Names That Mean Bright

Gijsbert

White-haired hero of the manga and anime series Bleach.

Toshiro

An international form of the Basque name Xavier, Ksawery ranks in the Polish Top 50 in a recent year. The original form of the name comes from a place name meaning "new house" or "castle" and was borne by a 16th century saint, while this form has been notably worn by voice actor and radio speaker Ksawery Jasieński. Ksaweryna is a feminine form.

Ksawery

Featured as a character name in several anime series.

Michiaki

These days Albrecht is mostly seen as a surname, although it was historically a well-used first name in Germany. The surname was derived from the given name.
 
Notables Albrechts include Renaissance painter Albrecht Altdorfer and the fictional Albrecht from the ballet Giselle.

Albrecht

Likely to be pronounced AW-bert in English, short forms Aubie and Bertie give this rare French name quirky modern appeal.

Aubert

Koki

Moonglade

Robinet

The surname Benz derived from the personal name Berthold and was used as a short form of Bernhard and Benedict as well. A small number of American boys are given Benz as a first name each year, likely in homage to the luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz. The company was named after Karl Benz, inventor of the world's first practical automobile.

Benz

Neave

Akihiko

Along with Dobbin, Dob was medieval nickname for Robert.

The R in Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands for Robinette, the President's paternal grandmother's maiden name. In Medieval France, Robinette was used as a feminine given name derived from the male form Robinet and later became a matronymic surname via Robine.
 
Despite its French origins, the given name and surname are more common in the United States. However, the last time Robinette charted as a first name was in 1990 when it was given to seven baby girls.

Robinette

Ombelina

Snæbjört

Original Persian form of Roxana and Roxanne.

Roshanak

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".