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19 Uzbek 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 Uzbek 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.

11 light girl names

  1. Dilnura

    “light of the heart”
    From Persian and Arabic · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  2. Elnura

    “light of the people”
    From Turkic and Arabic · Kyrgyz, Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  3. Mohinur

    “moonlight”
    From Persian and Arabic · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  4. Munira

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

  5. Nurafshon

    “light-scattering, radiant”
    From Arabic and Persian · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Nurjahon

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

  7. Ruxshona

    “shining, radiant”
    From Persian · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  8. Sabohat

    “beauty, radiance”
    From Arabic · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

  9. Zahro

    “radiant, bright”
    From Arabic · Uzbek
    Girl2 syllablesEditorial

  10. Zuhra

    “brightness; the planet Venus”
    From Arabic · Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek, Bashkir
    Girl2 syllablesDocumented

  11. Zulayho

    “fair, radiant”
    From Arabic · Uzbek
    Girl3 syllablesEditorial

8 light boy names

  1. Anvar

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

  2. Nur

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

  3. Nurali

    “superior to all; son handsome as light”
    Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesDocumented

  4. Nurbek

    “light + chief”
    From Arabic and Turkic · Kyrgyz, Uzbek
    Boy2 syllablesDocumented

  5. Nuriddin

    “light of the faith”
    From Arabic · Kazakh, Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  6. Nurillo

    “light of God”
    From Arabic · Uzbek
    Boy3 syllablesEditorial

  7. Ziya

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

  8. Ziyovuddin

    “light of the faith”
    From Arabic · Uzbek
    Boy3 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.