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Hebrew
"a light"
A little-known Hebrew name which ranks in the Top 100 in Israel.
Dutch from Hebrew
"city of the king; king of light"
The least used of the Three Wise Men's names, but a strong option for bold namers to consider. The exact origins of Melchior are unknown, but it is speculated that it derived from either the Hebrew…
Greek
"mother appearing, shining mother"
Metrophanes is derived from the elements meter , meaning "mother," and phanes , "appearing" or "shine." It was borne by several important bishops, most notably Metrophanes of Byzantium, who was later…
Australian Aboriginal
"the sun"
This cute as a button name stems from the Goonayandi word for the sun and can be used as a unisex name.
Arabic
"source of light, beacon, torch"
A unisex Arabic name with a soft and international sound, Mishal has a glowing meaning too.
Japanese
"full moon; beautiful moon; moonlight; snake vessel"
Traditionally, this name is written with kanji that give it lovely meanings of "full moon," "moonlight," or similar. The character Mitsuki in Naruto uses kanji that denote the meaning "snake vessel,"…
Ojibwa
"star dancer"
Fanciful image distinguishes this Native-American name.
"cultured and enlightened"
Certainly qualities desired for our sons.
"light"
This unisex Hebrew name has held rather steady for boys while falling for girls in Israel.
Latin
"golden"
A bird name from the same Latin root as Aurelio.
Hebrew; Spanish
"gold; peace"
Paz is an appealing Spanish name meaning "peace", derived from the Latin "pax". It's usually feminine in Spanish, but could also make an interesting literary choice for a boy, honoring the writer…
"north star"
The astronomical Polaris is better known as the North Star, the brightest star in the Ursa Minor constellation. It's also the name of a character in the Marvel Universe, the daughter of Magneto.…
English word name
"with respect to the distant stars"
Elon Musk and Grimes used Sideræl as a middle name for their daughter, whose full name is Exa Dark Sideræl but is nicknamed Y. They modeled the name after the word sidereal, which Grimes defines as…
"of the stars"
This cosmological name is given to a handful of boys and girls each year in the USA. Likely to get confused with Stella or Stellan.
Welsh
"sun born"
Said to be the name of the most learned man in ancient Wales, in this country it would be open to mispronunciation, making it rhyme with Julien.
German
"shining like the day"
An ancient Germanic name belonging to an 8th century duke of Bavaria, as well as to a modern-day prince of Bulgaria. It is a diminutive form from Tasso, which probably derives from the Germanic name…
African
"shining"
Girlish, but has a nice feeling of uniqueness and unity.
"rainbow"
One of the few rainbow names that is masculine, Walken is a Noongar Aboriginal word.
Tamazight and Berber
"moonlight"
Masculine short form of the Berber name Tiziri, meaning "moonlight" in Tamazight.
Variation of Ada and Luna, German and Latin
"noble moon"
Adaluna is the ultra-stylish smoosh name that nobody's caught onto yet. It's a one-of-a-kind compromise if you're deciding between Ada or Adeline and Luna. But despite its modern appearance, Adaluna…
