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17 Azerbaijani 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 the Azerbaijani 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.

7 light girl names

  1. Aynur

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

  2. Elnurə

    “light of the people”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Azerbaijani
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Lamiyə

    “shining, gleaming”
    From Arabic · Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Ləman

    “shining, sparkling”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  5. Mahnur

    “moonlight”
    From Persian and Arabic · Azerbaijani
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Nuranə

    “luminous, radiant”
    From Arabic and Persian · Azerbaijani
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Nurcahan

    “light of the world”
    From Arabic and Persian · Azerbaijani
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

10 light boy names

  1. Cəmşid

    “radiant Jam”
    From Persian · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Elnur

    “light of the people”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Ənvər

    “most luminous”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Nur

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

  5. Nurəddin

    “light of the faith”
    From Arabic · Azerbaijani
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Nurulla

    “light of God; son given by God”
    From Arabic · Uyghur, Azerbaijani, Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  7. Rövşən

    “bright, shining”
    From Persian · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Xurşid

    “the sun”
    From Persian · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Ziya

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

  10. Ziyəddin

    “light of the faith”
    From Arabic · Azerbaijani
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

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”, 151ay “moon; month”, 13din “religion, faith”, 9bek “lord, chief, master (title)”, 5gül “rose; flower”, 4can “soul; life”, 3gün “sun; day”, 3han “khan, ruler”, 3sulu “beautiful”, 3ak “white”, 2
Animals (377)Beauty (596)Faith and devotion (463)Flowers (728)Joy and happiness (616)Leadership and nobility (1274)Life and soul (383)Love and affection (331)Moon (628)Nature and seasons (615)

Want the plain word? See the dictionary entry for “light” in Turkic languages on TurkicLex.