Names that mean light in the darkness?

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Been going through a dark time recently. Any suggestions for girls names that mean something such as light, light in the darkness, light after the storm, or something like that?

I love but cannot use [name_f]Lenore[/name_f], [name_f]Lenora[/name_f], and [name_f]Elena[/name_f] (and variants).

thinking about [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] (means life), but not settled on it.

Thoughts?

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[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Melanie[/name_f]

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[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
Eclair
Blitzen
[name_u]Lightning[/name_u]
[name_u]Bertie[/name_u]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Star[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]

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Norah and I went to say Phoebe too? I also like Sunny and Goldie/Golden reminds me of light too.

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[name_f]Helen[/name_f]. It means torch, and torches are… light in the darkness.

Variants of [name_f]Helen[/name_f]: [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Helene[/name_f], [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], [name_f]Elaina[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f]

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[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] is lovely

[name_f]Lusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucasta[/name_f]
Luminita
[name_f]Orli[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f]

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[name_u]Noor[/name_u]
[name_u]Lux[/name_u]
Lucia/ Luciana/ [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

I think any name that meant or referenced stars could work also as they shine in the darkness:

[name_f]Star[/name_f] names:

Estelle/ [name_f]Esther[/name_f] / Estrella/ [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Etoile[/name_f]
[name_u]Sol[/name_u]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisha[/name_f]
[name_u]Aster[/name_u]
Azira
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]

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The Turkish names containing Ay meaning moon came to mind.

[name_f]Aysel[/name_f] - moon flood (stunning, definitely an image of light in the darkness!)
[name_f]Aylin[/name_f] / [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] - halo of light round the moon

There are some with maybe slightly less relevant meanings, for eg

[name_f]Esmeray[/name_f] - dark moon (no mention of light)
[name_f]Aysu[/name_f] - moon water. [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] imagery but not what you asked for.

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I immediately thought of [name_f]Apricity[/name_f]!

She’s like [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] meets [name_f]April[/name_f] she feels very sparkly and glamorous. [name_f]Apricity[/name_f] is completely underused and I feel with the meaning ‘warm of the sun in the winter’ I actually feel she sums up light with the darkness perfectly. The sun in the dark winter months always feels like a beacon of hope; unexpected and joyous. I love [name_f]Apricity[/name_f].

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  • Aonani (meaning ‘light’ in Hawaiian)

  • [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] (meaning ‘halo; oak tree; moonlight’ in Hebrew and Turkish)

  • Cahya (meaning ‘one who is light after the darkness’ in Indonesian)

  • [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] (meaning ‘clear; light’ in Italian)

  • [name_f]Dawn[/name_f] (meaning ‘light’ in Old English)

  • [name_f]Ilona[/name_f] (meaning ‘light’ in Hungarian)

  • [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] (meaning ‘light’ in Latin)

  • [name_f]Luz[/name_f] (meaning ‘light’ in Portuguese and Spanish)

  • [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (meaning ‘bright; radiant’ in Greek)

I hope that this helps!

Fynnley :butterfly:

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