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Nurlybek m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Nurma f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Norma, possibly influenced by Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Nurmala f Indonesian
Variant of Nirmala probably influenced by Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Nurmyrat m Turkmen
From Turkmen nur meaning "light" (see Nur) combined with myrat meaning "wish, desire".

Nurnozik f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and nozik meaning "fine, delicate".

Nuroniya f Uzbek
Derived from nuroniy meaning "shining with light".

Nuroy f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and oy meaning "moon".

Nurposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.

Nurqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and qiz meaning "girl".

Nurrahman m Indonesian
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with the name Rahman.

Nursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Nursähet m Turkmen
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and سَاعَة (sāʕa) meaning "time, hour".

Nursäsäk f Bashkir
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Bashkir сәсәк (säsäk) meaning "flower".

Nursaule f Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and сәуле (saule) meaning "ray, halo".

Nursel f Turkish
From Turkish nur, meaning "light".

Nurşen f Turkish
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and Turkish şen meaning "happy, cheerful".

Nurset f Chechen
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light".

Nurshat f & m Kazakh, Bashkir, Tatar
From the name elements nūr "light" and shād "happy, glad".

Nurshoda f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and shoda meaning "necklace" or shod meaning "joyful".

Nursiymo f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and siymo meaning "appearance".

Nursulu f Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Kazakh сұлу (sulu) meaning "beautiful, beauty".

Nursuluv f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Nurtas m Kazakh
From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin) and тас (tas) meaning "stone".

Nurtoza f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and toza meaning "clean, pure".

Nur ud-dunya m Arabic
Means "light of the world" from نور (nur) meaning "light" and دنيا (dunya) meaning "world"

Nurulain f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".

Nur uz Zaman m Arabic
Means "light of the time" in Arabic, from نور (nur) meaning "light" and زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age, era"

Nurym m Kazakh
Means "my light" from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).

Nuryuz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and yuz meaning "face" or "hundred, many times".

Nurzada f Kyrgyz
From Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده (zādeh) meaning "offspring".

Nurzat f & m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz нур (nur) and Kazakh нұр (nur) both meaning "light" combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring". It is more commonly used as a feminine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is used more as a masculine name in Kazakhstan.

Nurzhamal f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and جمال (jamal) meaning "beauty".

Nurzhigit m Kyrgyz
From нур (nūr) meaning "light" and жигит (zhigit) meaning "boy, fellow, lad".

Nurziyo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and ziyo meaning "divine light", "glimmer, shine" or "enlightenment".

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

Ocán f Romani (Caló)
Means "sun" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Sol 1.

Ochgerel f & m Mongolian
Means "sparkling light" in Mongolian, from оч (och) meaning "spark, ember, sparkle" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Ochila f Uzbek
Derived from ochil- meaning "to relax, cheer up", "flower, blossom", "light up" or "to get bright, lighten".

Ochilgul f Uzbek
Derived from ochil- meaning "to relax, cheer up", "flower, blossom", "light up" or "to get bright, lighten" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Ochiloy f Uzbek
Derived from ochil- meaning "to relax, cheer up", "flower, blossom", "light up" or "to get bright, lighten" and oy meaning "moon".

Odgerel f & m Mongolian
Means "starlight" in Mongolian, from од (od) meaning "star" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Oftob f Uzbek
Means "sun, sunlight" in Uzbek.

Oltinnur f Uzbek
Derived from oltin meaning "gold" and nur meaning "divine light".

Ölziituyaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Ophat m Thai
Means "light, brightness, brilliance" in Thai.

Oran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light" and the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", this name is not related to the name Oren.

Orchen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Or and Chen 2 means "graceful light" or "light of beauty" in Hebrew.

Oreozili f Greek (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a Greek form of a Hebrew name in which the initial element is אוֹר ('or) meaning "light". Saint Horaeozele or Oriozela of Reuma in Byzantium was an early Christian virgin martyr.

Orgad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light", and Gad, means Means "fortune, luck"

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

Oriel m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Ori and El means "My light is God", making it relative to Uriel.

Orielle f Hebrew
"My light is God."

Oriya f & m Hebrew
Derived from combination of the elements ori אורי means "my light" and yah. Meaning together "the light of Yahweh."

Oriyahu m Ancient Hebrew
Derived from the combination of the elements Ori "my light" אורי and Yahu יהו (compare to Oriya)

Orlev m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the name Or means "light" and the name Lev 2 means "heart".

Orlie f Hebrew
variant of Orly and Orli, meaning "my light" in Hebrew

Orpaz f & m Hebrew
Combination of the names Or and Paz 2 means "golden light" in Hebrew.

Orpaz m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Or and Paz 2, means "golden light" in Hebrew.

Orshai f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, meaning "light". And the name Shai, meaning "gift".

Ortal f Hebrew
Combination of Or and Tal; composed of Hebrew אוֹר ('or) meaning "light" and טַל (tal) meaning "dew" (together meaning "dew glow").

Oryam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "light and sea" in Hebrew, from a combination of Or, meaning "light", and name Yam, meaning "sea".

Oryam f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, meaning "light" and Yam, meaning "sea".

Oryom f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "daylight" in Hebrew, a combination of the name Or meaning "light" and the word yom meaning "day".

Osel m & f Tibetan
Means "bright light" in Tibetan.

Osor m & f Buryat
Means "spread of light" in Buryat.

Osor m & f Mongolian
From Tibetan འོད་ཟེར ('od zer) meaning "ray of light, radiance".

Otgongerel f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Otgontuyaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Otgonzul f Mongolian
From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and зул (zul) meaning "light, lamp".

Oychiroq f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and chiroq meaning "lamp, light", also an endearing term for children.

Oynur f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and nur meaning "divine light".

Oyuungerel f Mongolian
Means "light of wisdom" in Mongolian, from оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Oyuuntuyaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Oyuunzul f Mongolian
From Mongolian оюун (oyuun) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or "mind, spirit" in Mongolian and зул (zul) meaning "light, lamp".

Oyyorug' f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and yorug' meaning "light, illumination", "full of light" or "shining".

Öznur f & m Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "substance, essence, gist" or öz meaning "soul" combined with nur meaning "light".

Pacha Lliju f Aymara
From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and possibly lliju lliju meaning "flash of lightning, vivid light".

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.

Pajhnubhli f Hmong
Derived from Hmong paj meaning "flower" and hnub meaning "sun".

Palama f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, meaning "light" or "ray of light".

Palwasha f Pashto
Means "light, ray, beam" in Pashto.

Pamphos m Ancient Greek
Means “all-illuminating,” from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pan), meaning “all,” and φῶς (phos), meaning “light.” Pamphos was an Athenian tragic poet, who was a good friend of Linus of Thrace.

Pantawan f Thai
Means "like the sun" from Thai ปาน (pan) meaning "as, like" and ตะวัน (tawan) meaning "sun".

Paramdeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit परम (parama) meaning "highest, best" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Partou f Persian
Means "ray of light" in Persian.

Pasiphaë f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πασιφαής (pasiphaēs) meaning "shining on all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all" combined with Greek φάος (phaos) meaning "light" (related to Greek φῶς (phos) "light")... [more]

Paylak m Armenian
From the Armenian word փայլակ (pʿaylak) meaning "the light emitted by a lightning strike; brilliance, radiance".

Pazor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Paz 2 and Or means "golden light" in Hebrew.

Pengqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 轻 (qīng) meaning "easy, light, gentle".

Periwinkle f English (Rare)
From the English word for the color "periwinkle", from Middle English parwynke, referring to a "light blue and purple shade". It's also the name of a flower.

Pertev m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian پرتو (partow) meaning "ray of light".

Pertevniyal f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian پرتو (partow) meaning "ray of light" and نهال (nehal) meaning "sapling, shoot".

Pexé m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "clear up, reappearance of light" in Shipibo.

Phaenarete f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φαιναρέτη (Phainarete) meaning "she who brings virtue to light", derived from the Greek verb φαίνω (phaino) meaning "to shine" as well as "to show, to appear" combined with the Greek noun ἀρετὴ (arete) meaning "virtue, excellence"... [more]

Phaiax m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun Φαίαξ (Phaiax) meaning "Phaeacian". A Phaeacian was an inhabitant of Phaeacia, a region in Greek mythology.... [more]

Phaidon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun φάος (phaos) meaning "light", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φαίνω (phaino) meaning "to shine" as well as "to show, to appear". Also compare the related names Phaedra and Pasiphaë.... [more]

Phanessa f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Phanes, probably influenced by the name Vanessa. In Greek mythology, Phanes was a primeval god of procreation whose name derived from Greek phainô "to bring light, make clear".

Phanokles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek φανός (phanos), which can mean "light, bright" as well as "torch, lantern". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek φανης (phanes) "appearing"... [more]

Phanomachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek φανός (phanos), which can mean "light, bright" as well as "torch, lantern". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek φανης (phanes) "appearing"... [more]

Phanostratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is probably derived from Greek φανός (phanos), which can mean "light, bright" as well as "torch, lantern". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek φανης (phanes) "appearing"... [more]

Phanourios m Late Greek
This name is best known for being the name of saint Phanourios (also known as Phanurius), a pre-congegration saint who is primarily venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church... [more]

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.

Phatsimo f Tswana
Means "light" in Setswana.

Phatsimoyaone f Tswana
Means "His (God's) Light" in Setswana.

Phatson f & m Thai
Means "light, radiance" in Thai.

Phisnaya m & f Aymara
Means "light, agile" in Aymara.

Phosphoros m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek φῶς (phos) "light" combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear." For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω (phero), which has the same meaning... [more]

Phosterios m Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from φωστῆρος (phosteros), which is the genitive singular of the Greek noun φωστήρ (phoster) meaning "that which gives light" as well as "splendour, radiance".... [more]

Phosthonia f Greek Mythology
Means "light" (phôster) in Greek. This was the name of one of the Alcyonides, Alkyoneus, the King of the Giants. When Herakles slew their father, they cast themselves into the sea and were transformed by Amphitrite into kingfishers.

Photis f Late Greek
Derived from the Greek verb φωτίζω (photizo) meaning "to shine, to give light", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun φῶς (phos) meaning "light".... [more]

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

Pinaere f Ijaw
PINAERE an ijaw tribe name of west Africa meaning "LIGHT SKINNED WOMAN" Pina

Pirimze f Georgian
Basically means "sun-faced" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი (piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see Okropir) combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).... [more]

Pirimzisa f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Means "face of the sun" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი (piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see Okropir) combined with Georgian მზის (mzis), which is the genitive of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun".... [more]

Ponleu m Khmer
Means "light" in Khmer.

Prabha f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Means "light, radiance" in Sanskrit.

Prabhas m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light, radiance".

Prabhdeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu) meaning "mighty, powerful, master, lord" combined with प्रीति (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Prabhjot m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu) meaning "mighty, powerful, master, lord" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Prabhnoor f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu) meaning "mighty, powerful, master, lord" combined with Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Pradipti f Bengali
Meaning "of light" or "illuminating" in Bengali. Feminine form of Pradip or Pradeep. Derived from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradipa) meaning "light" or "lantern".

Prapha f & m Thai
Means "light" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabha).

Praphaphon f Thai
From Thai ประภา (prapha) meaning "light" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Praphasiri f Thai
From Thai ประภา (prapha) meaning "light" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory, splendour".

Praphat m Thai
Means "light, illumination, brilliance" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā).

Prathip m & f Thai
Means "lamp, light, candle" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradīpa).

Premdeep m Hindi
From Hindi प्रेम (prem) meaning "love" and दीप (dīp) meaning "lamp, light", thus "lamp of love".

Puhiza f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian puhizë "light breeze".

Qalbinur f & m Tatar, Uzbek (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Arabic noun قلب (qalb) meaning "heart" combined with the Arabic noun نور (nur) meaning "light" (see Nur).... [more]

Qhana f & m Aymara
Means "light" in Aymara.

Qhana Aru f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and aru meaning "word, language, voice".

Qhana Chuyma f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.

Qhana Qinaya f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and qinaya meaning "cloud".

Qiangxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".

Qianming f & m Chinese
From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭/銘 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Qiming m Chinese
From Chinese 启 (qǐ) meaning "open, begin", 其 (qí), a possessive particle, or 琪 (qí) meaning "beautiful jade" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Qingtai m Chinese
From Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young" combined with 太 (tài) meaning "big, thick"... [more]

Qingwu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" or 轻 (qīng) meaning "easy, light, gentle" and 午 (wǔ) meaning "noon" or 妩 (wǔ) meaning "enchanting, charming".

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.

Qiuran f Chinese
From the Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" and 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Qolansäs f Bashkir
From Bashkir ҡолан (qolan) meaning "light brown" and сәс (säs) meaning "hair".

Qoyašbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ҡояш (qoyaš) meaning "sun" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

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.

Qumral f Azerbaijani
Means "reddish-yellow, light brown, chestnut-coloured" in Azerbaijani.

Quyoshoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek quyosh meaning "sun, sunlight" and oy meaning "moon".

Radiance f & m English
From Latin radiare + -ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.

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

Raito m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 来 (tai, rai, kita.su, ku.ru) meaning "become, cause, come, due, next" or 頼 (rai, tano.mu, tano.moshii, tayo.ru) meaning "request, trust" with 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 翔 (shou, kage.ru, to.bu) meaning "fly, soar."... [more]

Rajdeep m & f Punjabi (Modern)
Means "Kingdom of Light" from the Sanskrit राज्य (rajya) meaning 'empire/loyalty/kingdom' and DEEP meaning 'light'.

Ramandeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit रमण (ramaṇa) meaning "pleasing, delightful" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Randarsól f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rǫnd "shield; rim, edge (of a shield)" and sól "sun".

Rangsei m & f Khmer
Means "ray of light" in Khmer.

Rangsima f Thai
From Thai รังสี (rangsi) meaning "ray, light".

Ranling f Chinese
From the Chinese 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Ranrha f Pashto
Means "light" in Pashto.

Ranxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

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

Ráðný f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ný "new moon, waxing moon". This is the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Sólarljóð ("song of the sun").

Ratsami f & m Thai
Means "ray of light, radiance" in Thai.

Raveena f Indian (Modern)
Punjabi in origin, this name means "sunflower" (literally "the beauty of the sun", compare Sanskrit ravi "sun").... [more]

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.

Rawiwan f Thai
From Thai รวี (rawi) meaning "sun" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Razhden m Georgian
The meaning of the first element of this compound name is uncertain. It might possibly have been derived from Middle Persian rōz meaning "day". As for the second element, that is derived from Middle Persian dēn meaning "religion"... [more]

Reaksmey f & m Khmer
Means "light, ray, beam" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit रश्मि (rashmi).

Reito m Japanese
From Japanese 伶 (rei) meaning "actor", 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak, summit", 怜 (rei) meaning "wise", 澪 (rei) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 玲 (rei) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rei) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 禮 (rei) meaning "social custom, manners, courtesy, rites", 羚 (rei) meaning "antelope", 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell", 零 (rei) meaning "zero", 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 黎 (rei) meaning "dark, black, many" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 月 (to) meaning "moon", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 飛 (to) meaning "fly", 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 土 (to) meaning "soil, earth, ground", 燈 (to) meaning "lamp, light" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]

Remi f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful, resplendent" combined with 光 (mi) meaning "bright, radiance, light". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rezart m Albanian
Derived from Albanian rreze "ray (of light)" and ar "golden; gold" or artë "golden".

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

Rihe f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane"... [more]

Rìluò f Chinese
Means "sunset" in Chinese from character 日 (Rì) meaning "sun" and 落 (luò) "to go down".

Rinon f & m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (ri) meaning "light", 凛 (rin, ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 凜 (rin) meaning "cold, strict, severe", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, an official", 咲 (ri) meaning "blossom", 哩 (ri) meaning "mile", 奏 (ri) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 月 (ri) meaning "moon", 望 (rin) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 栞 (ri) meaning "bookmark, guidebook", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 浬 (ri) meaning "knot, nautical mile", 涼 (ri) meaning "cool, refreshing", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 琳 (rin) meaning "jewel, tinkling of jewelry", 瑠 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 羽 (ri) meaning "feathers", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 裡 (ri) meaning "reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" combined with 音 (non, on) meaning "sound", 暖 (non) meaning "warmth", 響 (on) meaning "echo, sound", 季 (non) meaning "seasons", 姫 (on) meaning "princess", 乃 (non), a possessive particle, 夢 (non) meaning "dream", 望 (on) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect" or 希 (non) meaning "hope, rare"... [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]

Rivoningo f Tsonga
Means "light" in Xitsonga.

Rixia f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist".... [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]

Rogul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ro meaning "sun" and gula meaning "rose".

Rohtak m Hindi
Meaning "Sun".

Roja f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ro meaning "sun".

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

Rojawelat f Kurdish
From the Kurdish roj meaning "sun" and welat meaning "native land".

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

Rojê f Kurdish
From Kurdish roj meaning "sun".

Rojina f Persian
Similar to Rojin, the name’s meaning can be “light” (the more metaphorical meaning), “daylight”, “glimmering”, “shining”, or all of those combined... [more]

Ronak f Persian, Kurdish
Derived from Central Kurdish ڕووناک‎ (rûnak) or Northern Kurdish ronak meaning "light, bright, luminous".

Rongguang m Chinese
From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" combined with 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine"... [more]

Roshanee f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi रोशनी (roshanee) meaning "light".

Roshna f Indian, Malayalam, Urdu
Derived from Persian روشن (roshan) meaning "light, bright".

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.

Rövşən m Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian روشن (rowšan) meaning "light, bright, clear".

Rreze f Albanian
Derived from Albanian rreze "ray (of light)".

Rubrat m Indian
From Assamese meaning "light".

Ruchi f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Means "light, lustre, splendour" in Sanskrit.

Ruchia f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese borrowing of Italian Lucia.... [more]

Ruki m & f Japanese
From 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis, lazuli", combined with 希 (ki) meaning "rare, hope", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", or 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, light"... [more]

Ruo f Chinese
光 "light", 音 "sound", 月 "moon", and several other variations.

Rushena f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Persian روشن (rowšan) meaning "light, bright, clear".

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

Ryūkō m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 龍光 or 竜光 with 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial," 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) with the same meaning as 龍 and 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray."... [more]

Sabitha f Indian
Means "beautiful sunshine" in many Indian languages.

Sadaaki m Japanese
From Japanese 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" or 貞 (sada) meaning "virtue, faithfulness, chastity" combined with 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear, daybreak" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn"... [more]

Sadim m Arabic
Means “dim light” or “nebula” in Arabic, often linked with the faint light from a star.

Saehae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 새해 (saehae) meaning "new year," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and 해 (hae) meaning "sun."

Saengchai m Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Saengchan f & m Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and จันทร์ (chan) meaning "moon".

Saengchanpheng f Lao
Means "light of the full moon" in Lao.

Saengdao f & m Thai, Lao
Means "starlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) and Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and Thai ดาว (dao) and Lao ດາວ (dao) meaning "star"... [more]

Saengduean f Thai
Means "moonlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and เดือน (duean) meaning "moon, month".

Saengkham f & m Thai, Lao
From Thai แสง (saeng) or Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and Thai คำ (kham) or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Saengrawi f Thai
Means "sunlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light" and รวี or ระวี (rawi) meaning "sun".

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

Saengthian f & m Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and เทียน (thian) meaning "candle".

Saengthong f & m Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".

Saengwan f Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Sæsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and sól meaning "sun".

Safanur f Bashkir
From Arabic صفا (safa) meaning "pure" and نور (nur) meaning "light".

Säğdänur f Bashkir
From Arabic سعد (sa'd) meaning "fortune, good luck" and نور (nur) meaning "light".

Sahaiʔa f Chipewyan
Roughly translates to: “as the sun breaks through the clouds" or "over the horizon.” This name became notable in 2015 when a mother in the Northwest Territories of Canada was forced to change the glottal stop in her daughter's name to a hyphen because the government could only use the Roman alphabet... [more]

Sahargul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbk sahar meaning "first light" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Sahaya f Filipino, Tausug
Means "ray of light, brightness" in Tausug.

Sahila f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek sahil meaning "light".

Sahildeep m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Punjabi ساحِل (sāḥil) meaning "coast" (compare Sahil) combined with Sanskrit दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".

Saidanvar m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and anvar meaning "radiant, divine light".

Saidnur m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek said meaning "fortunate" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".

Saifannur m Acehnese
Derived from Arabic سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" and نور (nur) meaning "light".

Saikhantuyaa f Mongolian
Derived from сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Saingerel f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Saintuyaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Sakaeʔah f Algonquian
Means "when the sun rises", "first peaks", "a new day", in the South Slavey language. This name became notable in 2015 when a mother in the Northwest Territories in Canada was forced to change the glottal stop in her daughter's name to a hyphen... [more]

Salaneide f Sami Mythology
Derived from sala meaning "sun" and neida meaning "daughter, girl". This is the name of the Sami solar goddess.

Salseng f Garo
Means "bright sun" in Garo.

Samaire f English (Modern, Rare)
In the case of American actress Samaire Armstrong (1980-) it is most likely an invented name, though she has claimed it means "dawning sun" in Gaelic: 'My first name is Gaelic and means "dawning sun"... [more]

Šamsātūnn f Balochi
Derived from šams meaning "sun" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Şämsegöl f Tatar
From the Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" and Persian ګُل (gul) meaning "flower, rose".

Šamši f Ancient Near Eastern, Ancient Semitic
Old Arabic name meaning "my sun". It was borne by a queen of the Qedar who reigned from 735 to 710 BCE. Her successor was queen Yatie.

Šämsibanat f Bashkir
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and Bashkir банат (banat) meaning "girl".

Šämsibikä f Bashkir
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Šämsinur f Bashkir
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and نور (nur) meaning "light".

Şamşiyat f Karachay-Balkar
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun".

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

Sangiang Serri f Indonesian Mythology
From Indonesian sanghyang meaning "angel" and sri, a respectful title derived from Sanskrit श्री (śrī́) meaning "light, lustre, splendour". She is the Buginese goddess of rice and fertility and the equivalent of the Javanese, Balinese, and Sundanese deity Dewi Sri.

Saodatnur m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek saodat meaning "happiness" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".

Sarantsatsral f Mongolian
Means "moonbeam" in Mongolian, from саран (saran) meaning "moon" and цацрал (tsatsral) meaning "radiation, light beam".

Sarantuyaa f Mongolian
Means "moonbeam" in Mongolian, from саран (saran) meaning "moon" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Saranzul f Mongolian
From Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon" and зул (zul) meaning "light, lamp".

Sarco m Spanish (Rare)
This first name is predominantly found in South America, although it is not very common there: one is much more likely to encounter the name as a surname there instead. Because of that, it is possible that the bearers' parents were inspired to give their sons the surname as a first name, just like it is done in English-speaking countries these days... [more]

Sargylaana f Yakut
Means "the light beam" in Yakut.

Sariq m Uzbek
Means "yellow" or "light-haired" in Uzbek.

Saruultuyaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian саруул (saruul) meaning "clear, bright, lucid" or "healthy, robust" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Sasipha f Thai
From Thai ศศิ (sasi) meaning "moon" and ภา (pha) meaning "light".

Satsuyo f Japanese
From 薩 (satsu) meaning "Buddha, salvation" or 察 (satsu) meaning "guess" combined with 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Saulcerīte f Latvian
Derived from Latvian saule "sun" and cerēt "to hope".

Säule f Kazakh
Means "ray, light" in Kazakh.

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

Şavraş f Chuvash
Means "before turning the sun" in Chuvash.

Şehla f Ottoman Turkish
Likely derives from Ottoman Turkish shehla meaning "bluish or light eyes".

Seĸineĸ m Greenlandic
Means "sun" in Greenlandic.

Selasphoros m & f Greek Mythology
Means "light-bearing" in Greek (compare Nikephoros). This was a title of the Greek moon goddess Artemis (also worshipped as "Artemis Phosphoros").

Selke f Low German
Possibly a Low German diminutive of names containing the Old High German element salo "dark-coloured, dirty gray" (related to Old Norse sölr "sun-coloured, dirty yellow, sallow"), but this is not known for certain.

Şemsa f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word şems meaning "sun", itself derived from the Arabic شمس (see Shams).

Şemsiruhsar f Ottoman Turkish
Means "cheeks like the sun" in Ottoman Turkish.

Şemsperi f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun" and Persian پری (pari) meaning "fairy".

Seng m & f Lao
Means "light" in Lao.

Sengchanh f & m Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Sengdeuane f & m Lao
Means "moonlight" from Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ເດືອນ (deuane) meaning "moon".

Sengkeo f & m Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel".

Sengmany f Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel".

Sengthong m & f Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Şennur f Turkish
From Turkish şen meaning "happy" combined with Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Seol-hyeon f & m Korean
Combination of a seol hanja, like 雪 meaning "snow" or 設 meaning "establish, set up," and a hyeon hanja, such as 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."

Seong-hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 城 "castle; city, town", 星 "a star, planet; any point of light" or 成 "completed, finished, fixed" (seong) and 煥 "shining, brilliant, lustrous" (hwan).

Seon-yeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind" or 宣 "declare, announce, proclaim" (seon), and 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 映 "project; reflect light" (yeong).

Sepideh f Persian
Means "dawn, first light" in Persian.

Sertab f Turkish
Means "the main light, radiance". Sertab Erener is a famous singer with the name. Her name was chosen from a classical Turkish song called "Ey Şûh-i Sertab".

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

Shahnoor m & f Bengali (Muslim), Urdu
From Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Shaior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai, means "gift". And the name Or, means "light".

Shamjahon f Uzbek
Meaning "light of the world" from sham meaning "light" and jahon meaning "the world".

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

Shamset f Circassian
Possibly derived from Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun".

Shamshira f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek sham meaning "light" and shira meaning "sweetness, nectar".

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.

Shamsijamal f Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" combined with جَمَال (jamāl) meaning "beauty".

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".

Shamsiqamar f Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Arabic شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" combined with قَمَر (qamar) meaning "moon".

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

Shamsiro'y f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek shams meaning "sun" and ro'y meaning "face".

Shams-jahan f Arabic
Means "sun of the world" in Arabic.

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"