Dog Names Meaning Light

187 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.

Abner

From the Hebrew ʾAvner, "my father is a light"

Aila

Finnish form of ile

Aileen

Irish feminine given name, a variant of eileen

Ailene

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ailina

No documented meaning; recorded as a Hawaiian feminine given name

Ailyn

A variation of the name Aileen, meaning 'bright, shining light'

Aira

A name of Latin origin meaning 'air' or 'light'.

Ajana

Recorded as a given name in modern English (rare), feminine

Akari

From japanese 明 (aka) "bright" or 朱 (aka) "vermilion red" with 里 (ri) "village" or 莉 (ri) "white jasmine"

Alena

Short form of Magdalena or Helena; Belarusian form of Helen

Aliona

Alternate transcription of Russian Алёна or Ukrainian Альона

Alkyra

Alora

Variant of Elora; from Botswana, "my dream" in the Bantu languages

Antra

Recorded as a given name in Latvian and Malagasy; no meaning is documented

Arxel

Ayleen

Aylo

Recorded as a given name in English, for boys and girls

Blitzen

Cayra

Celena

A form of Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon

Chiaro

Italian for light or clear

Cindra

A combination of the names Cindy and Sandra

Elaine

From an Old French form of Helen

Eleanor

From the Old French form of the Occitan name Aliénor

Elena

Form of Helen used in various languages

Elian

Dutch variant of names beginning with eli, such as elijah or elisabeth

Elin

Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.

Elina

Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Helen

Elinor

Variant of Eleanor, a female given name

Ellee

Inari Sami word formed from the verb eelliđ with the suffix -ee.

Elli

Modern Greek form of Helle; also a diminutive of names beginning with El, and an Old Norse word meaning "old age".

Ellie Mae

Elly

Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen and Elizabeth, and other names beginning with El

Elora

Probably an invented name, borne by the infant girl in the 1988 film Willow

Elouan

Possibly from a Breton word meaning "light"

Emmylou

Combination of Emmy and Lou

Hal

A medieval diminutive of Harry

Heilo

Helena

Latinate form of Helen

Helene

Ancient greek form of helen; modern scandinavian and german form

Hellen

Hellena

A given name recorded in English (African) use, feminine

Hellie

Hikaru

From japanese 光 (hikaru) "light" or 輝 (hikaru) "brightness"

Honeymaren

A given name recorded in popular culture, used for a feminine character

Hyperion

Derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper), "over"; the name of a Titan in Greek myth

Ilena

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ilene

Variant of Eileen, probably influenced by the spelling of Irene

Ilkar

Ilma

Means "air" in Finnish

Ilon

Ilona

Hungarian form of Helen, from Greek Helenē, interpreted as "torch", "light" or "shining one".

Irya

No documented meaning; recorded as a Russian feminine given name

Ishu

Ixie

Izara

No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in Basque, southern American and Maghrebi Arabic use

Janja

A name of Slavic origin, often associated with the meaning 'bearer of light' or 'God is gracious.'

Jitka

A diminutive form of the name 'Jitka' is often associated with the meaning 'light' or 'little flower'.

Kalo

From the Romani adjective kalo, meaning 'black'

Kera

Recorded as a given name in English, where it is rare and feminine

Kira

Russian feminine form of cyrus; also a variant of ciara 1

Kiras

Kiro

A diminutive of Kiril

Kiros

A name of Ge'ez origin

Kyrah

A variation of Kira, meaning 'beam of light' or 'sunbeam'.

Laney

A diminutive of Elaine

Lazer

Yiddish variant of Eliezer

Leela

Alternate transcription of Lila 1; also a Sanskrit name from lila, "play or divine play"

Leena

Finnish and Estonian short form of Helena or Matleena; also a variant spelling of Lina and Lena.

Leia

Form of Leah used in the Greek Old Testament, and a Portuguese form

Lena

Light or bright, also can mean 'torch' in Greek

Lenya

Recorded as a given name in German and Russian

Leonora

Italian short form of Eleanor.

Leora

Hebrew female given name, possibly from ליאורה "my light"

Loni

Feminine variant of Lonnie

Loomis

An English-language surname

Loyce

Recorded as a feminine given name in English

Lu

A given name recorded in English, Chinese, Burmese and Provençal

Luca

Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, from Luke.

Lucas

Latin form of the greek name Λουκᾶς, related to Luke

Luce

Italian and French variant of Lucia; also the Italian word for light.

Luci

Diminutive of Luca or Lucia, or a variant of Lucy; from Latin lux, "light"

Lucia

Feminine form of the Latin name Lucius, from lux, light

Lucian

Romanian and English form of Lucianus, from Latin lux, "light".

Luciana

Feminine form of the Latin name Lucianus

Lucie

French and Czech form of Lucia.

Lucien

French form of lucianus, a roman family name derived from lucius

Lucille

French form of Lucilla.

Lucinda

An elaboration of Lucia, from the Latin for light

Lucio

Italian and Spanish form of Lucius, a Latin name

Lucius

Roman praenomen derived from Latin lux, "light"

Lucy

English form of Lucia, from the Latin Lucius, meaning 'as of light'.

Lucy Lu

Lucyloo

Luke

English form of Latin Lucas, from Greek Loukas, probably meaning "from Lucania".

Luke Skybarker

Lumen

Latin for light; also the SI unit of luminous flux

Lumi

Means "snow" in Finnish

Lumiere

French for "light"

Lumiya

Recorded as a feminine given name in popular culture; no meaning documented