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58 Kazakh 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 Kazakh 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.

21 light girl names

  1. Ainura

    “moonlight”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Aisaule

    “moonbeam”
    From Proto-Turkic and Persian · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Aynur

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

  4. Balnur

    “honey light”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  5. Gülnur

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

  6. Gulnura

    “flower light”
    From Persian and Arabic · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Makhinur

    “moonlight”
    From Persian and Arabic · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Munira

    “radiant, shining”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Nurai

    “moonlight”
    From Persian and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Nurassyl

    “noble light”
    From Persian and Classical Persian · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Nurbanu

    “lady of light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish, Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Nurikamal

    “light of perfection; son who has reached perfection, perfect man”
    From Arabic · Uyghur, Kazakh
    Girl4 syllablesDocumented

  13. Nuriya

    “radiant, luminous”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Nursulu

    “radiant beauty”
    From Persian · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Nurzada

    “born of light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Saule

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

  17. Svetlana

    “light, bright”
    From Russian · Kazakh
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Ziyagul

    “girl like light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Uyghur, Kazakh
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  19. Zuhra

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

  20. Zukhra

    “Venus; radiant, bright”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  21. Zuleikha

    “fair, radiant”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Tatar
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

35 light boy names

  1. Aidyn

    “bright, luminous”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Aishuak

    “warm moonlight”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Aizharkyn

    “radiant moon”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Aizharyk

    “moonlight”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Akzharkyn

    “pure and radiant”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Anuar

    “brighter, most radiant”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Anuarbek

    “radiant lord”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Anuarkhan

    “radiant khan”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Bainur

    “rich light”
    From Proto-Turkic and Persian · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Nur

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

  11. Nuradil

    “light of justice”
    From Persian and Arabic · Uyghur, Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  12. Nurali

    “superior to all; son handsome as light”
    Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  13. Nuraly

    “light of Ali”
    From Arabic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Nuran

    “luminous, bright”
    Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  15. Nurbol

    “be light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Nurbolat

    “light and steel”
    From Persian and Classical Persian · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Nurbolsyn

    “may there be light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Nurdan

    “from light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish, Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  19. Nurgeldi

    “light has come”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh, Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Nuriddin

    “light of the faith”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Nurjan

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

  22. Nurlan

    “be filled with light; become a handsome young man”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  23. Nurly

    “luminous, radiant”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  24. Nurlybek

    “radiant lord”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  25. Nursapa

    “light of purity; pure son”
    Uyghur, Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  26. Nursultan

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

  27. Nurtan

    “luminous dawn”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish, Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Nurzat

    “light of freedom”
    Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  29. Nurzhan

    “soul of light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  30. Nurzhigit

    “radiant young man”
    From Persian and Proto-Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Tanzharyk

    “light of dawn”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  32. Yernur

    “hero's light”
    From Proto-Turkic and Persian · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  33. Zharkyn

    “radiant, bright”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Zharyk

    “light”
    From Turkic · Kazakh
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Ziya

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

2 light names for girls and boys

  1. Ainur

    “moonlight”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Kazakh, Tatar, Bashkir
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Nurkhan

    “khan of light”
    From Persian and Kipchak · Kazakh
    Unisex2 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.