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Aaditayan m Indian, Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit word "Aaditya" meaning "Sun."

Aarish m Hindi
Means "first ray of sun" in Hindi.

Adhavan m Tamil
Means "sun" in Tamil.

Adityawarman m History, Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit आदित्यवर्मन् (adityavarman) meaning "protection of Aditya" or "protection of the sun", from the name of the Hindu god Aditya combined with Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, protection, shield"... [more]

Adyan m Kalmyk
Means "sun" in Kalmyk.

Aftab m Urdu, Bengali
From Persian آفتاب (aftab) meaning "sun" or "sunlight, sunshine".

Agüeybaná m Taíno (Archaic)
Interpreted to mean "the great sun" in Taino.

Aiglanor m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun αἴγλη (aigle) meaning "light (of the sun or moon)" as well as "radiance" and "glory" (see Aegle) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".

Akhira m & f Thai
Means "Sun, sunlight" in Thai.... [more]

Akiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 旭 (aki) meaning "rising sun" combined with 明 (haru) meaning "bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akrun m Khmer
Means "dawn, morning sun" in Khmer.

Altannar f & m Mongolian
Means "golden sun" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".

Anamitra m & f Hinduism
Means "Lord Surya (Sun)."

Anárion m Literature
Means "son of the sun" in Quenya. This was the name of the younger son of Elendil in Tolkien's works. He was a king of Gondor and slain in combat with Sauron.

Angyang m Chinese
From the Chinese 昂 (áng) meaning "rise, raise; proud, bold; upright" and 扬 (yáng) meaning "scatter, spread" or "praise" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "male; light, sun".

Anothai f & m Thai
Means "rising sun" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अरुणोदय (arunodaya).

Anshuman m Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit अंशुमान (amshuman) meaning "sun". This is the name of a king in Hindu mythology.

Antü m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun antü (also antv and anty) meaning "sun, day."

Aochang m Chinese
From the Chinese 翱 (áo) meaning "soar, roam", 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 倡 (chàng) meaning "guide, leader; lead", 畅 (chàng) meaning "free, smooth" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

Araw m & f Tagalog
Means "sun" in Tagalog.

Arawan m & f Thai
Meaning: “sun”

Arki m Hinduism
An Indian name meaning "descendent of the sun", which is an epithet for Yama, the Vedic god of death.

Arpiar m & f Armenian
Meaning: “sun”

Arun m & f Khmer
Means "morning sun" in Khmer.

Arunendra m Telugu
Means "mythical charioteer of the sun" in Telugu.

Arut m Abkhaz
Means "sun" in Abkhaz.

Arutan m Abkhaz (Rare)
Derived from Abkhaz амра (āmrā) meaning “sun”.

Asaharu m Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Asahiko f & m Japanese
As a male name comes from Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.... [more]

Asfaloth m & f Literature
A character in JRR Tolkien's works, a horse (of unknown sex) ridden by the elf Glorfindel. The name is derived from the fictional Sindarin language and means "sunlit foam", from ast meaning "light of the sun, heat of the sun" and faloth meaning "large foamy wave".

Ashita m Japanese (Rare)
From 朝 (ashita) meaning "morning," specifically the next morning or the end of the night. The name shifted to mean "tomorrow" when written as 明日, though no evidence for usage of that form as a name is found yet.... [more]

Ataru m Japanese
From Japanese 当 (ataru) meaning "target, hit, objective, correct, appropriate, right", 任 (ataru) meaning "appoint, responsibility, term, duty, to entrust to" or 陽 (ataru) meaning "the sun, yang principle, light, male"... [more]

Atonal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl atl "water" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun".

Aurinko f & m Finnish
Means "sun" in Finnish.

Ayaansh m Telugu
Means "The Ray of Sun," "Part of Parents," "God Gift".

Baalaaditya m Kannada
Means "risen sun" in Kannada.

Baalaark m Kannada
Meaning "Rising Sun".

Bagaskoro m Javanese
From Javanese bagaskara meaning "sun", ultimately from Sanskrit भास्कर (bhāskara).

Balzhinima m Buryat
Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".

Baoxu m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant".

Bari m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "sun" in Shipibo.

Barin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bari meaning "sun" and the genitive suffix -n.

Beaivi m Sami
Means "day, sun" in Sami. Its Finnish cognate is Päivä.

Binsar m Batak
Means "rising (of the sun)" in Toba Batak.

Bochang m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

Caian m Quechua
Means "Down", "Son of the Sun". It can also have a meaning of "the tomorrow that will always come" - for the ancient Quechua had a circular-time notion.

Chakrasei m Khmer
Means "solar system, galaxy" in Khmer.

Changbo m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother".

Changbok f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 福 "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Changcan m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 璨 (càn) meaning "gems, lustre of gems, lustrous".

Changfeng m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 奉 (fèng) meaning "offer, receive; respect".

Changfu m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 辅 (fǔ) meaning "cheekbone" or "protective, assist" or 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing".

Changgao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 高 (gāo) meaning "high, tall".

Changge m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 哥 (gē) meaning "elder brother".

Chang-gyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 均 "equal, even, fair; all, also".

Changheon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and the sino-korean 獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present"

Changhong m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand; great".

Changhui m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance".

Changhyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able".

Changji m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".

Changjia m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 家 (jiā) meaning "house, home, family".

Changjian m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword".

Changjiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 奖 (jiǎng) meaning "award, prize, reward".

Changjin m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 进 (jìn) meaning "advance, make progress".

Changjun m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 峻 (jùn) meaning "high, steep, towering; stern".

Changlong m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 隆 (lóng) meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant".

Chang-min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear" or 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" (chang), and 暋 "strong, robust, tough" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Shim Chang-min (1988-).

Changpei m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains".

Changqi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 起 (qǐ) meaning "rise, stand up, go up; begin".

Changqiao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Changren m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Changseok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".

Chang-seop m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".

Changshao m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel; excellent".

Changshi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 士 (shì) meaning "scholar, gentleman; soldier".

Changshuo m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "first day of lunar month; the north".

Changtai m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 泰 (tài) meaning "big, great; exhalted, superior".

Changtian m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Changwei m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 炜 (wěi) meaning "brilliant red; glowing" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "big, great, robust".

Changxu m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

Changyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 唱 (chàng) meaning "sing" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" or 幺 (yāo) meaning "one" or "youngest, small".

Changyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful; harmony, joy".

Changzhang m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 丈 (zhàng) meaning "gentleman, man, husband".

Changzhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper" and 治 (zhì) meaning "govern, regulate".

Chaoyang m Chinese
From Chinese 超 (chāo) meaning "surpass, leap over" or 朝 (cháo) meaning "imperial court, government, dynasty" combined with 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Chengxu m Chinese
From the Chinese 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

Chengyao m Chinese
From the Chinese 程 (chéng) meaning "journey" and 耀 (yào) meaning "shine, sparkle; glory" or 曜 (yào) meaning "glorious, sun-like; daylight, sunlight".

Chiminigagua m Muisca Mythology
Chiminigagua was a universally good god and represented the only light that existed when it was night time. When the world was created there was only darkness and the only light was given by Chiminigagua... [more]

Chuanxu m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

Cipactonal m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
An Aztec deity, god of astrology and calendars. He and his wife, Oxomoco, were known as the first human couple. Derived from Nahuatl cipactli "crocodile, alligator, caiman; crocodilian monster, dragon", with the second element possibly being tonalli "day, sun, heat; day-sign; soul, fate".

Dela-malkh m Caucasian Mythology
Means "sun god" from Chechen дела (dela) meaning "god" and малх (malkh) meaning "sun, solar". This was the name of the sun god in Chechen and Ingush mythology.

Diell m Albanian
Derived from Albanian diell "sun".

Divakar m Tamil
Means "sun god" in Tamil.

Dong-uk m Korean
From Sino-Korean 棟 "the main beams supporting a house" or 東 "east, eastern" (dong), and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant" (uk).

Ekhi m Basque
Eastern Basque variant of eki "sun".

Elgün m Azerbaijani
Means "sun of the people" in Azerbaijani, from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and gün meaning "sun, day".

Elidio m Spanish
Exact origins uncertain. It may stem from the Ancient Greek “Ēlis (Ἦλις) / Ileia (Ηλεία),” meaning “low land, hollow earth.” This is the name of a region in western Greece. Another possibility is that it stems from the name Helios, the mythological son of Poseidon, from the Greek “hḗlios ‎(ἥλιος)” meaning "sun".

Elido m Spanish
Exact origins uncertain. It may stem from the Ancient Greek “Ēlis (Ἦλις) / Ileia (Ηλεία),” meaning “low land, hollow earth.” This is the name of a region in western Greece. Another possibility is that it stems from the name Helios, the mythological son of Poseidon, from the Greek “hḗlios ‎(ἥλιος)” meaning "sun".

Enkhnar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian энх (enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".

Ergün m Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, hero, brave" and gün meaning "sun, day".

Éše'héméó'o m Cheyenne
Means "sun trail, sun road" in Cheyenne.

Éše'hénȧhkohe m Cheyenne
Means "Sun Bear" in Cheyenne.

Éše'he Ȯhmé'éhnėstse m Cheyenne
Means "rising sun" in Cheyenne.

Éše'hȯhmé'éhne m Cheyenne
Means "Rising Sun" in Cheyenne.

Éše'hȯxháahketa m Cheyenne
Means "Little Sun" in Cheyenne.

Estérel m Occitan
Derived from the name of a massif in southeastern France. Its etymology is uncertain, but theories include a derivation from old Provençal estelell, meaning "sun"; from the Latin word sterilis, meaning "sterile", because of the poor quality of the soil; and a derivation from pre-Latin ester, meaning "steep rock, gorge".

Étsa m Aguaruna
Means "sun" in Awajún.

Etsa m Shuar
Means "sun" in Shuar.

Eunchang m Korean
From 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" and Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".

Fumiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history" combined with 陽 (haru, yo) meaning "light, sun, male", 春 (haru, shun) meaning "spring season" or 晴 (haru, hare, teru) meaning "clear or fine weather"... [more]

Guaraci m & f Brazilian, New World Mythology, Tupi
Derived from Old Tupi kûarasy "sun", itself derived from kó "this, these", ara "day" and sy “mother, origin” and thus meaning "the origin of this day". In Tupi mythology, Guaraci was the personification of the sun as well as the sun god... [more]

Gün f & m Turkish
Means "sun" in Turkish.

Hae m & f Korean
From native Korean 해 (Hae) meaning "Sun".'태양'이라는 뜻의 토종 우리말 해(해)에서 유래했다.

Hae-oreum m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and Oreum.

Haetbit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 햇빛 (haetbit) meaning "sunlight, sunshine," from a combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and Bit with the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-) (compare Haebit).

Haet-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and Byeol with the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-) (compare Haetbit and Haetsal).

Haetsal f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 햇살 (haetsal) meaning "sunbeam, sunray, sunshine," from a combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and 살 (sal) meaning "arrow" with the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-).

Haiyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Haruhi f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [more]

Harukaze m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 春風 (harukaze) meaning "spring breeze."... [more]

Haruku m Japanese
From Japanese 永 (haru) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru, ha) meaning "clear up", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 遥 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" or 遼 (haru) meaning "distant", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 駆 (ku) meaning "drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel", 駈 (ku) meaning "run, gallop, advance" or 九 (ku) meaning "nine"... [more]

Harune f & m Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 明 (haru) meaning "bright", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 暖 (haru) meaning "warmth", 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 美 (haru) meaning "beautiful", 花 (haru) meaning "flower", 遥, 遙 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 遼 (haru) meaning "distant", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 啓 (haru) meaning "disclose, open, say", 桜 (haru) meaning "cherry blossom", 治 (haru) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve", 東 (haru) meaning "east", 晏 (haru) meaning "late, quiet", 羽 (ha) meaning "feather" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 夢 (ne) meaning "dream", 根 (ne) meaning "root", 嶺 (ne) meaning "peak, summit", 子 (ne) meaning "child" or 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare, few, phenomenal"... [more]

Harushige m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" or 晏 (haru) meaning "peaceful, quiet" combined with 成 (shige) meaning "to become" or 茂 (shige) meaning "luxuriant"... [more]

Harutami m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 民 (tami, tamiyo) meaning "people, nationals, citizens, civil" or 黎⁠ (tami, rei, ri, kuro.i, rai) meaning "bluish black, gloomy, dusky"... [more]

Haulwyn m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh elements haul meaning "sun" and gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed."

Heliokles m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious sun", derived from Greek ἥλιος (helios) "sun" combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory."

Heol m Breton
Derived from Breton heol "sun".

Hetav m & f Kurdish
Means "sun" in Kurdish.

Heulfryn m Welsh
Means "sunny hill", from Welsh haul "sun" and bryn "hill".

Hibio m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hidaka m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 夏 (daka) meaning "summer", 京 (daka) meaning "capital", 空 (daka) meaning "sky", 高 (daka) meaning "tall, high", 社 (daka) meaning "company, firm, office, association, shrine" or 天 (daka) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]

Higura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (higu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 東 (hi) meaning "east", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 公 (gu) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 来 or 來 (gu) both meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 功 (gu) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 呉 (gu) meaning "give, do something for", 宮 (gu) meaning "Shinto shrine", 工 (gu) meaning "craft, construction" or 暮 (gu) meaning "evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 椋 (gura) meaning "type of deciduous tree, grey starling", 蔵 (gura) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess", 藏 (gura) meaning "hide, own, have, possess" or 倉 (gura) meaning "godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury"... [more]

Hiichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hijiri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 聖 (hijiri) meaning "holy, sacred", or 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" combined with 次 (ji) meaning "next" that is then combined with 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 稜 (ri) meaning "majesty, power, angle, edge, corner"... [more]

Hiko f & m Japanese
From 日 (hi) meaning “day, sun” and 子 (ko) meaning “child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac”. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Himawari f & m Japanese (Modern)
From 向日葵 (himawari) which refers to the sunflower, originally deriving from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" combined with 回り (mawari) meaning "rotation, circulation," from the misconception that the sunflowers follow the direction of the sun, the behaviour only occuring in immature flower buds and not in fully grown sunflowers (which faces east).... [more]

Hinato m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 陽 (hina) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [more]

Hinote m Japanese
From 陽 (hi) meaning “light, sun, male”, 日 (hi) meaning “sun, day”, 緋 (hi) meaning “scarlet, dark red”, 一 (hi) meaning “one”, or 火 (hi) meaning “fire”, combined with の (no) (a possesive marker), 野 (no) meaning “field, wilderness, wild”, 乃 (no) meaning “to be, then, really, indeed”, or 之 (no) meaning “it, him, her” combined with 手 (te) meaning “hand, skill”, 貞 (te) meaning “virtue, chastity”, 哲 (te) meaning “wisdom, philosophy”, 照 (te) meaning “illuminate, shine” or 天 (te) meaning “heaven, sky”.

Hiroka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 嘉 (hiro) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 均 (hiro) meaning "level, average", 啓 (hiro) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (hiro) meaning "jade pointed at top", 敬 (hiro) meaning "respect", 硯 (hiro) meaning "inkstone", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 洪 (hiro) meaning "deluge, flood, vast", 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 潤 (hiro) meaning "soft, moist, sleek, freshen", 祥 (hiro) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 尋 (hiro) meaning "search, seek", 泰 (hiro) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great", 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great", 拓 (hiro) meaning "expand, open, support", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air", 博 (hiro) meaning "doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition", 普 (hiro) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 明 (hiro) meaning "bright", 弥 (hiro) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 佑 (hiro) meaning "help, assist", 優 (hiro) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", 容 (hiro) meaning "contain, form, looks", 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean", 陽 (hiro) meaning "light, sun, male", 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious", 洸 (hiro) meaning "sparkling water", 絋 (hiro) meaning "cotton wadding", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "ruler's wife, queen, empress", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal" or 火 (hi) meaning "fire", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 耶 (ka) meaning "question mark", 和 (ka)meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 閑 (ka) meaning "leisure", 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, complete" or 雅 (ka) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined".... [more]

Hisaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life", 久 (hisa) meaning "long time", 尚 (hisa) meaning "still, as always", 火 (hi) meaning "fire" (for males), 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" (for females) combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious", 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula, cape" (for males) or 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom" (for females)... [more]

Hitachi m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 常 (hi) meaning "eternal; unchanging" combined with 陸 (tachi) meaning "land".... [more]

Hito m Japanese
From Japanese 均 (hito) meaning "gentle", 侍 (hito) meaning "warrior; samurai", 人 (hito) meaning "person" or from 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [more]

Hiyomi f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 日 (hi) meaning "sun; sunlight; daylight" combined with 与 (yo) meaning "to give; to provide" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". ... [more]

Hiyuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hiyuu) meaning "one", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly", 悠 (yuu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich" or 遊 (yuu) meaning "play"... [more]

Hizashi m Japanese (Rare)
From 陽 (hi, yo) meaning "sun, male, heaven, sunshine, yang principle, positive, daytime" and 射 (zashi) meaning "shoot, shine into, onto, archery". 陽射 (Hizashi) means sunlight or sun rays.

Hunu m & f Maori
Means "sun beam" in Māori.

Hushi f & m Chickasaw, Choctaw
The Chickasaw and Choctaw word for "Sun".

Idaho m American (Rare)
From the name of a state in the United States of America. The name of the state was made in the early 1860s, when the United States Congress was considering organizing a new territory in the Rocky Mountains, eccentric lobbyist George M. Willing suggested the name "Idaho", which he claimed was derived from a Shoshone language term meaning "the sun comes from the mountains" or "gem of the mountains".

Il m & f Korean
From Korean il means “Sun”.

Il-hyang m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" combined with 向 (hyang) meaning "direction, towards". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Ištanu m & f Near Eastern Mythology
Deriving from the Hattic estan meaning "Sun deity, day". This was an epithet likely used to refer to the of the Sun Goddess of Arinna. It was also used in reference to a solar deity known as the Sun God of Heaven (equivalent to the Hurrian Simige).

Iyou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 葦 (i) meaning "reed" combined with 陽 (you) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jae-Il m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" combined with 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" or 一 (il) meaning "one"... [more]

Jaewook m Korean
From 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest", 宰 "to slaughter; to rule", or 才 meaning "talent, gift." and 旭 "rising sun;" brilliance; radiant".

Jeong-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 晸 "appearance of the sun" and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing".

Jeong-il m Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" and 日 (il) meaning "sun, day". Other hanja character combinations are possible as well... [more]

Jua m & f Swahili
Means "sun" in Swahili.

Jyotiraditya m Hindi
One of the Many Names of Lord Krishna, Jyotiraditya, means “The Resplendence of the Sun.”

K'ádheh m & f Slavey
Means “sun” in Slavey.

Kalāhikiola f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the life-giving sun".

Kasuba m Bemba
Means "sun" in Bemba.

Kathiravan m Indian, Tamil
Means "sun" in Tamil.

Kem m Romani
Romani name derived from cam meaning both "sun" and "to love".

Khadhvanin m Sanskrit, Hindi (Rare), Hinduism, Indian (Modern)
From Sanskrit खाध्वनीन (khAdhvanIna) "sun".

Khadyot m Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Fijian
Means "Sun" or "firefly".

Khagasan m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Nepali, Telugu
MEANING : "seat of Sun"( Eastern mountain from where sun rises), sitting on a bird ( Lord Vishnu )

Kharakar m Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hinduism, Bengali, Gujarati
Name - Kharakar खरकर... [more]

Kharamayukh m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
From Sanskrit खरमयूख (kharamayUkha) meaning "sun, hot-rayed".

Khur m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning, "sun."

Kiyoharu m Japanese
It can be written as 清 (kiyo) meaning "pure, clean" or 精 (kiyo) meaning "energy, vigour" and 春 (haru) meaning "spring season", 治 (haru, ji) meaning "govern, rule, treatment", 陽 (haru, hare, teru) meaning "sun, male, light", or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear or fine weather, sunniness"... [more]

Kiyomu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 浄 (kiyomu) meaning "cleanse, clean, pure, purify", 澄 (kiyomu) meaning "clear, pure" or 雪 (kiyomu) meaning "snow" (for males) and from Japanese 今 (ki) meaning "now", 日 (yo) meaning "day, sun, Japan" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" (for females)... [more]

Korou m Manipuri
Means "sun" in Meitei.

Kuarahy m Guarani
Means "sun" in Guarani.

Kuarahyresê m Guarani
Means "setting sun, rising sun" in Guarani.

Langa m Zulu
From Zulu ilanga "sun, sunshine, day".

Langalibalele m Zulu
Means "shining sun" in Zulu.

Lemar m Pashto
Means "sun" in Pashto.

Letsatsi m Sotho
Means "sun" in Sotho.

Ljósálfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ljós "a burning light, light of the sun" and alfr "elf".

Lujhah m Newar (Rare)
Means "golden sun", from Newar लू (lū) meaning "gold" and झ: (jhah) meaning "Sun".

Lupi m Aymara
Means "sun" in Aymara.

Luyang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese character 露 (lù) meaning "dew" combined with 杨 or 楊 (yáng) both meaning "poplar, willow", 阳 or 陽 (yáng) both meaning "light, sun, male", or 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean"... [more]

Magserannguaq m & f Greenlandic
Derived from Greenlandic massippoq meaning "rising half up from a horizontal position" and the suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear", with the implied meaning "flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it" (according to the Greenlandic author Karl Siegstad).... [more]

Mahana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian
Means "warmth, heat" in Māori and Hawaiian, and "sun" in Tahitian.

Maharo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 円 (ma) meaning "circle, yen, round", 正 (ma) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 晴 (haro) meaning "clear up", 悠 (haro) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 良 (ro) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" or 陽 (haro) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Maiagizis m Ojibwe
Means "right/correct sun", deriving from the Ojibwe giizis ("sun, moon, a month"). This was the Ojibwe name of Ignace Tonené, a chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai people.

Malsag m Ingush
Derived from Ingush малх (malkh) meaning "sun" and саг (sag) meaning "man, person".

Mamamze m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun მამა (mama) meaning "father" combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun".

Marurai m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "mara", meaning "garden" and "rai", meaning "sun", hence the meaning is "garden of sun".

Masaaki m Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant" combined with 旭 (aki) meaning "rising sun", 右 (aki) meaning "right", 映 (aki) meaning "a reflection; to reflect", 且 (aki) meaning "almost; nearly", 暁 (aki) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 晶 (aki) meaning "clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 紹 (aki) meaning "introduce", 督 (aki) meaning "command, lead", 明 (aki) meaning "clear, bright", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Masoandro m & f Malagasy
Means "the sun" in Malagasy.

Matahari f & m Indonesian
Means "sun" in Indonesian.

Mehran m Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" or "sun".

Mehrshad m Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy".

Mehrzad m & f Persian
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "friendship, love, kindness" or "sun" and زاد (zad) meaning "son of".

Meriyoko m Indigenous American
Means “Eyes of the Sun”, in the Guahibo language of Venezuela and Colombia.

Mihir m Indian, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit मिहिर (mihira) meaning "sun". It was also used to mean "moon" and "wind" (depending on the context). The original name had connotations of "king of all" or "person from family of Sun"... [more]

Mihrab m Old Persian
Derived from Middle Persian mihr meaning "sun" combined with Middle Persian āb meaning "water". As such, one could say that the meaning of this name is roughly "sun in the water" (in reference to the reflection of sunlight in the water)... [more]

Miran m Pashto
Means "sun-like" in Pashto.

Mirri f & m Indigenous Australian, Gooniyandi
Means "sun" in Gooniyandi, spoken in northern Western Australia.

Misae f & m Sioux
Means "white sun" in the Osage language. From the Osage mi 'sun' and ska 'white'.

Mönkhnar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and нар (nar) meaning "sun".

Mönkhnaran m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and наран (naran) meaning "sun, sunny".

Mzechabuk m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Derived from the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" combined with the Georgian noun ჭაბუკი (chabuki) meaning "stripling, youngster" (ultimately of Persian origin).... [more]

Naran f & m Mongolian
Means "sun, sunny" in Mongolian.

Narankhüü m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian наран (naran) meaning "sun" and хүү (khüü) meaning "son, boy" or "dear, beloved".

Naranmandakh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian наран (naran) meaning "sun" and мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".

Narantsatsral f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian наран (naran) meaning "sun" and цацрал (tsatsral) meaning "light beam, rays, radiation".

Nargarakh f & m Mongolian
Means "sunrise" in Mongolian, from нар (nar) meaning "sun" and гарах (garakh) meaning "to appear, occur".

Narmandakh m & f Mongolian
Means "sunrise" in Mongolian, derived from нар (nar) meaning "sun" and мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".

Natsuhi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan" or 妃 (hi) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ne m & f Burmese
Means "sun" in Burmese.

Nebra m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nb-rꜥ, of highly attested etymology. It could highly mean "lord of the sun (of Horus)" since the sun had not yet become the object of divine adoration during his lifetime, derived from Egyptian nb "lord" and rꜥ "sun"... [more]

Nedighe m Circassian
Circassian masculine name meaning "sun-eyed".

Netjerkare m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nṯrj-kꜣ-rꜥ meaning "divine is the life-force of Ra", derived from nṯrj "divine, holy" combine with ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the god Ra (literally "the sun").

Nhật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhật) meaning "sun, day".

Nhựt m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhựt) meaning "sun, day".

Nhuja m Newar (Rare)
From Newar न्हूज (nhūja), a contraction of न्हुगु झ (nhūgū jha) meaning "new sun".... [more]

Nichiko f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 日 (nichi) meaning "day, sun" combined with 光 (ko) meaning "light, radiance." Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nichiren m & f Korean
literally "Sun Lotus"

Nikei m Japanese
The words 日 (ni), the shortened form of "nichi" means "day" ,"daily" or "sun", and 經 (kei), means "classic works" or "economic". Borne by a character in a fangame, Super Danganronpa Another 2.

Nikkou m Japanese
This name can be used as 日光 (nikkou) meaning "sunlight". ... [more]

Nisshoku m Japanese
‘“Nis’ meaning ‘Sun or Moon’, and ‘shoku’ meaning “food” or “eclipse”... [more]

Nyima m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཉི་མ (nyi-ma) meaning "sun, day".

Orianko f & m Asháninka
Etymology uncertain, the first element is likely from the Ashaninka oria meaning "sun".

Padipare m Ancient Egyptian
Derived from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ meaning "he who is given by Ra" or "the gift of the sun god (Ra)". Older form of Potiphar.

Paru m Indian
means "solar".

Phanudet m Thai
From Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ (phanu) meaning "sun, light" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".

Phanumat f & m Thai
Means "sun" in Thai. This is a Thai epithet of the Hindu god Aditya.

Phanuphat m Thai
From Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ (phanu) meaning "sun, light" and ภัทร (phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious, auspicious".

Phanuphong m Thai
From Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ (phanu) meaning "sun, light" and พงศ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family, race".

Phanurat f & m Thai
From Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ (phanu) meaning "sun, light" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Phanuwat m Thai
From Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ (phanu) meaning "sun, light" and วัฒน์ (wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development".

Phatsakon m Thai
Means "sun" in Thai.

Phouvanh m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Qingyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 慶 (qìng) meaning "to celebrate, celebration" combined with 陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Quì m & f Vietnamese
Means "sun flower" or "kneel" in Vietnamese.

Quiauhtonal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun". Possibly related to Quiauhtonatiuh, "sun of rain" or "rain of fire sun", the name of the sun of the third epoch of humanity according to Aztec tradition, which was destroyed by a rain of fire and lava.

Radmehr m Persian
Persian masculine name meaning "Generous and radiant, Giving sun".

Raoxu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant".

Ravichandra m Indian
Combination of Ravi meaning "sun" and Chandra meaning "moon".

Rawi m & f Thai
Means "sun" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).

Rawin m & f Thai
From Thai รวิ (rawi) meaning "sun" and อินทร์ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra.

Ri m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 日 (rì) meaning "Sun, day, date".... [more]

Ritsuharu m Japanese (Rare)
From 率 (ritsu) meaning "rate, ratio, percentage" or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather"... [more]

Rixiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide"... [more]

Rohtak m Hindi
Meaning "Sun".

Rojan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ro meaning "sun" and jana meaning "pain".

Rojdar m Kurdish
From roj meaning "sun" and dar meaning "tree, wood".

Röðull m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse rǫðull meaning "glory, halo" (poetic for "sun"). This is also a poetic word for "sun" in Icelandic.

Ryeo-uk m Korean
From Sino-Korean 厲 "whetstone; grind, sharpen" and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

Saengsuri f & m Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สุรีย์ (suri) meaning "sun".

Samsuri m Indonesian, Malay
Possibly related to Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun".

Saulnesis m Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Lativan saule "sun" and nest "to bring; to carry".

Sauri m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Sinhalese, Kannada
MEANING - "son of sun", a name of Saturn, Indian- Laurel, clammyweeds plant

Seĸineĸ m Greenlandic
Means "sun" in Greenlandic.

Shadmehr m Persian
From Persian شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad" and مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" or "friendship, love, kindness".

Shamkhan m Chechen
Either from Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun" or شمال (shamal) meaning "north" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Shamsi f & m Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani
Means "solar" in Arabic, from شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun", also used as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Şəmsi. It is a solely feminine name in Iran and solely masculine in Azerbaijan.

Shamsinahor m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shams meaning "the sun" and nahor meaning "daytime".

Shamsinazar m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shams meaning "the sun" and nazar meaning "look, glance".

Shamsiqora m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shams meaning "the sun" and qora meaning "black, dark".

Shamsul m Malay, Bengali
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with شمس ال (Shams al) meaning "sun of the" (such as Shams al-Din).

Shams Ur Rahman m Arabic
Means "sun of the merciful one" from شمس (shams) meaning "sun" and رحْمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful"

Shemesh m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sun" in Hebrew.

Shinwook m Korean
From 信 "trust, believe; letter" and 旭 "rising sun; brilliance; radiant".

Shouyou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 逍 (shou) meaning "shining" combined with 遥 (you) meaning "sun, light". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Shōyō m Japanese
Shoyo means "sun". It is the name of Shoyo Hinata from Haikyuu.

Simiram m Chuukese
Means "sun (shining) on the water" in Chuukese.

Siqinnaatchiaq f & m Inuit
In Iñupiaq (also known as Inupiat), this name means "the return of the sun after the long darkness." In the TV series True Detective: Night Country, this is the cultural name bestowed on co-protagonist Evangeline Navarro by her deceased mother in a vision.

Soare m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian soare "sun".

Sol m Roman Mythology
Taken from Latin sol, meaning "sun". This was the name of the personification of the Sun in Roman mythology, its Greek equivalent being Helios.

Solan m Norwegian
From the Norwegian word sol, meaning "sun".

Solaris f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Latin word solaris meaning "solar, sunny".

Solimar f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
From Portuguese sol e mar or Spanish sol y mar, both meaning "sun and sea".

Sólmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and mærr "famous".

Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]

Solstråle f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "ray of sunshine" in Swedish (a combination of Swedish sol "sun" and stråle "ray, beam"). It's also used as an affectionate term for a happy person, often a child.

Sólvin m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and vinr "friend".

Sonnfried m German (Modern, Rare)
A new coinage in the 20th century, from the German word Sonne "sun" and the traditional name element *Frid* "peace".

Soraya m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) meaning "sky" or 天 (sora) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 陽 (ya) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Soriya f & m Khmer
Means "sun" in Khmer.

Souphavanh f & m Lao
From Lao ສຸພາ (soupha) meaning "beautiful, pleasant, agreeable" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Sourik m Bengali
Means "ray of sun", "love" or "dependent".

Souriya m Lao
Means "sun" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya).

Sulhoiarn m Medieval Breton
Old Breton name, derived from the elements sul "sun" and (ho)iarn "iron".

Sulien m Breton, Welsh, Celtic Mythology
Derived from the Celtic name Sulgen meaning "born from the sun". This was the name of a Celtic sun god. It was borne by several early saints.

Sulon m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton sul "sun".

Sulwal m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton sul "sun" (related to Latin sol) and Old Breton uual "valor".

Sulwored m Medieval Breton
From Old Breton sul "sun" combined with Old Breton uuoret or Middle Welsh gwaret "shelter, protection".

Sulwyn m Welsh
Appears to be a form of Welsh Sulgwyn "Pentecost, Whitsunday" (literally "white Sunday", from (Dydd) Sul "Sunday, day of the sun" + gwyn "white, holy, blessed")... [more]

Sun m & f English (Rare)
Directly taken from the English word sun which is ultimately derived from Middle English sunne. From Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥.... [more]

Sunnegisel m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from either sunna "sun", Gothic sunis "true" (or sunja "truth") - or from Old High German sôna "judgement." The second element is derived from gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Sunnulfr m Old Norse
A combination of Old Norse sunn "southern" and ulfr "wolf". The first name element can also be derived from sunna "sun".

Suno m Esperanto
Means "sun" in Esperanto.

Suri m & f Thai
Means "sun" in Thai.

Suria f & m Malay, Indonesian
Means "sun" in Malay, ultimately from Sanskri सूर्य (surya), also used as an Indonesian variant of Surya... [more]

Suriana f & m Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Malay suria or Indonesian surya meaning "sun". It is used as a unisex name in Indonesia while it is feminine in Malaysia.

Surianto m Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian surya meaning "sun", ultimately from Sanskrit सूर्य (surya).

Suriyan m Thai
Means "sun" in Thai.