Girl Names That Mean Light

If you're expecting a little girl, you may already be thinking about what you'll name her. Every parent hopes their child will bring a brightness to the world. So why not select an appropriate name? Here are 25 girl names that mean light — including their origin — to help you settle on the perfect option.

• KiaraKiara is a variation of the Italian name Chiara that means “light, clear” in Italian. Interestingly, though, it means “dark, black” in the Irish variation of the name.
• HelenaHelena is a name of Greek origin and it means, quite literally, “light”. Constantine the Great’s mother was Helena.
• ElaineElaine is the old Scottish form of the name Helen and means “bright, shining light.” The name first appeared as a heroine in Arthurian legends. She became the mother of Sir Galahad.
• Lucille Lucille, which is a name is of French origin and means “light,” has a history dating back to the Roman Empire. The name became more popular in the U.S. in the 19th century.
• Aileen Aileen is a variation of Eileen, and it means “light”. It derives from the Irish names Ailbhlin and Eibhlin. These names originate from Helen and Aveline. Aileen takes its meaning from Helen.
• LucianaLuciana has a Spanish and Italian origin, and it means “light” or “illumination”. It takes the same meaning from the masculine form of the name Lucius.
• Aonani Aonani comes from the Hawaiian origin and it means “beautiful light”. It’s a very rare name to hear outside of Hawaii.
• Faven Faven is a popular African name with Eritrean origins. The name uses Amharic language and means “light”.
• Ilona Ilona has a few meanings. In Hungarian and Greek, the name means “shining light, beautiful, bright”. The other meaning comes from Finnish origin and means “as a joy”.
• Leora Leora is the feminine version of Leor with Hebrew origin. The name has alternate spellings like Liora and Liorah. It’s also a form of Eleanor. It means “I have light”.
• Meira Meira is the feminine variant of the name Meir. It’s of Hebrew origin and means “light, one who illuminates”. Baby girls born on or around Hanukkah often receive this name.
• Nahara Nahara is a primarily Aramaic name. However, it often gets used in Hebrew-speaking countries.
• Zia Zia shares origins with Arabic and Latin. Zia is often used in combination with other names. It means “light, splendor”.
• Aegle The name is a Latinized form of the name Greek name Aigle. Aigle was the name of various women in Greek mythology like Heliades and Hesperides.
• AlinaAlina has several different origins but what they all agree on is the meaning. In the Slavic origin, it means “light”. In Armenia, it means “bearer of light”. Arabic origins state the name means “illustrious”.
• LuzLuz has Spanish and Portuguese origins. It’s commonly used as a surname name but is used as a first name too. The name is a shortened form of the Virgin Mary and means “Our Lady of Light.”
• Dipannita Dipannita is an Indian name that doesn’t have any variations. Dipannita means “Festival of Light, light”. Compared to other names on this list, it’s not very popular.
• Ishik Ishik shares a Turkish and Hindi origin. Both origins agree on the meaning of “light”.
• Onella Onella has Greek and Hungarian origins. The name in Hungarian means “torch light”. In Greek, it means “light”.
• Roshana Roshana comes from Indian origins and means “shining light”. It is the feminine form of the name Roshan. It also has a variant Rachana.
• Svetlana Svetlana, translated into English, means light. It is a common East and South Slavic and Russian name. It gained popularity after it appeared in an eponymous ballade by Vasily Zhukovsky in 1813.
• ZariyaZariya has two places of origin. It comes of Hungarian and Arabic origin. It has a few meanings. It means “beauty, light, scattering wind, one who praises God and his creatures”.
• Zaharira Zaharira originates from Hebrew and means “light, splendor”. It’s often a variant surname but became the first name for baby girls.
• Yitta Yitta, which means “light,” is a variant of the Hebrew name Yetta. It’s also a shortened form of the name Henrietta. The name is often referred to women who run the household.
• Lenci Lenci, which means “light”, was originally a surname in Italy. In Hungary and Greek, it’s an uncommon baby girl’s name.

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