Dog Names That Mean Light

By Marvin Tang · iDogNames editorial · curated meaning theme

Names meaning light, bright, or illumination.

Light-meaning names work especially well on cream, white, or golden-coated breeds. Latin Lucia/Lucy ("light"), Greek Phoebe ("bright, radiant"), Hebrew Eliana ("my God has answered"), Welsh Nia ("brightness"), Arabic Noor ("light"), Sanskrit Roshni ("light"). The Northern hemisphere Saint Lucia / Lucia tradition kept the name in heavy use for over a millennium. The list below covers names whose meaning touches light, bright, radiance, illumination, or shining.

227 dog names with meaning related to "light"

#	Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
1	Abner	The father is a light	Male	Hebrew
2	Adalberto	Nobly bright	Male	Germanic
3	Adelbert	Nobly bright	Male	Germanic
4	Agalia	Brightness, joy, gaiety	Female	Greek
5	Akio	Bright man	Male	Japanese
6	Alaula	Light of early dawn	Female	Hawaiian
7	Alberto	Noble + bright, famous	Male	Germanic
8	Allayna	Light	Female	Greek
9	Alohilani	Bright Sky	Female	Hawaiian
10	Amiya	Delight	Female	Indian
11	Annot	Light	Female	English
12	Anshu	Ray of sunlight	Male	Sanskrit
13	Anwar	Clear, bright	Male	Arabic
14	Apollo	God of music, light, and prophecy	Male	Greek
15	Argos	Greek mythological and place name, often linked with bright or shining	Male	Ancient Greek
16	Argus	Bright	Male	Greek
17	Atmajyoti	Light of the soul	Male	Sanskrit
18	Avinoam	Father of delight	Unisex	Hebrew
19	Berdine	Bright maiden	Female	Germanic
20	Bert	Bright	Male	Germanic
21	Berthold	Bright ruler	Male	Germanic
22	Bhaskar	Bright light	Male	Sanskrit
23	Blenda	Dazzling Bright	Female	Latin
24	Bob	Bright fame	Male	Germanic
25	Bobbi	Bright fame	Female	Germanic
26	Bobbie	Bright fame	Female	Germanic
27	Bobby	Bright fame	Unisex	Germanic
28	Borgny	Brightness	Female	Norwegian
29	Brandan	Beacon On The Hill Or Gorse-Covered Hill.	Male	English
30	Braulio	Shining, firey	Male	Germanic
31	Brighton	Bright settlement	Male	English
32	Burt	Bright	Male	Germanic
33	Buttercup	A bright yellow flowered plant. Also a term of endearment.	Unisex	English
34	Charmian	Joy, delight	Female	Greek
35	Cindy	Light	Female	Latin
36	Clarisa	Bright, clear	Female	Latin
37	Cookie	English word for a small flat or slightly raised cake, borrowed from Dutch koekje	Unisex	English from Dutch
38	Dae	Shining Beloved	Female	English
39	Dagobert	Joyous, Bright Day	Male	German
40	Damini	Lightning	Female	Hindu
41	Day	Light, Hope	Unisex	English
42	Deepali	Chain of lights	Female	Sanskrit
43	Deepika	Light	Female	Sanskrit
44	Delbert	Proud: Noble: Bright.	Male	Germanic
45	Delicia	Delight	Female	Latin
46	Dozer	One who sleeps lightly	Unisex	English
47	Eden	Delight	Female	Hebrew
48	Egbert	Shining sword	Male	Germanic
49	Electra	Shining	Female	Greek
50	Eleni	Bright, shining one	Female	Greek

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