Baby Name Meanings
By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Hindi
"sun, rouser, stimulator"
Lively and bright, Savita is among the most popular Hindi names for girls , and one that could easily immigrate. Derived from the name of the Hindu god Savitr, Savita is a sunny choice, that more…
Hebrew
"dawn"
Subtle choice for a baby born in the early morning.
Norse mythological name
"day"
Dagur, one of the top boys' names in Iceland, is the personification of day. His mother is Nott, or night, and together they are thought to ride in a chariot around the earth every 24 hours.
Buryat, Kurdish
"rich, wealth; 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.
Variation of Surya, Hindi
"sun god"
The graceful Indian Suria or Surya may remind Americans more of little Miss Suri Cruise than of the pantheon of Hindi gods and goddesses.
English from German
"morning star"
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. Several brands are associated with…
"music, song"
Both graceful and melodious.
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…
French
"morning love song"
Where as a serenade is an evening love song, an aubade is sung first thing in the morning.
Japanese
"morning sun"
Bright, just like its meaning.
Aroon, also spelled Haroon, is the mythic charioteer of the dawn.
"gold, brilliantly bright"
Zariza is a unique name sure to appeal to Z lovers.
"to arise; dawn"
The Biblical Zerah is etymologically related to such names as Zora, which also means dawn. While the vowel sound at the end of the name does not sound as feminine to our modern ear as it once did,…
Arabic
"beautiful dawn"
Not a spunkier version of Merlin, Zerlin has roots in the Middle East, Spain and Eastern Europe and is thought to mean "beautiful dawn". The countries where this name is most heard are Israel,…
Zerlina is a variation of Zerlin, meaning "beautiful dawn". Zerlina is most famous as the wily, clever servant girl in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni , where she is the only character to seemingly get…
Albanian
International option with a sunny, hopeful meaning.
"splendour, dawned, brightness"
A Top 10 name in Egypt, this bright and shining name derives from the Arabic root sharaqa meaning "to shine, to rise". Rarely used before the late 90s, it was then featured on an Egyptian soap opera…
Armenian
A unisex name of Armenian origin, Arshaluys has the nature-related meaning "dawn" that could also associate it with new beginnings and light. Notable bearers include actress, writer, and genocide…
Latvian
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.
