Names meaning light, bright or shining
Light is one of the most popular themes in Irish and Celtic naming. These names mean bright, shining or radiant, and several of them have been in use for centuries.
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25 names with this meaning.
AilbheWhite, bright; debatedAoibheannBeautiful, radiantAoifeBeauty, radianceAuroraDawn, morning lightClaraClear, bright, famousEleanorShining light (uncertain)EllaOther; light (as short form)FionnFair, white, brightGwawrDawnLaoiseRadiantLasairfhíonaFlame of wineLucasMan from Lucania; lightLughUncertain, perhaps shiningMorganSea-born, sea-brightMuireallSea-brightMuirghealSea-brightNiamhRadiance, brightnessNoraHonour; light (from Eleanor)RobinBright fame; songbirdScarlettBright red; scarlet clothSorchaBright, radiantTaliesinRadiant browTesniWarmth of the sunÁineRadianceÉtaínShining one, uncertain
Name meanings are drawn from Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish and other sources. Where scholars disagree we say so on each name page.