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