Names meaning 'light', fitting my style

Hello! I was looking at the meanings of some of my favourite names the other day, and while meaning is only a very small part of the deciding factor for me, I realised I really like names that mean something special. As someone who has dealt with horrible depression in my adult life, ‘light’, both symbolic and literal, has been a huge part of my recovery and motivation to keep going, and that’s definitely the meaning I’m drawn to the most :slight_smile:

Some of my favourite names already have some kind of ‘light’ meaning:

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (my all time girls favourite) - shining light/the bright one/the light of the sun
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] (a big family name) - famed/bright/shining
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] - bright, clear
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] - day’s eye
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f] - word name, but like… dawn is first light?
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] - (sort of… some of the meanings are like ‘white ring/white circle’… the moon?)

Anyway, I would love some more suggestions! My style is Biblical or Vintage, and I really like botanical names too, but botanical is not necessary.

[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]/[name_m]Albus[/name_m]/[name_m]Alban[/name_m]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f] (means soul so not strictly light but I think it fits)
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] (a star)
[name_f]Elara[/name_f] (a moon)
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f] (a star I think)
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] (another star)
Thea (goddess of the skies)

For botanical names you could go for:
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] (I always think of lilies as pure and white. No light meaning but white is close?)
[name_f]Rosalba[/name_f] (meaning White [name_f]Rose[/name_f])
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (sunny coloured flower. Also [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] is related to the sun)
[name_f]Aster[/name_f] (means star but is a type of flower. Close to vintage [name_f]Esther[/name_f])
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] (meaning rainbow)

[name_f]Ziva[/name_f], [name_f]Luz[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_f]Chiara[/name_f]

Oh, and I forgot to mention Ludivine which means divine light. It’s one of my favorite names ever.

[name_f]Clarity[/name_f]
Any boy’s name ending in -bert, which means “bright”

Your own exquisite Name, [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], means [name_m]Light[/name_m]! And your Middle Name, [name_f]Nadine[/name_f], means [name_f]Hope[/name_f], so you have a BEAUTIFUL Name filled with [name_m]Light[/name_m] and [name_f]Hope[/name_f]!! :smiley:

You have some gorgeous Names on your List already! Here are some other deLightful Names for you to consider:

[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Abner[/name_m]
[name_m]Jairus[/name_m]
[name_m]Kiran[/name_m]
[name_u]Lior[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]/[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_m]Oran[/name_m]
[name_m]Uri[/name_m]
[name_m]Uriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Zohar[/name_m]

[name_u]Nuri[/name_u]

[name_f]Ailana[/name_f]
Aila
[name_f]Aileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Chiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarimond[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Esclarmonde[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannelore[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leora[/name_f]
[name_f]Laoise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]ère
[name_f]Noor[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Orli[/name_f]
[name_f]Senara[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Toula[/name_f]
[name_f]Uriela[/name_f]
[name_f]Zohara[/name_f]

One of my favorite names that means light is [name_f]Leora[/name_f]. :slight_smile:

Wow, thanks for the suggestions! @mummamarigold you’re right about my own name meaning light, I didn’t realise that until nameberry :slight_smile: That puts me off using other [name_m]Luc[/name_m]- names though unfortunately, although I do love [name_u]Luca[/name_u] & [name_m]Lucas[/name_m].

I love [name_f]Helen[/name_f]/[name_f]Helena[/name_f] and other [name_f]El[/name_f]- names, but I don’t think I can use them as well as [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], and that’s the firm favourite.

[name_m]Abner[/name_m] and [name_m]Jairus[/name_m] though! Wow!