Aamannguaqf & mGreenlandic Derived from Greenlandic aama "glow, glowing coal" (cf. Aamaq) combined with the diminutive suffix nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little".
AiyingfChinese From the Chinese characters 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful" and 萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".
AlaulafHawaiian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare) Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".
AqzilyafKazakh From ақ (ak) meaning "white" combined with Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, glow"
Badrakhm & fMongolian Means "blaze, glow" or "prosper, flourish" in Mongolian.
Bitf & mKorean (Modern) From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow."
BitnarafKorean From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow." and From native Korean 나라 (nara) meaning "country, nation, state, kingdom."
BlicgardfGermanic The first element is derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
BlichelmmGermanic Derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."
BlichildfGermanic Derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
BlictrudfGermanic Derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with þruþ "strength."
ChimalcueyomNahuatl Possibly means "war shield" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and cuexyo, a specific war shield design. Alternatively, the second element could derive from cueyoni "to glow, to shine; to boil, to swarm".
DeeptafIndian, Hindi This means "light, glow, shine and brilliant". It can also mean "a person who spreads light in the world"
GlófIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).
GlóbjörtfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).
GlódísfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
GlœðirmOld Norse Means "glowing one", from Old Norse glœða meaning "to glow".
GlóðfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.
GlóðimOld Norse Derived from Old Norse glóð ("ember, glow").
JarzysławmPolish Means "glowing glory", derived from Polish jarzyć (się) "to glow" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
KaleriafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Georgian, Russian The first known bearer of this name is saint Kaleria from the port city of Caesarea Maritima in ancient Palestine. She lived during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305) and was martyred together with two to four other women (sources differ on the exact amount as well as their names).... [more]
Kawenaf & mHawaiian Means "the glow" or "the glowing one," from definite article ka and wena meaning "glow."
Kiraraf & mJapanese (Modern), Popular Culture From the stem of adjective 煌らか (kiraraka) meaning "glittering, sparkling, twinkling." The word for "mica" or "isinglass" (雲母) is a derivation.... [more]
Konohaf & mJapanese From 木の葉 (konoha) meaning "foliage" or, more literally, "leaves of trees," as a name, also written as 木葉, 木乃葉, 樹乃葉 and the such.... [more]
KootálámHopi A Hopi name coming from a word loosely translated to mean, "the light from an ember" or "glow."
Longyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or 萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".
Mahinurm & fTurkish, Uyghur From Persian ماهی (mâhi) meaning "lunar, moonly" combined with Arabic نُور (nūr) or Persian نور (nur) both meaning "light, brightness, gleam, glow".
MimifJapanese Combination of any mi kanji, such as 美 meaning "beauty," 海 meaning "sea, ocean," 未, referring to the sign of the Sheep, 実 meaning "seed; fruit," 夢 meaning "dream," 光 meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" or 心 meaning "heart, mind." They can also be duplicated or marked with the repetition marker 々.
MitsukazemJapanese (Rare) From a combination of 光 (mitsu) meaning "light; ray, beam, glow" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind," used as the formal adulthood name for Hazama Shinrokurō (間 新六郎) (1680-1703), one of the forty-seven rōnin.... [more]
MoneibafSpanish (Canarian, Rare), Guanche Mythology From Guanche *mənəy-ibba meaning literally "smoky glow". This was the name of a goddess worshipped by women on the island of Hierro (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), which was inhabited by a people known as the Bimbache.
ShafaqfArabic, Urdu Means "compassion, sympathy" or "evening glow, twilight" in Arabic.
ShkelqimmAlbanian Derived from Albanian shkëlqen "to shine; to glow; to glint".
ShkëlzenmAlbanian Derived from Albanian shkëlzen "to shine; to glow; to glint".
TeruyoshimJapanese From Japanese 映 (teru) meaning "glow, shine, projection, to reflect" or 輝 (teru) meaning "brightness, lustre, brilliance, radiance, splendor" combined with 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "auspicious, praise" or 麗 (yoshi) meaning "resplendent, beautiful, lovely, graceful"... [more]
TharjafPopular Culture Possibly a corruption of Sanskrit tharaja meaning "star with full glow". This is the name of a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Yaungm & fBurmese Means "glow, radiance, colour, tint" in Burmese.
YinglinfChinese From the Chinese 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" , 萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm" or 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water; lucid" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem", 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Yingminf & mChinese From the Chinese 萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever".
YoshiterumJapanese From 令 (yoshi) meaning "order, decree, command", 純 (yoshi) meaning "pure, innocent", 欣 (yoshi) meaning "joyful, rejoice", 益 (yoshi) meaning "advantage, profit, gain, benefit" or 惟 (yoshi) meaning "think, consider, reflect" and 映 (teru) meaning "shine, reflect, project, glow"... [more]