Dog Names Meaning Light
187 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.
Lumos
Recorded as a masculine given name in Finnish
Lura
Recorded as a feminine given name in English (American)
Lusie
A diminutive form of the name Lucia, meaning light.
Lutza
Lux
Latin lux, "light"
Luz
Means "light" in Spanish
Lyanna
A name of uncertain origin, often associated with the word 'light' or 'to be joyful'.
Meira
Feminine form of Meir
Melin
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Merlyna
Mitsie
Mitsu
Japanese for light or illumination
Mitsuko
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) "light" and 子 (ko) "child"
Mitsy
A diminutive form of the name 'Mitsuko', which means 'child of light' in Japanese.
Moonbeam
English word for a beam or ray of moonlight
Moonlight
English, light from the surface of the Moon
Myrka
Recorded as a feminine given name in American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Neera
Recorded as a given name in Italian and Indian, in both cases feminine
Nela
Short form of Kornelia, Petronela, Antonela and other names containing nel
Nelcy
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Nelia
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English
Nella
Short form of Antonella
Nellie Bean
The name Nellie is often derived from Helen, which means 'light' or 'torch'. Bean refers to something small and lovable.
Nellina
Neriah
Means "lamp of Yahweh" in Hebrew, from נֵר (ner) "lamp, light" and יָהּ (yah)
Nisa
From Arabic نساء (nisāʾ), meaning "women"
Noor
Alternate transcription of Arabic نور (nūr), "light"; also a Dutch short form of Eleonora
Norah
Variant of Nora; also an alternate transcription of Arabic Nura
Noras
Noria
A given name recorded in Japanese and Maghrebi Arabic, both feminine
Norina
A diminutive form of the name 'Nora'.
Nura
Strictly feminine form of the Arabic name Nur
Nuriel
Hebrew name meaning "El/God is my fire" or "El/God is my light".
Olena
Ukrainian form of Helen, from Greek, meaning "sun ray" or "shining light".
Oliana
Recorded as a given name in Swedish (rare) and Italian
Oralee
Possibly a variant of aurélie
Oran
Anglicized form of the Irish name Odhrán, from odur, meaning "dun, sallow".
Oria
Italian form of Aurea.
Orit
A Hebrew feminine given name meaning "light"
Orli
Hebrew feminine given name meaning "my light"; also a Polish adjective from orzeł.
Orlie
Recorded as a feminine given name in Hebrew
Orly
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹרְלִי (Orli); also a French place name from Latin Aureliacum
Orya
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Hebrew
Ouray
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Panlo
Paris
From the Gaulish tribe the Parisii, or the Trojan prince of Greek myth
Quira
Raggi
An Italian surname; also recorded as a given name in Old Norse
Ray
Short form of Raymond; also an English word meaning "beam of light"
Rayla
A name of the character Rayla in The Dragon Prince
Raylan
A combination of 'Ray' meaning 'beam of light' and 'lan' which may imply 'land' or 'place'.
Reilo
Saero
Sharan
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Shining
Siano
Sinnie
Sorah
Sparks
Recorded as a rare English given name for boys
Sundra
Recorded as a feminine given name in American English
Teja
A Sanskrit word meaning 'radiance' or 'light'
Theia
Possibly from Greek θεά (thea), "goddess"; the name of a Titan goddess
Tint
English word for a slight coloring or a color mixed with white
Ulena
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Vaito
No documented meaning; recorded as a rare Finnish masculine given name
Weena
White
English word for the lightest colour, the opposite of black
Wita
Recorded as a feminine given name in Indonesian and Sorbian
Wusela
Xaila
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Xan
A diminutive of Alexander, Alexandra or Alexandria, or the Galician form of John
Xhara
Xina
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English
Xuri
Recorded as a given name in Indigenous American use
Yarka
Recorded as a masculine given name in Kalmyk
Yarko
A Ukrainian diminutive of the given name Yaroslav
Yelena
Russian form of Helen
Yuli
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлий (Yuliy); also Hebrew for "July".
Yurik
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Zaira
Italian and Spanish form of Zaire
Zeon
Recorded as a masculine given name in obscure use
Zia
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (Ziya), meaning 'light'
Ziera
Ziri
Zohar
Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew; from Hebrew זֹהַר, "splendor, radiance"