that mean light.

  • A less common choice is Eirwen, a Welsh name meaning "white as snow".

  • NameLore lists 43 girl names meaning light, including unisex names used for girls.

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