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Sky and light names for boys

Names of stars, the moon, dawn and light.

  1. LucaItalian form of Luke#5 · rising
  2. LukaSlavic form of Lucas/Luke, from Latin 'Lucas' or Greek 'Loukas', associated with 'lux' (light) or Lucania region#5 · rising
  3. SonnyFrom English 'son'#275 · rising
  4. LucianoItalian form of Lucianus, derived from Latin lux meaning 'light'#315 · rising
  5. OrionFrom Greek mythology#337 · slipping
  6. SunnyEnglish word name meaning bright, cheerful, or full of sunshine#275 · rising
  7. ElioItalian/Spanish form derived from Greek Helios, the sun god#398 · rising
  8. SkylerAnglicized spelling of Dutch 'Schuyler', meaning 'scholar'#600 · slipping
  9. HaloFrom Greek 'halos' meaning 'disk of the sun or moon'#850 · rising
  10. UrielFrom Hebrew 'Uri'el' meaning 'God is my light' or 'flame of God'#439 · rising
  11. LucianFrom Latin Lucianus, derived from 'lux' (light)#459 · rising
  12. AkariJapanese: light, brightness (akari)#528 · rising
  13. SamsonFrom Hebrew Shimshon, derived from 'shemesh' (sun)#471 · rising
  14. SolLatin/Spanish for 'sun'#873 · rising
  15. AriesLatin for 'ram'#627 · rising
  16. UriahFrom Hebrew 'Uriyah' meaning 'God is my light' or 'flame of God'#613 · slipping
  17. SkyFrom Old Norse 'sky' meaning 'cloud'#1,070 · rising
  18. ZahirArabic name meaning 'radiant', 'shining', or 'evident'#682 · rising
  19. RayFrom Old French 'rei' (king)#511 · slipping
  20. IshaanFrom Sanskrit 'Ishan' meaning 'sun', 'lord', or 'northeast direction'#692 · slipping
  21. LucienFrench form of Lucianus, from Latin 'lux' meaning light#827 · rising
  22. VihaanSanskrit origin meaning 'dawn' or 'the first rays of morning light'#737 · slipping
  23. MeirHebrew name meaning 'one who illuminates' or 'shining'#864 · rising
  24. LuxLatin word meaning 'light'#1,032 · rising
  25. DhruvSanskrit name meaning 'fixed, immovable, or constant'#990 · rising
  26. LuciusLatin: light, illumination#1,006 · rising
  27. KiranSanskrit: ray of light or sunbeam#368 · rising
  28. SoraJapanese for 'sky' - unisex name also used in Korean and as fiction name#1,786 · rising
  29. RaviFrom Sanskrit meaning 'sun' - name of the Hindu sun god Surya and widely used in India#1,095 · rising
  30. NourArabic 'nur' meaning 'light, radiance' - widely used unisex name across Middle East and North Africa#2,009 · rising
  31. AydinFrom Turkish 'aydın' meaning 'enlightened, bright, intellectual#325 · slipping
  32. LucioFrom Latin lux meaning light - classic Roman name used as Lucio in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese#1,150 · rising
  33. VirajFrom Sanskrit 'viraj' meaning 'resplendent, glorious' - popular in India and diaspora#1,163 · rising
  34. ReyanshFrom Sanskrit, meaning 'a ray of light' or 'part of Vishnu's light'#1,243 · slipping
  35. YairFrom Hebrew 'ya'ir' meaning 'he will enlighten' or 'he will shine'#1,245 · slipping
  36. JupiterFrom Latin Iuppiter, king of Roman gods - planet name, recently used as bold unisex given name#2,494 · rising
  37. ClarenceFrom the Latin title Clarentia (Dukedom of Clare)#1,278 · slipping
  38. VivaanSanskrit name meaning 'full of life', 'rays of the morning sun', or 'life-giver'#1,332 · slipping
  39. OriHebrew name meaning 'my light' - unisex short name in Israel, also used in Japan with different kanji#1,276 · rising
  40. TariqFrom Arabic 'tariq' meaning 'morning star' or 'he who knocks at the door'#1,166 · slipping
  41. NuriFrom Arabic 'nur' meaning 'my light' - also Hebrew 'my fire'#3,935 · slipping
  42. VyomFrom Sanskrit 'vyoma' meaning 'sky, universe' - modern Indian masculine name evoking cosmos#1,350 · rising
  43. AhaanFrom Sanskrit meaning 'dawn, sunrise' - popular modern boys' name in India and diaspora#1,360 · rising
  44. AsterFrom Greek 'aster' meaning 'star' - botanical name for the aster flower, used for any gender#2,242 · rising
  45. AarushSanskrit: first ray of the morning sun#1,310 · slipping
  46. CaelumFrom Latin 'caelum' meaning 'sky, heaven' - rare literary name, also a southern constellation#1,408 · rising
  47. LiorFrom Hebrew 'li-or' meaning 'my light' - common name in Israel used for all genders#1,588 · rising
  48. AdityaFrom Sanskrit Aditya meaning 'son of Aditi' (the sun)#1,534 · slipping
  49. AeroFrom Greek 'aer' meaning 'air' - modern word-inspired unisex name evoking flight and speed#1,689 · rising
  50. MoonFrom English word for Earth's satellite - nature name symbolizing calm, cycles and light in darkness#5,724 · rising
  51. ZayaanArabic zayan meaning 'bright, adorned' - variant spelling of Zayan, popular in Muslim communities#584 · rising
  52. ZiahModern variant of Arabic Zia 'light, splendor' and Hebrew -iah 'God' ending - short unisex name#2,740 · slipping
  53. HeliosGreek 'helios' meaning 'sun' - name of Titan sun-god, bold mythological revival choice#1,864 · rising
  54. ViaanFrom Sanskrit meaning full of life or sun's first ray - fast-rising popular boys' name in India#737 · slipping
  55. CielFrench for 'sky, heaven'#3,144 · rising
  56. SuryaFrom Sanskrit 'surya' meaning 'sun' - name of the Hindu sun god, used across India#2,142 · rising
  57. ZenithEnglish word for highest point, from Arabic samt - modern word-name evoking peak and astronomy#2,399 · rising
  58. ShamsFrom Arabic 'shams' meaning 'sun' - historic unisex name, also evokes light in Persian poetry#9,410 · rising
  59. MinhVietnamese name meaning 'bright, intelligent' - common male given name, also element in compound names#2,262 · rising
  60. TejasFrom Sanskrit 'tejas' meaning 'brilliance, fire' - classic Indian masculine name denoting radiance#2,278 · slipping
  61. VegaFrom Spanish 'vega' meaning 'meadow, fertile plain' - also the Arabic-derived name of the bright star in Lyra#6,173 · slipping
  62. SonnieModern respelling of Sonny meaning 'son' or cheerful - now used for all genders as a friendly nickname-name#275 · rising
  63. AnwarArabic meaning 'luminous, radiant, brighter' - classic masculine name across Muslim world#2,432 · rising
  64. EliorHebrew 'Eli-or' meaning 'my God is light' - modern Israeli name also used in France for boys#2,488 · rising
  65. LucahModern respelling of Luca (Latin: 'light') - adds H for distinctiveness while keeping LOO-ka sound#5 · rising
  66. TarikFrom Arabic Tariq, meaning 'morning star' or 'one who knocks at the door'#1,166 · slipping
  67. LucFrench form of Luke from Latin 'lux' meaning 'light' - classic short form across Europe#38 · slipping
  68. SiriusFrom Greek 'seirios' meaning 'glowing, scorching' via Latin - brightest star in the night sky#2,730 · slipping
  69. MihirSanskrit mihira meaning 'sun' - widely used in India, also an epithet of Surya the sun god#2,931 · slipping
  70. CelestinoFrom Latin 'caelestis' meaning 'heavenly' - Spanish and Italian form of Celestine#3,055 · rising
  71. EliosFrom Greek Helios meaning 'sun' - modern rare form used in France and Spain as alternative to Helios#3,712 · rising
  72. TarekArabic variant of Tariq meaning 'morning star' - historic name of Tariq ibn Ziyad#3,810 · slipping
  73. CastorGreek for 'beaver', twin of Pollux in myth - also a bright star in Gemini#3,853 · slipping
  74. HélioFrom Greek 'helios' meaning 'sun' - French/Portuguese masculine name evoking light, also a science nod#4,561 · rising
  75. AltairFrom Arabic 'al-ta'ir' meaning 'the bird, eagle' - brightest star in Aquila constellation#4,698 · rising
  76. ZuhairArabic name meaning 'bright, shining, blossoming' - traditional, borne by poet Zuhayr#4,925 · slipping
  77. ArushFrom Sanskrit meaning 'first ray of the sun, dawn' - popular modern boys' name in India#1,310 · slipping
  78. ZoranFrom Slavic 'zora' meaning 'dawn, morning' - common in Serbia, Croatia and North Macedonia#6,206 · rising
  79. HilalFrom Arabic 'hilal' meaning 'crescent moon' - symbolic in Islam, used for boys and occasionally girls#10,047 · rising
  80. NilayTurkish 'moon over the Nile' and Sanskrit 'abode' - used as feminine in Turkey, masculine in India#10,485 · rising

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