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Afitab f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian aftab meaning "sunlight".

Aftab m Urdu, Bengali
From Persian آفتاب (âftâb) meaning "sunshine, sunlight".

Akhira m & f Thai
Means "Sun, sunlight" in Thai.... [more]

Aksaule f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and сәуле (saule) meaning "ray, sunbeam". This is also the Kazakh word for ageratum, a genus of flowers.

Asahina f Japanese (Rare)
Combination of asa which by itself means "morning", and Hina, a popular name meaning "sunlight". Most commonly used as a surname, like in the case of popular character Mikuru Asahina in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya light novel, manga, and anime... [more]

Avgeris m Greek
Masculine derivative of Avgi, from Ancient Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "dawn, sunlight".

Beixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".

Changping m Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" or 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Changyin m Chinese
From Chinese 长 (cháng) meaning "long" or 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" combined with 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", 印 (yìn) meaning "stamp, seal, India", or 胤 (yìn) meaning "heir, successor, descendant, offspring"... [more]

Changyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" or 长 (cháng) meaning "long" combined with 钰 (yù) meaning "gold, jade, treasure" or 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe"... [more]

Chuxi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 俶 (chù) meaning "start, beginning" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Duab m & f Hmong
May mean either "shadow" or "sunbeam, ray".

Erxi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 迩 (ěr) meaning "be near, close" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Garpancha f Evenki
Means "sunbeam" in Evenki.

Haetbit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 햇빛 (haetbit) meaning "sunlight, sunshine," from a combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and Bit with the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-) (compare Haebit).

Haetsal f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 햇살 (haetsal) meaning "sunbeam, sunray, sunshine," from a combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and 살 (sal) meaning "arrow" with the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-).

Hanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Hiyomi f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 日 (hi) meaning "sun; sunlight; daylight" combined with 与 (yo) meaning "to give; to provide" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". ... [more]

Hui-jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for" combined with 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct"... [more]

Hui-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" combined with 縷 (ru) meaning "strand; thread, detailed", 蔞 (ru) meaning "piper betel", or 鏤 (ru) meaning "to engrave; to carve, hard steel"... [more]

Hui-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" and 涓 (yeon) "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 (yeon) "delay, postpone, defer" 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive"... [more]

Hyeon-seo f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 晛 "sunlight" and 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious".

Jiaxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 珈 (jiā) meaning "hairpin ornament" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Kirandeep f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Sanskrit किरण (kirana) which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam" and दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".

Kwayedza m & f Shona
Meaning “the sunlight or morning light has dawned” or “the sunrise has dawned”.

Lanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Luxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 露 (lù) meaning "dew" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn"

Mae-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone" combined with 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for"... [more]

Mra-laša f Abkhaz
Means "sunlight" in Abkhaz.

Naoxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".

Napsugár f Hungarian (Modern)
Modern name from the vocabulary word napsugár "sunbeam, sunshine", itself a compound of the vocabulary words nap "sun, day" and sugár "beam, ray". Its name days are March 21 and July 3.

Nikkou m Japanese
This name can be used as 日光 (nikkou) meaning "sunlight". ... [more]

Nuoxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Oftob f Uzbek
Means "sun, sunlight" in Uzbek.

Ok-hui f Korean
From Sino-Korean 玉 (ok) meaning "jade" combined with 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for"... [more]

Qiangxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".

Quyoshoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek quyosh meaning "sun, sunlight" and oy meaning "moon".

Saengrawi f Thai
Means "sunlight" from Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light" and รวี or ระวี (rawi) meaning "sun".

Shua f Sindhi
Means "rays of sunlight" in Sindhi.

Shunjitsu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 春日 (shunjitsu) meaning "spring sunlight".

Shuyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" and 裕 (yù) meaning "abundant, rich", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight, dazzling".

Sora f Korean (Anglicized)
Indigenous Korean name, a single two-syllable word meaning "conch shell". It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름) that have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades... [more]

Suryaprabha m Buddhism
Means "sunlight" in Sanskrit, from सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun" and प्रभा (prabha) meaning "light, radiance"... [more]

Tiaoxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".

Tîrêj m Kurdish
Means "sunbeam" in Kurdish.

Tîroj f Kurdish
Means "sunlight" in Kurdish.

Tongyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds", 昀 (yún) meaning "sunlight" or 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, talent, ability".

Totonametl m Nahuatl
Means "resplendent one, shining one" in Nahuatl, a reduplicate form of tonametl "sunbeam, ray of sun". This was a title of the sun and of the planet Venus, as well as a given name.

U-Hwan m & f Korean (Rare)
From Korean 宇 (u) meaning "house, roof", 旴 (u) meaning "sunrise", 雨 (u) meaning "rain", 佑 (u), 祐 (u), both meaning "to help", 瑀 (u), 玗 (u), both meaning "jade", 友 (u) meaning "friend", 昱 (u) meaning "sunlight", 煜 (u) meaning "shining; brilliant", 優 (u) meaning "generous; soft", 羽 (u) meaning "feather, wing", or 禹 (U) meaning "Yu the Great", the legendary king of the Xia Dynasty combined with 桓 (hwan) meaning "sapling", 奐 (hwan) meaning "to be numerous, brilliant", 煥 (hwan) meaning "brilliant; shining, lustrous", 晥 (hwan) meaning "bright, morning star", or 歡 (hwan) meaning "happy".... [more]

Viely f & m Khmer (Rare)
Means "something new" or also "a ray of sunlight" in Khmer.

Wanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Wanyu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" or 晚 (wǎn) meaning "night, evening" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wings", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light sunlight", 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Xiai f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" or 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade".

Xiangyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" or 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight" or 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair".

Xifei f Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Xihui f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" and 荟 (huì) meaning "luxuriant, flourishing, abundant" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Xilei f Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".

Xili f Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" and 鹂 (lí) meaning "Chinese oriole".

Ximei f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister" or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".

Xinao f Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" or 希 (xī) meaning "rare; hope" and 婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful".

Xinxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night".

Xinyun f Chinese
From the Chinese 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted", or 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and 昀 (yún) meaning "sunlight", 匀 (yún) meaning "equal", or 芸 (yún) meaning "rue" or "art, skill, ability, talent".

Xiuxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, flowering, luxuriant, refined, graceful" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".

Xiwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial".

Xiwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine", 锡 (xī) meaning "tin", 希 (xī) meaning "hope, strive, expect", or 喜 (xǐ) meaning "like, love" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Xixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn", or 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Xixun f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" and 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for".

Xiyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" or 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade", 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad" or 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant"

Xiyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wing" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Xiyun f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" and 云 (yún) meaning "clouds".

Xizhui f Chinese
From the Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 皙 (xī) meaning "white" and 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird".

Xương m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 昌 (xương) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".

Yang-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 陽 (yang) meaning "sun, sunlight; morning" or 楊 (yang) meaning "willow" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. It can also mean "quantum" or "proton" in Korean.

Yanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" or 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk".

Yaoxi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Yeong-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" and 晛 "sunlight".

Yingxi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 颖 (yǐng) meaning "rice tassel, sharp point" or "clever", 盈 (yíng) meaning "fill, full of, overflowing", 荧 (yíng) meaning "shine, shimmer, shining, dazzling", 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection", 滢 (yíng) meaning "clear, pure water, lucid" or 映 (yìng) meaning "mirror, reflect, shine" and 希 (xī) meaning "rare" or "hope for", 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn", 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream", 夕 (xī) meaning "evening, night, dusk" or 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".

Yingyu f & m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "petal, flower, leaf", 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous" or 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, image, reflection" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight, dazzling" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Yi-yoon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 巸 (yí) meaning "large chin, to grow, beautiful, charming" combined with 昀 (yun) meaning "sunlight", as well as other hanja character combinations.

Yo-han m Korean
From Sino-Korean 耀 "shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory" or 曜 "glorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight" (yo), and 翰 "writing brush" or 漢 "the Chinese people, Chinese language" (han). Yo-han is also the Korean form of John... [more]

Yōji m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" or 陽 (yō) meaning "sun; sunlight" or 燿 (yō) meaning "shine, sparkle" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two; second" or 次 (ji) meaning "sequence" or 司 (ji) meaning "an official, a director, a boss".... [more]

Youichi m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" and 一 (ichi) "one".

Youji m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" and 二 (ji) "two".

Yuexi f Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 希 (xī) meaning "hope, hope for" or "rare", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

Yuhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 于 (yú) meaning "in, on, at", 昱 (yù) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, brightness", 毓 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 育 (yù) meaning "raise, nourish" or 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Yunbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 昀 (yún) meaning "sunlight" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Yuni f Chinese
From the Chinese 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight, dazzling" and 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".

Yunrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 昀 (yún) meaning "sunlight" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Yuqing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 昱 (yù) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, brightness", 育 (yù) meaning "rear, nourish, nurture", 语 (yǔ) meaning "language, speech", 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" combined with 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, noble, officer" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather"... [more]

Yuqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" or 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".

Yuting f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 禹 (yǔ) referring to a legendary Chinese king, 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", or 昱 (yù) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, brightness" combined with 霆 (tíng) meaning "clap of thunder", 廷 or 庭 (tíng) meaning "court", or 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful"... [more]

Yutong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 裕 (yù) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful", or 昱 (yù) meaning "sunlight, bright light" and 通 (tōng) meaning "to pass through", 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillon", or 桐 (tóng) meaning "paulownia" (a type of tree)... [more]

Yuxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain" and 僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Yuxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather, wing", 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain", 昱 (yù) meaning "bright light, sunlight, dazzling" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds" or 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Yuyo f Japanese
Yu can mean "abundant", "reason", "strong, brave" and more. Yo can mean "generation, period", "world, society", or "sunlight".

Zhenxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" or 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 汐 (xī) meaning "night tide, evening ebb tide", 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare".

Zhixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris" or 祉 (zhǐ) meaning "happiness, blessings, good luck" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine", 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Zixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn" or 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream".

Zuva f Shona
Means "day; daylight; sun; sunlight" in Shona.