Baby Names Meaning Light

Light-names have a particular brightness to them, literally. They turn up in every tradition and every era, perhaps because the idea of light is so universally tied to hope, clarity and new beginnings. This hub gathers names whose root meaning is light, bright or luminous.

Lucia, Lucas and Lucian share the Latin root 'lux'. Niamh (Irish, 'bright'), Clare (Latin, 'bright, clear'), and Uri (Hebrew, 'my light') spread the theme across traditions. Japanese Akari, Hikari and Hiroko all carry meanings of light or brightness. Helen and Eleanor trace back to Greek 'helios', the sun.