Browse Names

Aamu f Finnish
Means "morning" in Finnish.

Afërdita f Albanian
Means "daybreak, morning" in Albanian, from afër "nearby, close" and ditë "day". It is also used as an Albanian form of Aphrodite.

Agim m Albanian
Means "dawn" in Albanian.

Agron m Albanian
Probably of Illyrian origin, maybe related to Albanian ag meaning "dawn". Alternatively it might be connected to Greek ἀγρός (agros) meaning "field". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Illyrian king, the husband of Teuta.

Akinyi f Luo
Means "born in the morning" in Luo.

Altan 1 m Turkish
Means "red dawn" in Turkish.

Anatolius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἀνατόλιος (Anatolios), derived from ἀνατολή (anatole) meaning "sunrise". Saint Anatolius was a 3rd-century philosopher from Alexandria.

Arshaluys f & m Armenian
Means "dawn" in Armenian.

Aruna m & f Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi
Means "reddish brown, dawn" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Aruna (अरुण) is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. The modern feminine form अरुणा is also transcribed as Aruna, however the modern masculine form is Arun.

Arushi f Hinduism, Hindi
From Sanskrit अरुष (arusha) meaning "reddish, dawn", a word used in the Rigveda to describe the red horses of Agni. This name also appears in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata belonging to a daughter of Manu and the wife of Chyavana, though in this case it might derive from Sanskrit आरुषी (arushi) meaning "hitting, killing".

Asahi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 旭 (asahi) or 朝日 (asahi) both meaning "morning sun". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Aurora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Ausma f Latvian
Means "dawn" in Latvian.

Aušra f Lithuanian
Means "dawn" in Lithuanian.

Austra f Latvian
Latvian cognate of Aušra.

Aya 3 f Semitic Mythology
Means "dawn" in Akkadian. In Akkadian mythology this was the name of the goddess of the dawn, associated with sexual appeal and beauty. She was the consort of the sun god Shamash. The Babylonians sometimes called her kallatum meaning "the bride".

Chen 1 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 晨 (chén) or 辰 (chén), both meaning "morning". The character 辰 also refers to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM), which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac. This name can be formed from other characters as well.

Danica f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian, English
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus". This name occurs in Slavic folklore as a personification of the morning star. It has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.

Dawn f English
From the English word dawn, ultimately derived from Old English dagung.

Denitsa f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Danica.

Duha f & m Arabic
Means "morning" in Arabic.

Eos f Greek Mythology
Means "dawn" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn.

Fajr f Arabic
Means "dawn, beginning" in Arabic.

Fioralba f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Italian fiore "flower" (Latin flos) and alba "dawn".

Goizane f Basque
Derived from Basque goiz meaning "morning".

Goizargi f Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and argi "light".

Goizeder f & m Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and eder "beautiful".

Gry f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Means "to dawn" in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.

Gwawr f Welsh
Means "dawn" in Welsh.

Hajnal f Hungarian
Means "dawn" in Hungarian.

Hajnalka f Hungarian
Means "morning glory (flower)" in Hungarian.

Koit m Estonian
Means "dawn" in Estonian.

Li 1 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

Liwen m & f Mapuche
Means "morning" in Mapuche.

Lucero f & m Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Means "light source, bright star, morning star" in Spanish, a derivative of luz "light". Occasionally it is used as a diminutive of the name Luz. It is most common in Mexico and Colombia.

Manlius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was possibly derived from Latin mane "morning". Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was a Roman consul who saved Rome from the Gauls in the 4th century BC.

Meona'hane m Cheyenne
Means "morning killer" in Cheyenne, derived from méo- "morning" and -na'hané "kill, coup".

Nishant m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Means "night's end, dawn" in Sanskrit.

Ojigkwanong m Algonquin
Means "morning star" in Algonquin.

Omondi m Luo
Means "born early in the morning" in Luo.

Prabhat m Hindi
Means "shining forth, morning" in Sanskrit.

Rīta f Latvian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Latvian rīts meaning "morning". Alternatively it could be a Latvian variant of Rita.

Rosalba f Italian
Italian name meaning "white rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and alba "white". A famous bearer was the Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757).

Rytis m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian rytas meaning "morning".

Sabah f & m Arabic, Turkish
Means "morning" in Arabic and Turkish.

Sabah ad-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Means "morning of religion", derived from Arabic صباح (sabah) meaning "morning" and دين (din) meaning "religion".

Sahar f Arabic, Persian
Means "dawn" in Arabic.

Seok-Jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 碩 (seok) meaning "large, great" and 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare". Other hanja characters can form this name as well.

Seong-Ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 盛 (seong) meaning "abundant, flourishing" combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright" or 晧 (ho) meaning "daybreak, bright". Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

Shachar f & m Hebrew
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

Sons-ee-ah-ray f Apache
Possibly means "morning star" from Apache sons-ee-ah-ray. This name was featured in the western movie Broken Arrow (1950).

Summanus m Roman Mythology
Means "before the morning", derived from Latin sub "under, before" and mane "morning". Summanus was the Roman god of the night sky and night lightning, a nocturnal counterpart to Jupiter.

Svit m Slovene
Means "dawn" in Slovene.

Taner m Turkish
Means "born at dawn" in Turkish.

Tatsuo m Japanese
From Japanese 達 (tatsu) meaning "achieve" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Uhtric m Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Derived from the Old English elements uhta "pre-dawn" and ric "ruler, king".

Usha f Hinduism, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Variant of Ushas. In Hindu legend this was the name of a princess who married Aniruddha.

Ushas f Hinduism
Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven.

Vihaan m Hindi
From Sanskrit विहान (vihana) meaning "dawn, morning".

Wâpanacâhkos f Cree
Means "morning star, Venus" in Cree.

Zora f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Means "dawn, aurora" in the South Slavic languages, as well as Czech and Slovak.

Zoraida f Spanish
Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic. This was the name of a minor 12th-century Spanish saint, a convert from Islam. The name was used by Cervantes for a character in his novel Don Quixote (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.

Zoran m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Masculine form of Zora.

Zornitsa f Bulgarian
Means "morning star" in Bulgarian.

Zoryana f Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "dawn, star".