Names That Mean Sun
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Arevik
Armenian
"like the sun"
A Top 50 choice in Armenia, where it boasts a bright and poetic meaning.
Solimar
Spanish
"sun and sea"
This bright and breezy Spanish nature name sounds fresher than its inverse, Marisol.
Iliodor
Russian variation of Heliodoro, Greek
"gift of the Sun"
Rare Russian name borne by an enemy of Rasputin.
Liodor
Variation of Iliodor, Russian from Greek
"gift of the sun"
Liodor is the Leo and Theodore mash-up you didn't know you needed — with authentic Russian roots! It ultimately derives from the Greek name Heliodoros.
Avitaj
Indian, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Sikh
"sun crown"
A cool Indian name with two even cooler nickname options — Avi, or Taj.
Sylvi
Latin, Norse
"of the forest; sun strength"
A sweet and lively name with two distinct derivations. It can be a short form of Sylvia or a variant spelling of its French form Sylvie, meaning "of the forest". Or, it can be a Norwegian and Swedish…
Päivätär
Finnish
"lady of the sun"
Päivätär is the goddess of the sun in Finnish mythology, who owns the silver of the sun, spins silver yarn, and weaves clothes out of them. Her counterpart is Kuutar, the goddess of the moon.
Solaria
Latin
"sun"
The sunny name Solaria debuted on the baby name charts in 2021 thanks to the cartoon Star vs. the Forces of Evil , which features a character named Solaria. Solaria is also the name of a fictional…
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"
Apricity
Latin
"the warmth of the sun in winter"
Part-April, part-Felicity, but with the wonderfully whimsical feel of Serendipity. Apricity debuted in the US charts for the first time in 2022.
Alpenglow
German, “the rosy light of the setting or rising sun on high mountains”
Aviraj
Bengali, Punjabi, Sikh
"king of the sun; great king"
One of the many longer forms of the popular Indian name Raj, this compound name also comes with the appeal of the fashionable short form Avi. A popular choice among Bengali speakers in the UK, Aviraj…
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.
Saulė
Lithuanian
"sun"
A sunny choice that's popular for girls in Lithuania. Also the name of the ancient Lithuanian sun goddess.
Eliodoro
Spanish from Greek
"sun gift"
Flowing, melodic boy name with a sun-drenched meaning.
Sorin
Romanian
"sun"
As opposed to the Scandinavian Soren, Sorin derives from the Romanian word for "sun", and is quite common in its native land. For literary cred, Sorin is a character in Chekhov's "The Seagull."
Nuha
Arabic or Semitic
"goddess of the sun"
Nuha is an Arabic name meaning wise, and also a name from Semitic mythology of unknown origin, belonging to an ancient sun goddess.
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…
Cy
Diminutive of Cyrus, Persian
"sun"
This evocative short name is suddenly chic — it was recently chosen by Jennifer Lawrence for her baby boy. JLaw's son's name honors Cy Twombly, the influential mid-century American artist. Born Edwin…