Names That Mean Dawn
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Ushas
Sanskrit
"dawn"
The name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, also known as the daughter of heaven.
Usha
Sanskrit
"dawn"
The name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, also spelled Ushas.
Zaranitsa
Belorussian
"dawn"
Goddess of the dawn historically worshipped in Belarus. She lives in the Palace of the Sun, opening the gates for him in the mornings so that he can set off on a journey through the sky. Other names…
Aubelin
French
"white, dawn"
A rare French name deriving from Latin albus "white", also related to the French word for "dawn", aube .
Haroon
Hindi
"dawn"
Haroon, also styled as Aroon and Harun, is the mythic charioteer of the dawn.
Fajar
Indonesian, Arabic
"dawn, daybreak"
A good choice for a baby born in a hopeful time of change and beginnings, Fajar is an Indonesian name, derived from the Arabic fajr , the name for morning prayer.
Svit
Slovene
"dawn"
A uniquely Slovene name, ideal for a son born in the early morning.
Rosana
Portuguese form of Roxana
"bright, dawn"
This elegant, minimally-spelled name could be a variant of Rosanna/Roseanna. But it's also the Portuguese version of Roxana, with all the meaning and history of the name, but none of the "Roxanne"…
Nishant
Sanskrit
"night's end, dawn"
A bright, optimistic Indian boy name that is occasionally used in the US.
Altan
Turkish, Mongolian
"red dawn; golden"
A strong and striking Turkish option with an evocative meaning. Equally colorful from its Mongolian roots, it is also associated with gold.
Shachar
Hebrew
"dawn"
Shahar
Hebrew
"dawn"
Subtle choice for a baby born in the early morning.
Agim
Albanian
"dawn"
International option with a sunny, hopeful meaning.
Ostara
Old High German
"dawn"
In Germanic mythology, Ostara is the goddess of springtime, fertility, and dawn. Her existence as a mythological figure was pieced together by scholar Jacob Grimm, who used evidence such as the…
Aotea
Maori
"white cloud"
A vowel-rich Māori name with a nature-inspired and dreamy meaning. New Zealand is known in Māori as Aotearoa, which can be translated as "land of abiding day" or "land of the long white cloud".
Austra
Latvian
"dawn"
To most, the name Austra is most likely to be connected to Australia (or Austria), but to Latvians, Austra was the goddess of the dawn.
Aurian
Literary name inspired by Latin
"gold, dawn or breeze"
The eponymous character of the fantasy novel Aurian by Maggie Furey. It may have been inspired by the Latin aurum "gold", or by names like Aurora ("dawn") or Aura ("breeze"), also derived from the…
Roxane
Persian
"dawn"
Alternative (rarer) spelling of Roxanne.
Zorka
Hungarian diminutive of Zora
"dawn"
Shachar
Hebrew
"dawn"