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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. Lâmiha

    “shining, radiant”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Ləman

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

  3. Lemiye

    “shining”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  4. Leyan

    “shining, gleaming”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl1 syllableEditorial

  5. Mahinur

    “radiant moon”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  6. Mahten

    “moon-fair, luminous-skinned”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Mehtap

    “moonlight”
    From Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  8. Meleknur

    “angel of light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Mihrinur

    “sunlight”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  10. Mirnur

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

  11. Munire

    “luminous, bright, radiant”
    Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl3 syllablesDocumented

  12. Müstenire

    “radiant”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl4 syllablesEditorial

  13. Neşenur

    “light of joy”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Nevinur

    “light of many colors”
    From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  15. Nevir

    “brightness; blossom”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  16. Nevra

    “brightness; flower”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  17. Neyyire

    “luminous, bright”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Nisanur

    “April light”
    From Turkish and Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  19. Nurâlem

    “light of the universe”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Nurbanu

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

  21. Nurçin

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

  22. Nurdanay

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

  23. Nurdane

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

  24. Nurdide

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

  25. Nurdil

    “luminous heart”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  26. Nurdoğdu

    “light was born”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  27. Nurfer

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

  28. Nurfeza

    “one who spreads light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Nurfidan

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

  30. Nurfide

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

  31. Nurgök

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

  32. Nurgül

    “girl like light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish, Uyghur, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  33. Nurgün

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

  34. Nurhayal

    “dream of light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  35. Nurhayat

    “light of life”
    Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  36. Nurhilâl

    “light of the crescent”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  37. Nurışık

    “light and radiance”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  38. Nuriye

    “luminous, glorious, radiant”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  39. Nurkadın

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

  40. Nurlu

    “luminous, radiant”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  41. Nurper

    “light-winged”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  42. Nurperi

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

  43. Nursabah

    “bright morning”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  44. Nursaç

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

  45. Nursel

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

  46. Nurselen

    “light of the moon”
    Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  47. Nurseli

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

  48. Nursema

    “luminous sky”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  49. Nurşen

    “you are light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  50. Nursenin

    “the light is yours”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  51. Nurseren

    “light-spreading”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  52. Nursev

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

  53. Nursevil

    “be-loved light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  54. Nursevin

    “rejoice in light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  55. Nursim

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

  56. Nursine

    “luminous heart”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  57. Nursu

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

  58. Nursun

    “you are light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  59. Nurtane

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

  60. Nurtek

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

  61. Nurten

    “radiant-skinned”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  62. Nurveren

    “light-giving”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  63. Nurzer

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

  64. Öznur

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

Light boy names

  1. Lâmih

    “shining”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Lemi

    “shining, gleaming”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  3. Nejat

    “brightness, freedom, peace and safety; to be saved”
    From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  4. Nevrettin

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

  5. Nevri

    “relating to light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Neyyiri

    “luminous, bright”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  7. Nur

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

  8. Nuralp

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

  9. Nuran

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

  10. Nuratay

    “light forefather”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  11. Nuraydın

    “bright light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  12. Nurbay

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

  13. Nurdan

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

  14. Nurer

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

  15. Nurettin

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

  16. Nurihak

    “light of God”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  17. Nurşah

    “shah of light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

  18. Nurtan

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

  19. Nurtekin

    “prince of light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  20. Nurullah

    “light of God”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  21. Odyak

    “light the fire”
    Turkish
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial

Light names for girls and boys

  1. Lema

    “gleam, radiance”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  2. Leylifer

    “night light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Müstenir

    “luminous”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Nevriye

    “relating to light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  5. Nural

    “take light”
    Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  6. Nurbaki

    “everlasting light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Nurben

    “light beauty mark”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  8. Nurbige

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

  9. Nurcan

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

  10. Nurcihan

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

  11. Nurdağ

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

  12. Nurdal

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

  13. Nurefşan

    “scattering light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  14. Nurel

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

  15. Nurersin

    “may you be a man of light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  16. Nurhan

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

  17. Nurhanım

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

  18. Nurinisa

    “light of women”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex4 syllablesEditorial

  19. Nurkut

    “radiant and fortunate”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  20. Nurmah

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

  21. Nurmelek

    “angel of light”
    From Arabic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  22. Nurnigâr

    “luminous beloved”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  23. Nurol

    “be light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  24. Nuröz

    “radiant essence”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  25. Nursal

    “spread light around”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  26. Nursan

    “light with a good name”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  27. Nurser

    “spread light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  28. Nurseven

    “loving light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  29. Nursevim

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

  30. Nursima

    “luminous face”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex3 syllablesEditorial

  31. Nurtaç

    “crown of light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  32. Nurtop

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

  33. Nurver

    “give light”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkish
    Unisex2 syllablesEditorial

  34. Nurzen

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

  35. Parlanur

    “shine like light”
    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.