Meaning

9 Turkmen 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 Turkmen 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.

2 light girl names

  1. “girl like light”
    From Arabic and Persian · Turkish, Uyghur, Kyrgyz, Turkmen
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented
  2. “radiant beauty”
    From Arabic · Turkmen
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

7 light boy names

  1. “light-given”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial
  2. “light has come”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kazakh, Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial
  3. “light of Muhammad”
    From Arabic · Turkmen
    Boy4 syllablesEditorial
  4. “wish of light”
    From Arabic · Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial
  5. “luminous”
    From Arabic · Turkmen
    Boy2 syllablesEditorial
  6. “light poured down”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Turkmen
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial
  7. “bright, shining”
    From Persian · Turkmen
    Boy2 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