“fairy light”
From Persian and Arabic · Turkish
Girl3 syllablesEditorial
Meaning
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
- “full of radiance”From Persian · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “light of the spirit”TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “morning light”From Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “pure light”From Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “beloved light”From Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “light of the night”From Persian and Arabic · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “voice of light”TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “light of the sky”From Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “cheerful light”From Turkic and Arabic · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “bright, shining”From Arabic · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “light of honor”From Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “foremost light”From Persian and Arabic · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “light of love”From Turkic and Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “love light”TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “light of the passionately in love”TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “silvery, lovely and shining”TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “shining, radiant”From Persian · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “unique light”From Turkic and Arabic · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “light of the homeland”From Turkic and Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “shining, gleaming”From Turkic · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “yearly light”From Turkic and Persian · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “lofty light”From Turkic and Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “fair, radiant”From Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “possessor of light”From Arabic · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
Light boy names
- “ray of light”From Persian · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “bright, shining”From Arabic · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “bright, shining”From Arabic · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “strong cold wind; light snow; reed marsh; small spring”TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “light, swift”From Persian · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “relating to praise; relating to radiance”From Arabic · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “bright, radiant”From Persian · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “half-light of dawn”From Turkic and Persian · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “one who opens a path to the light”From Turkic · TurkishBoy3 syllablesEditorial
- “three lights”From Turkic · TurkishBoy3 syllablesEditorial
- “simple, single; ray”From Turkic · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “shining, bright”From Turkic · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “bright, shining”From Turkic · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “shining, radiating light”From Turkic · TurkishBoy3 syllablesEditorial
- “possessor of light”From Arabic · Turkish, Tatar, BashkirBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “light, brightness”From Arabic · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek, AzerbaijaniBoy1 syllableDocumented
- “light of the faith”From Arabic · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
Light names for girls and boys
- “shining, radiant”From Persian · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “radiant-faced”From Persian and Arabic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “bright, luminous”From Persian · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “dawn”From Arabic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesDocumented
- “light of dawn”From Arabic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “flood of light”TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “torrent of rays”TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “flood of light”TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “pure light”TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “last light”TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “crown of light”From Arabic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “flood of dawn light”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “sound, light noise”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “luminous skin”From Persian and Arabic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “radiant Turk”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “Turkish light”From Turkic and Persian · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “upright light”From Turkic and Arabic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “handsome; shining”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “shining; envoy”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “bright, shining; comet”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “light, gleam; comet”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “shining moon”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “shining; hot spring; December and January”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “bright, shining”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “light, brightness”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “long-living light”From Turkic and Arabic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “light, brilliance”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesEditorial
- “shining, light-giving moon”From Turkic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “light for the homeland”From Turkic and Arabic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “luminous person”From Arabic · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “light of the faith”From Arabic · TurkishUnisex2 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.
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