Names Categorized "morning"

Aamu f Finnish
Means "morning" in Finnish.

Afërdita f Albanian
Means "daybreak, morning" in Albanian, from afër "nearby, close" and ditë "day". It is also used as an Albanian form of Aphrodite.

Akinyi f Luo
Means "born in the morning" in Luo.

Alba 1 f Italian, Spanish, Catalan
This name is derived from two distinct names, Alba 2 and Alba 3, with distinct origins, Latin and Germanic. Over time these names have become confused with one another. To further complicate the matter, alba means "dawn" in Italian, Spanish and Catalan. This may be the main inspiration behind its use in Italy and Spain.

Asahi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 旭 (asahi) or 朝日 (asahi) both meaning "morning sun". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Aurora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Avrora f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Aurora.

Ayelet f Hebrew
Means "doe, female deer, gazelle". It is taken from the Hebrew phrase אַיֶלֶת הַשַׁחַר (ʾayeleṯ hashaḥar), literally "gazelle of dawn", which is a name of the morning star.

Danica f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian, English
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus". This name occurs in Slavic folklore as a personification of the morning star. It has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.

Dawn f English
From the English word dawn, ultimately derived from Old English dagung.

Fajr f Arabic
Means "dawn, beginning" in Arabic. This is the name of a daily prayer that is recited in the morning by observant Muslims.

Fioralba f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Italian fiore "flower" (Latin flos) and alba "dawn".

Goizane f Basque
Derived from Basque goiz meaning "morning".

Goizargi f Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and argi "light".

Goizeder f & m Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and eder "beautiful".

Gry f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Means "to dawn" in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.

Hajni f Hungarian
Diminutive of Hajnal or Hajnalka.

İlknur f Turkish
Means "first light", from Turkish ilk meaning "first" combined with Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Lindita f Albanian
Means "the day is born" in Albanian, from lind "to give birth" and ditë "day".

Liwen m & f Mapuche
Means "morning" in Mapuche.

Manlio m Italian
Italian form of Manlius.

Manlius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was possibly derived from Latin mane "morning". Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was a Roman consul who saved Rome from the Gauls in the 4th century BC.

Meona'hane m Cheyenne
Means "morning killer" in Cheyenne, derived from méo- "morning" and -na'hané "kill, coup".

Prabhat m Hindi
Means "shining forth, morning" in Sanskrit, derived from प्रभा (prabhā) meaning "to shine".

Rīta f Latvian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Latvian rīts meaning "morning". Alternatively it could be a Latvian variant of Rita.

Rytis m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian rytas meaning "morning".

Sabah f & m Arabic, Turkish
Means "morning" in Arabic and Turkish.

Sabah ad-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Means "morning of religion", derived from Arabic صباح (ṣabāḥ) meaning "morning" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion".

Sabahattin m Turkish
Turkish form of Sabah ad-Din.

Sabahudin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Sabah ad-Din.

Svit m Slovene
Means "dawn" in Slovene.

Tariq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "visitor, knocker at the door" in Arabic, from طرق (ṭaraqa) meaning "to knock". This is the Arabic name of the morning star. Tariq ibn Ziyad was the Islamic general who conquered Spain for the Umayyad Caliphate in the 8th century.

Zornitsa f Bulgarian
Means "morning star" in Bulgarian.

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