Names That Mean Morning

A short but strong biblical name with multicultural appeal, Asa is enjoying new visibility thanks to hot young actor Asa Butterfield of Hugo fame.

While Danica may sound similar to Dana, Danielle, and Daniela, Danica is not a variation. Danica, a delicate and unique Slavic name meaning "Morning Star," is synonymous with Venus in many countries.

A male Biblical name meaning healer, Asa is also an international gem. In Japanese, it means "(born in the) morning". And in Scandinavia, where it's generally spelled Åsa or Ása and pronounced O-sa, it's a popular diminutive form of Old Norse names beginning with the element áss "god".

A short and punchy Arabic name referring to the time between sunrise and noon. Also spelled Zuha.

A pretty Roman name, but unfortunately also the English vocabulary word mania. Spelling it Manya would avoid the issue.

Spelling variation of Danica with a modern update.

The goddess of dawn, twilight, and dusk, is also the patron goddess of beauty, virgin women, and flowers in Incan mythology.

As a name, Morningstar is the English translation of Morgenstern, a German-Jewish surname. The planet Venus is called Morningstar when it is visible before sunrise.

The Māori name for Venus as a night or morning star – the brightest celestial object after the sun and moon. A notable bearer is rugby player Tawera Kerr-Barlow.

A combination of ata "morning" and rangi "sky", this Māori name has a lovely natural meaning.

This Danielle/Monique hybrid offers a new twist on an old favorite.

This word name is an archaic form of "morning", as in the phrase "on the morrow". It's been very occasionally used for boys, probably from the surname. With a good temporal meaning and with word names like Meadow on the rise, it could have potential.

Bright, just like its meaning.

Depending on the kanji characters used, this attractive and energetic Japanese name can have a variety of meanings relating to nature.

Where as a serenade is an evening love song, an aubade is sung first thing in the morning.

A name with a lot of historical cred — Bayan was the name of two Mongol generals during the Yuan Dynasty and a number of other military rulers.

Depending on the kanji characters used, this attractive and energetic Japanese name can have a variety of meanings relating to nature.

The goddess of dawn, twilight, and dusk, is also the patron goddess of beauty, virgin women, and flowers in Incan mythology.

An evocative morning name from the Luo people of East Africa.

A Hindi, Muslim, and Tamil girls’ name meaning "morning". Suba is easy to spell and say, but has a distinct sound.