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16 Tatar 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 Tatar 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.

10 light girl names

  1. Gülnur

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

  2. Ilnur

    “light of the homeland”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Uyghur, Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Munavvara

    “illuminated, radiant”
    From Arabic · Tatar
    Girl4 syllablesEditorial

  4. Munira

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

  5. Nuriya

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

  6. Nursylu

    “radiant beauty”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Raushaniya

    “bright, radiant”
    From Persian · Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Shamsinur

    “sunlight”
    From Arabic · Tatar, Bashkir
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Zukhra

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

  10. Zuleikha

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

5 light boy names

  1. Anvar

    “brighter, most radiant”
    From Arabic · Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  2. Nuretdin

    “light of the faith”
    From Arabic · Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Nurislam

    “light of Islam”
    From Arabic · Kyrgyz, Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Nurulla

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

  5. Zinnur

    “possessor of light”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Tatar, Bashkir
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

1 light names for girls and boys

  1. Ainur

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