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16 Turkic Names Meaning Light

Names whose documented meaning refers to light, radiance or brightness. In Turkic naming this field is dominated by the Arabic loanword nur, but native Turkic words for brightness also occur. Below are all names in this theme, grouped by gender, with a one-line origin for each. Documented, Likely and Editorial labels show how the meaning is supported.

6 light girl names

  1. Aynur

    “moon + light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  2. Gülnur

    “flower + light”
    From Persian and Arabic · Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  3. İlknur

    “first + light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  4. Mehtap

    “moonlight”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  5. Saule

    “ray of light, beam”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  6. Zuhra

    “brightness; the planet Venus”
    From Arabic · Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

6 light boy names

  1. Nur

    “light”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Azerbaijani
    Boy1 syllableDocumented

  2. Nurbek

    “light + chief”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  3. Nurettin

    “light of the religion”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  4. Nurjan

    “light + soul”
    From Arabic and Persian · Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  5. Nursultan

    “light + sultan”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  6. Ziya

    “light, brightness”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek
    Boy1 syllableDocumented

4 light names for girls and boys

  1. Işık

    “light”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  2. Nurcan

    “light + soul”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  3. Nurhan

    “light + khan”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  4. Şafak

    “dawn”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

How we check meanings

Meanings marked Documented are stated by a cited source (for compounds, also confirmed by the meaning of each part). Meanings marked Editorial come from our own research and are upgraded when a source is found; Likely marks readings built from a name's elements. Popular but unsupported interpretations are left out. Read our editorial standards.

Building blocks behind these names

nur “light”, 10can “soul; life”, 2ay “moon; month”, 1bek “lord, chief, master (title)”, 1din “religion, faith”, 1gül “rose; flower”, 1han “khan, ruler”, 1ilk “first”, 1sultan “power, authority; sultan”, 1
Animals (10)Beauty (9)Faith and devotion (11)Flowers (14)Joy and happiness (9)Leadership and nobility (34)Life and soul (13)Love and affection (5)Moon (22)Nature and seasons (21)