89 radiant baby names that mean light

Choosing a baby name that means “light” can be a brilliant choice for the little one who’s going to light up your life.

For light-themed baby name inspiration, you can simply look out the window at the sun. According to BabyCenter.com, names like Sol and Sunny are growing quickly in popularity. Dawn is another option, as is Aurora, which is a name with Latin roots that means "dawn."

There are also plenty of light baby names that draw from sources other than the sun: the name Lucy means light, as does Elena and Helena. Boy names that mean light include Lucius and Lux.

Pampers.com has identified almost 90 baby names that mean, or are inspired by, light. The list below is a global one, with Hebrew, Japanese, Arabic, Greek and more names on the list.

Baby girl names inspired by light

1. Aberash

2. Abha

3. Aegle

4. Afërdita

5. Amaterasu

6. Aurora

7. Aya

8. Ayla

9. Aynur

10. Bergljot

11. Dawn

12. Dipa

13. Diya

14. Drita

15. Eos

16. Fioralba

17. Galadriel

18. Gerel

19. Goizargi

20. Gülnur

21. Hajnal

22. Haruko

23. Hina

24. Hiranur

25. Illuminata

26. Keren

27. Lesedi

28. Luciana

29. Lucasta

30. Lucia

31. Luminița

32. Luz

33. Mitsuki

34. Mitsuko

35. Narangerel

36. Orli

37. Pratibha

38. Roshni

39. Roxana

40. Säde

41. Sarangerel

42. Svetlana

43. Yōko

44. Zora

45. Zoraida

46. Zoryana

47. Zuhra

Baby boy names inspired by light

1. Abner

2. Agim

3. Akimitsu

4. Apollo

5. Argi

6. Argus

7. Berhanu

8. Bhaskara

9. Castor

10. Charalampos

11. Elior

12. Elnur

13. Erlantz

14. Fulgencio

15. Hardeep

16. Haruto

17. Haruki

18. Heimdall

19. Hideaki

20. Ifa

21. Kiran

22. Koit

23. Kōki

24. Krešimir

25. Kuldeep

26. Lasha

27. Lucian

28. Lucifer

29. Lucius

30. Maor

31. Meir

32. Melchior

33. Mitsuaki

34. Neriah

35. Nuri

36. Orion

37. Seong-Ho

38. Taner

39. Uriel

40. Vihaan

41. Zhulong

42. Ziya

This article was originally published on TODAY.com