Names That Mean Sun

Solstice

English from Latin

"when the sun stands still"

Solstice graduated from word to official first name when author Lionel Shriver used it for a character in her novel Big Brother . But of course, there were people named Solstice before: 16 baby girls…

Anatole

Greek

"from the east, rising sun"

Anatole is one of the unique boys' names with an unusual-ish feel but an uncertain provenance, with a meaning related to sunrise and thus to fire. While it's Greek in origin, it is associated more…

Ozymandias

Greek variant of Ramses, Egyptian

"begotten by Ra, the Sun God"

Percy Bysshe Shelley got the name for one of his most famous poems -- a sonnet about the insignificance of man's labors in the vastness of time -- from the Greek name for Ancient Egyptian pharaoh…

Sundance

English

"sun dance"

Long synonymous with the American outlaw Harry Longabaugh, aka The Sundance Kid, who got his nickname from the town of Sundance, Wyoming, where he was incarcerated as a teenager. The place name…

Sǫlvi

Old Norse

"temple of the Sun"

Derived from the components sol , meaning "sun," and vi , "temple." It lives on today in the form of Sölvi, a common male name in Iceland.

Daystar

English

"a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun"

Alpenglow

German, “the rosy light of the setting or rising sun on high mountains”

Finlo

Manx

"fair Lugh"

Finlo is a name from the Isle of Man, deriving from that island's pagan sun god, Lugh. Given the popularity of all Finn names right now, Finlo could be a great alternative for people who love the…

Solvi

Icelandic

"temple of the Sun"

Sölvi, as it's transcribed in Iceland, is derived from Sǫlvi, an Ancient Scandinavian name. Sölvi and Sølvi are female names in Sweden and Norway, where the name evolved as a short form of Solveig.

Eliodoro

Spanish from Greek

"sun gift"

Flowing, melodic boy name with a sun-drenched meaning.

Bhaskara

Sanskrit

"shining"

An epithet of the sun and the Hindu god Shiva, also borne by a 12th century Indian astronomer. Bhaskar, a common Indian surname, is related.