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313 Turkish 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 Turkish 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.

Light girl names

  1. Aknur

    “pure light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Alışın

    “red-coloured ray”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Alpnur

    “hero of light”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Altınnur

    “golden light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Aslınur

    “bright, pure, born of light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Ayanfer

    “light of the eye”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Ayfer

    “moon radiance”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Ayferi

    “moonlight”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Ayışığı

    “moonlight”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Ayışını

    “moon ray”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Aylanur

    “moon halo light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Aynıfer

    “light of the eye”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Aynur

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

  14. Ayselen

    “moon radiance”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Ayşenur

    “living light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Ayser

    “give brightness, bring light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Bennur

    “beauty spot + light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Bilgenur

    “light of wisdom”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Birnur

    “a single light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Çağrınur

    “calling light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Ceminur

    “full of light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Cihanfer

    “light of the world”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  23. Cihannur

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

  24. Dirahşan

    “shining, brilliant”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  25. Doğannur

    “rising light”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  26. Düri

    “variant of Düriye: pearl-like, shining”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Düriye

    “pearl-like, shining”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Ecenur

    “queen of light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Egenur

    “Aegean light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Evnur

    “light of the home”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  31. Fatmanur

    “Fatma + light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  32. Ferahnur

    “light of joy”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  33. Feray

    “light of the moon”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Feraye

    “variant of Feray: light of the moon”
    Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Fergün

    “bright, luminous day”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  36. Fernur

    “radiant light”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  37. Fezanur

    “light of space”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  38. Füruzan

    “radiant, shining”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  39. Goncafer

    “rosebud radiance”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  40. Güldenur

    “light in the rose”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  41. Gülennur

    “smiling light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  42. Gülnur

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

  43. Gültab

    “radiant rose”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  44. Günseli

    “flood of light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  45. Halenur

    “halo of light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  46. Halinur

    “luminous, bright”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  47. Haticenur

    “light of Hatice”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl4 syllablesEditorial

  48. Hiranur

    “light of Hira”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  49. Hoşnur

    “pleasant light”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  50. İlknur

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

  51. İncifer

    “shining like a pearl, beautiful”
    From Turkic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  52. İncinur

    “pearl light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  53. Işıl

    “shining, sparkling”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  54. Işılay

    “shining moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  55. Işıldar

    “radiant, dazzling”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  56. Işım

    “ray of light; lightning”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  57. Işınay

    “ray of the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  58. Işınbike

    “radiant lady”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Girl4 syllablesEditorial

  59. Lâmia

    “shining, brilliant”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

Light boy names

  1. Akkuyaş

    “sun with a white light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Akşit

    “auspicious; bright light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Bilnur

    “light of knowledge”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Binışık

    “thousand lights”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  5. Cemşit

    “radiant Jam”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Dürrî

    “shining like a pearl”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Ənvər

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

  8. Erışık

    “enlightened man”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Ernur

    “man of light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Fer

    “light; radiance”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Boy1 syllableEditorial

  11. Fercan

    “radiant soul”
    From Persian and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Ferkan

    “of strong, esteemed lineage”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  13. Günışık

    “daylight”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Işıkal

    “light and scarlet”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Işıker

    “radiant brave man”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Işıkhan

    “radiant ruler”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Işıkkan

    “radiant lineage”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Işıklı

    “bright, full of light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Işıktaş

    “stone of light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Işılak

    “bright, radiant”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Işınbay

    “radiant lord”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Işıner

    “radiant brave man”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  23. Işınhan

    “radiant ruler”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Işınkan

    “radiant lineage”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  25. Konur

    “tawny, light brown; proud; hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  26. Lâmi

    “shining, bright”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

Light names for girls and boys

  1. Acunışık

    “light of the world”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  2. Alışık

    “ray of light like scarlet”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Altınışık

    “golden light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  4. Altınışın

    “golden ray”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  5. Atanur

    “father of light”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Aydanur

    “moonlight”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Aygür

    “radiant like the moon and abundant”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Aykal

    “remain radiant as the moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  9. Ayyarkın

    “moonlight and sunlight”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Balkın

    “shining, bright”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  11. Besen

    “frost or dew; mist; light snowfall”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  12. Bilginur

    “light of knowledge”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  13. Binnur

    “a thousand lights”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  14. Cannur

    “luminous one”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  15. Deryanur

    “sea of light”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Dilferah

    “light-hearted, joyful”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Ferican

    “light of the soul”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  18. Firuzan

    “variant of Füruzan: radiant, shining”
    Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Füruzende

    “shining; illuminating”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  20. Göknur

    “light of the sky”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  21. Gülertan

    “luminous dawn”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Gülfer

    “rose-bright, with the radiance of a rose”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  23. Güngöze

    “luminous spring”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  24. Günnur

    “sunlight”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Günser

    “shine, scatter light”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  26. İncilay

    “radiance”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  27. Işık

    “light”
    From Proto-Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesDocumented

  28. Işıkalp

    “radiant hero”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Işıkay

    “light moon”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  30. Işılar

    “shining; cheerful”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Işın

    “ray, beam”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Işınsal

    “radiant, of rays”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  33. Işıt

    “give light, make shine”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Işıtan

    “illuminating, light-giving”
    From Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  35. Kamertab

    “moonlight; radiance”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 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.