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Filimer m Gothic
Filimer was an early Gothic king, according to Jordanes. He was the son of Gadareiks and the fifth generation since Berig settled with his people in Gothiscandza. When the Gothic nation had multiplied Filimer decided to move his people to Scythia where they defeated the Sarmatians... [more]

Finlugh m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and lug "light, brightness". The second element may refer to the pagan sun god Lugh, in which case it means "fair Lugh"... [more]

Flame m & f English (Rare)
From the English word flame: "a stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire."

Flladina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian fllad "breeze, light wind; fresh air".

Fluonia f Roman Mythology
Derives from fluo, fluere, "to flow," is a form of Juno who retains the nourishing blood within the womb. Women attended to the cult of Juno Fluonia "because she held back the flow of blood (i.e., menstruation) in the act of conception" and pregnancy... [more]

Frankbert m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German name “Frankobert”, composed of two elements: *frankô meaning “javelin, free-man, sincere or truthful” but also the name of the tribe called the Franks plus the element beraht meaning “light, bright, shining”.

Fuduan f Chinese
From the Chinese 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus" and 端 (duān) meaning "end, beginning".

Fumiaki m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) "sentence" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 成 (aki) meaning "to become" or 光 (aki) meaning "light"... [more]

Fumiharu m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing", or 史 (fumi) meaning "history" combined with 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather"... [more]

Fumiku f Japanese
From Japanese 富 (fu) meaning "wealth, enrich, abundant", 普 (fu) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 芙 (fu) meaning "lotus" combined with 光 (mi) meaning "light", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl" and 公 (ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 功 (ku) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red"... [more]

Fuming f Chinese
From the Chinese 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Furesshu f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (fure) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 初 (sshu) meaning "beginning, start, first". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Fuyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 馥 (fù) meaning "fragrance, aroma" or 芙 (fú) meaning "hibiscus" and 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring" or 源 (yuán) meaning "spring, source".

Fuyuhi f Japanese
From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" combined with 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 妃 (hi) meaning "empress" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Gagandipika f Popular Culture
Feminine form of Gagandeep. Means "light of the sky" or "light of the heavens". In the British mystery show Midsomer Murders there's a lady with Indian heritage called Gagan, her father explains that it is short for Gagandipika which means "light of the heavens".

Gaiming m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 改 (gǎi) meaning "change, improve" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Gaisma f Latvian
Directly taken from Latvian gaisma "light".

Galadhriel f Literature
Means "tree-garland" from Sindarin galadh "tree" and riel "crowned maiden." Within Tolkien's writings, this is essentially a variant of Galadriel, due to those outside of Lórien sometimes mistaking the Sindarin galad "light, radiance" for galadh "tree."

Galor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gal 1 means "wave" and the name Or means "light".

Garpancha f Evenki
Means "sunbeam" in Evenki.

Gekkou f Japanese
From Japanese 月光 (gekkou) meaning "moonlight, moonbeam".

Gen m Japanese
From Japanese 源 meaning "source, origin", 儼 meaning "serious, untouched, solemnly, majestically" or any other kanji pronounced the same way.... [more]

Gen m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 根 (gēn) meaning "root; basis; cause; origin".... [more]

Genta m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 厳 (gen) meaning "stern, strictness, severity, rigidity", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse", 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin", 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound", 彦 (gen) meaning "boy, prince" or 愿 (gen) meaning "respectful, honest" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" or 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury"... [more]

Gento m Japanese
From Japanese 元 (gen) meaning "cause, origin, basis, foundation" or 玄 (gen) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Gen'ya m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse" or 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 冶 (ya) meaning "melting, smelting"... [more]

Gerelma f Buryat
Means "light mother" in Buryat, from Mongolian гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light" combined with the suffix -маа (-maa) meaning "mother".

Gereltsetseg f Mongolian
Means "flower of light" in Mongolian, from гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Getsumei m Japanese
From Japanese 月明 (getsumei) meaning "moonlight", combined with 月 (getsu) meaning "moon" and 明 (mei) meaning "bright, clear, tomorrow". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Geun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation". A famous bearer is Korean Neo-Confucian scholar Kwon Geun (1352–1409).

Geunhyung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".

Geun-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 根 "root; foundation" and 碩 "great, eminent; large, big".

Ghwaze m Circassian
Means "leading light" in Circassian.

Gi-gwang m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".

Gi-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" (gi) and 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (hyeon).

Gilgalad m Literature
Gilgalad, der Gierige ("Gilgalad, the greedy") is the main antagonist in the novel 'Igraine Ohnefurcht' by Cornelia Funke.... [more]

Gilor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gil 3 means "joy, happiness" and the name Or means "light".

Gisilberht m Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements gísil "shaft (of an arrow)" and beraht "light, bright, shining".

Glæma f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese glæma "ray of light".

Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).

Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".

Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).

Glódís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Glœðir m Old Norse
Means "glowing one", from Old Norse glœða meaning "to glow".

Glør m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gløer, ultimately derived from Old Norse glœða "to glow".

Glóredhel f Literature
Means "Elf of the golden light" in Sindarin. This was the name of Hador's daughter and oldest child in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'.

Glorfindel m Literature
Means "golden tress" (i.e., "having tresses of gold") from Sindarin glaur "golden light" and finnel "braided tress of hair" (archaic findel). In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a noble Elf of Gondolin and Imladris.

Glorfinniel f Literature
Means "maiden having hair of gold" from Sindarin glaur "golden light" combined with find "hair, lock of hair, tress" and the feminine suffix iel, from iell "girl, daughter, maid"... [more]

Glóð f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.

Glóði m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse glóð ("ember, glow").

Goiás m Tupi
Derived from Tupi gua iá "same origin".

Göknur m Turkish
Derived from Turkish gök meaning "sky" and nur meaning "light".

Goleuddydd f Welsh Mythology
From Welsh golau "light" and dydd "day". In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen, this is the name of the mother of Culhwch.

Guang m Taiwanese
Means "light, glory" in Taiwanese.

Guangcui f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 翠 (cuì) meaning green, kingfisher".

Guange f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".

Guanghua f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Guanghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest", 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 輝 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]

Guangju f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Guangjuan f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Guanglan f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Guanglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, bright" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Guangling f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Guangliu m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" combined with 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy" or 六 (liù) meaning "six"... [more]

Guangmei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [more]

Guangming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" or 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Guangna f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".

Guangpei f Chinese
From the 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant; shine" and 珮 (pèi) meaning "jade ornament".

Guangrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud".

Guangshan f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Guangshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant; shine" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Guangting f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Guangwen f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Guangxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Guangyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Guangying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Guangzhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Guanming f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Guaraci m & f Brazilian, New World Mythology, Tupi
Derived from Old Tupi kûarasy "sun", itself derived from kó "this, these", ara "day" and sy “mother, origin” and thus meaning "the origin of this day". In Tupi mythology, Guaraci was the personification of the sun as well as the sun god... [more]

Gulnasab f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and nasab meaning "origin, roots".

Gulsahar f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and sahar meaning "pre-dawn, first light".

Gulshandeep m & f Punjabi
Means "lamp of the rose garden", derived from Persian گلشن (golshan) "rose garden" and Sanskrit दीप (dipa) "lamp, light".

Gundars m Latvian
Derived from Latvian guns "fire; flame; light" and darīt "to make; to do".

Gwangchorong f Korean (Rare)
A really rare name actually. Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and from either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.

Gwang-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Gwang-hyeon m Korean
Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."

Gwang-jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".

Gwang-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty".

Gwang-min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" (gwang) and 民 "people, subjects, citizens", 旻 "heaven" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min).

Gwashemaxwe f Kabardian, Circassian, Adyghe
Means "Shining Princess" or "Light Princess".

Ha f Vietnamese
Means "sunshine, warmth" in Vietnamese.

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-).

Halənur f Azerbaijani
From the Arabic هالة (hala) meaning "halo around the moon" combined with نور (nur) meaning "light".

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

Haoming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 灏 or 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Haridian f Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *asidd n wayyur meaning "moonlight". Another meaning is "goat", from Guanche *aridaman.

Haruhi f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [more]

Haruku m Japanese
From Japanese 永 (haru) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru, ha) meaning "clear up", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 遥 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" or 遼 (haru) meaning "distant", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 駆 (ku) meaning "drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel", 駈 (ku) meaning "run, gallop, advance" or 九 (ku) meaning "nine"... [more]

Harumu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 墾 (haru) meaning "ground-breaking, open up farmland", 覇 (haru) meaning "hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion", 明 (haru) meaning "bright, light", 遥 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up" or 波 (ha) meaning "waves, billows", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 向 (mu) meaning "yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach", 夢 (mu) meaning "dream", 務 (mu) meaning "task, duties", 武 (mu) meaning "warrior, military, chivalry, arms" or 睦 (mu) meaning "intimate, friendly, harmonious"... [more]

Harune f & m Japanese
From Japanese 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 明 (haru) meaning "bright", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 暖 (haru) meaning "warmth", 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 美 (haru) meaning "beautiful", 花 (haru) meaning "flower", 遥, 遙 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 遼 (haru) meaning "distant", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 啓 (haru) meaning "disclose, open, say", 桜 (haru) meaning "cherry blossom", 治 (haru) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve", 東 (haru) meaning "east", 晏 (haru) meaning "late, quiet", 羽 (ha) meaning "feather" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 夢 (ne) meaning "dream", 根 (ne) meaning "root", 嶺 (ne) meaning "peak, summit", 子 (ne) meaning "child" or 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare, few, phenomenal"... [more]

Harura f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 麗 (ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful" or 楽 (ra) meaning "music"... [more]

Harushige m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" or 晏 (haru) meaning "peaceful, quiet" combined with 成 (shige) meaning "to become" or 茂 (shige) meaning "luxuriant"... [more]

Hatsu f Japanese
This name can be used as 初 (sho, ui-, -so.meru, -zo.me, haji.me, haji.mete, hatsu, hatsu-) meaning "beginning, first time" or 波津 with 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billows, Poland, waves" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Hatsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "beginning, start, first" combined with 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hatsuedayuu m Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "beginning, start, first", 栄 (e) meaning "glory, honour", 太 (da) meaning "thick, big" combined with 夫 (yuu) meaning "man, husband"... [more]

Hatsuka f Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "beginning, start, first" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hatsuno f Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "beginning, start, first" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hatsuro f Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "beginning, start, first" combined with 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hatsuyo f Japanese
Hatsu means "Beginning, First Time" and Yo means "Age, Replace, Generation, Change, Substitute, World".

Hattan m Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "light rain, drizzle" in Arabic.

Hehku m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "glow" in Finnish.

Helya f Persian
Means "sunshine" in Persian.

Hermarchos m Ancient Greek
Means "Hermes is my master" or "Hermes is my origin", derived from the name of the god Hermes and either Greek ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master, leader" or ἀρχή (arche) meaning "origin, source".

Hermolykos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes combined with either the Greek noun λύκος (lykos) meaning "wolf" or the Greek noun λύκη (lyke) meaning "light" as well as "morning twilight".

Hidaka m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 夏 (daka) meaning "summer", 京 (daka) meaning "capital", 空 (daka) meaning "sky", 高 (daka) meaning "tall, high", 社 (daka) meaning "company, firm, office, association, shrine" or 天 (daka) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]

Higura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (higu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 東 (hi) meaning "east", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 公 (gu) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 来 or 來 (gu) both meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 功 (gu) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 呉 (gu) meaning "give, do something for", 宮 (gu) meaning "Shinto shrine", 工 (gu) meaning "craft, construction" or 暮 (gu) meaning "evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 椋 (gura) meaning "type of deciduous tree, grey starling", 蔵 (gura) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess", 藏 (gura) meaning "hide, own, have, possess" or 倉 (gura) meaning "godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury"... [more]

Hiichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiiro f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 灯 (hi) meaning "a lit flame such as a candle or torch", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly olive, Osmanthus heterophyllus" or 暉 (hi) meaning "sunshine" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour"... [more]

Hika f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese 飛花 (hika) meaning "flower petals fly in the wind", derived from the Japanese kanji 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower". This name can also be the combination of 比 (hi) meaning "ratio; compare; equal" or 嘉 日 and 陽 (hi) meaning "sun; sunshine" or 火 (hi) meaning "fire" and 嘉 (ka) meaning "praise; auspicious" or 香 (ka) meaning "pleasant smell; fragrance".... [more]

Hilah f Hebrew
"Aura" "glow"

Himari f Japanese
Himari is most commonly spelled as 陽葵, a combination of Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "sunshine" and 葵 (mari) meaning "hollyhock". This spelling ranked at #1 for girls in Japan in 2020. It can also be spelled as 向日葵 (himari) meaning "sunflower"... [more]

Hinako f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 秀 (hi) meaning "excel, excellence, beauty, surpass", 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll", 燈 (hi) meaning "lamp, light", 瞳 (hi) meaning "pupil (of eye)", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 披 (hi) meaning "expose, open", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 品 (hina) meaning "goods, refinement, dignity, article", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 陽向 (hina) meaning "toward the sun" or 鄙 (hina) meaning "lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 南 (na) meaning "south", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 名 (na) meaning "name", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 暖 (na) meaning "warmth", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 捺 (na) meaning "press, print, affix a seal, stamp", 陽 (na) meaning "light, sun, male", 和 (na) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 直 (na) meaning "straight" or 笑 (na) meaning "laugh" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness" or 菊 (ko) meaning "chrysanthemum"... [more]

Hinami f & m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "noble's wife", 斐 (hi) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal, ratio, the Philippines", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 翔 (hi) meaning "soar, fly", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 己 (na) meaning "I (male)" (for males), 七 (na) meaning "seven", 成 (na) meaning "to become" or 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, young bird", 陽 (hina) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, close, thick, profound", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, 水 (mi) meaning "water", 南 (nami) meaning "south" or 波 (nami) meaning "wave"... [more]

Hinato m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 陽 (hina) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [more]

Hipparchos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse". The second element is either derived from Greek αρχος (archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη (arche) "origin, source".

Hirantsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hirana meaning "glimmer of light" and soa meaning "good".

Hirari f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (hi) meaning "cherry blossom", 蝶 (hirari) meaning "butterfly", 天 (hi) meaning "heaven, sky", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 妃 (hi) meaning "empress", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 柊 (hira) meaning "holly olive" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" or 来 (ra) meaning "to come" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 里 (ri) meaning "village", 舞 (rari) meaning "dance", 空 (rari) meaning "sky" or 凜 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold"... [more]

Hiroka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 嘉 (hiro) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 均 (hiro) meaning "level, average", 啓 (hiro) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (hiro) meaning "jade pointed at top", 敬 (hiro) meaning "respect", 硯 (hiro) meaning "inkstone", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 洪 (hiro) meaning "deluge, flood, vast", 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 潤 (hiro) meaning "soft, moist, sleek, freshen", 祥 (hiro) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 尋 (hiro) meaning "search, seek", 泰 (hiro) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great", 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great", 拓 (hiro) meaning "expand, open, support", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air", 博 (hiro) meaning "doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition", 普 (hiro) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 明 (hiro) meaning "bright", 弥 (hiro) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 佑 (hiro) meaning "help, assist", 優 (hiro) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", 容 (hiro) meaning "contain, form, looks", 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean", 陽 (hiro) meaning "light, sun, male", 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious", 洸 (hiro) meaning "sparkling water", 絋 (hiro) meaning "cotton wadding", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "ruler's wife, queen, empress", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal" or 火 (hi) meaning "fire", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 耶 (ka) meaning "question mark", 和 (ka)meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 閑 (ka) meaning "leisure", 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, complete" or 雅 (ka) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined".... [more]

Hisaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life", 久 (hisa) meaning "long time", 尚 (hisa) meaning "still, as always", 火 (hi) meaning "fire" (for males), 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" (for females) combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious", 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula, cape" (for males) or 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom" (for females)... [more]

Hisamitsu m Japanese
Hisa (久）"Long lasting, Long time ago, Old Story" while Mitsu (光) means "Light, Radiance" makes up this name.

Hito m Japanese
From Japanese 均 (hito) meaning "gentle", 侍 (hito) meaning "warrior; samurai", 人 (hito) meaning "person" or from 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [more]

Hîvron f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish heyveron meaning "moonlight, moonshine".

Hiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 燈 (hi) meaning "light" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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]

Hiyori f Japanese
This name can be used as 日和, referring to fine weather, made up of 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 和 (wa, o, ka, yawa.ragu/eru, nago.mu, nago.yaka, a.eru, yori) meaning "harmony, peace,"... [more]

Hiyuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hiyuu) meaning "one", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly", 悠 (yuu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich" or 遊 (yuu) meaning "play"... [more]

Hizashi m Japanese (Rare)
Hi means "Sun" and Zashi means "Rays (of Light)",so thus name means "Sunlight,Sun Rays". This is of the fictional character from Naruto and Hizashi Tamara, a voice actor.

Hnubkaj f Hmong
Means "sunshine" in Hmong, from hnub meaning "sun" and kaj meaning "clear (sky)".

Hoka f Japanese
From Japanese 甫 (ho) meaning "beginning, for the first time" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

Hoko f Japanese
From Japanese 甫 (ho) meaning "beginning, for the first time" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Hong-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" and 基 "foundation, base".

Hongming f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Hongying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillon, blush", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" combined with 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry blossom", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 映 (yìng) meaning "reflect light"... [more]

Honmaru m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 本丸, which is also used as a word referring to an inner citadel or otherwise a core or a centre, made up of 本 (hon, moto) meaning "main, origin" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.meru, maru.i) meaning "circle, round."... [more]

Hoshimi f Japanese
"Starlight", "Ray of light"

Hotarubi f Japanese
This name can be used as 蛍火 (hotarubi) meaning "light of a firefly". ... [more]

Huanming m Chinese
From Chinese 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous" or 环 (huán) meaning "circle, ring" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [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]

Huin-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."

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-won f & m Korean
Combination of a hui hanja, like 喜 meaning "happiness," 禧 meaning "luck, good fortune; happiness," 希 meaning "wish, hope, desire" or 熙 meaning "bright, splendid," and a won hanja, such as 源 meaning "root, source," 元 meaning "beginning," 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," 援 meaning "help, assist, aid" or 媛 meaning "(beautiful) woman."

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".

Ibsituu f Eastern African, Oromo
Means "light" in Oromo.

Ichika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ichi) meaning "love", 以 (i) meaning "compared to", 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be set in", 維 (i) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing", 育 (i) meaning "produce, give birth to", 一 (ichi) or 壱 (ichi) both meaning "one", 希 (ichi) meaning "hope, rare", 初 (i) meaning "beginning, start, first", 唯 (i) meaning "just, only, simply", 葉 (ichi) meaning "leaf" or 苺 (ichi) meaning "strawberry", 知 (chi) meaning "to know", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 樺 (ka) meaning "Japanese white birch", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, glide", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 圭 (ka) meaning "jade pointed at top", 彩 (chika) meaning "colour", 誓 (chika) meaning "swear, pledge", 絵 (ka) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" or 綺 (ka) meaning "elegant, beautiful"... [more]

Illuminée f French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African)
French form of Illuminata, mainly used in Rwanda. It is also a French vocabulary word meaning "illuminated, brightened, filled with light".

Ilmedous m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics link this name to Livonian ilma "joy; light", while others see a connection to Finnish ilma "air".

Ilnur m Tatar, Bashkir
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Ilor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of names like Elor and Lior.... [more]

Ina m & f Polynesian, Chamorro
Derived from Chamarro ina "to illuminate, to light up."

Inar m Basque
Derived from Basque inar "spark; sunray, ray of light".

İnarə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic إِنَارَة (ʾināra) meaning "illumination, light".

Inara f English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Popular Culture
The name of a leading female character from the TV show Firefly and Serenity movie created by Joss Whedon.... [more]

Ineta f Latvian
Latvian name which has only been used since the middle or latter part of the 20th century (first recorded during 1950-1975), possibly a variant of Inta (feminine form of Ints, itself from Indriķis), Inita (which is either from Latin initus "a beginning, an entrance" or a diminutive of Ina) or Inese (variant of Agnesa, Agneta).

Inganbi f Manipuri
Means "bright light" in Meitei.

Inina f Polynesian, Chamorro, Chuukese
Means "glimmer, a faint intermittent light", from the Polynesian, Chamorro and Chuukese word ininä; ina.

Iori m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat" (masculine) or it can combine 一 (ichi, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one," 伊 (i, kare) meaning "that one," 衣 (i, e, kinu, koromo) meaning "clothes, garment," 依 (i, e, yo.ru) meaning "depend, rely," 唯 (i, yui, tada) meaning "merely, only, simply, solely" or 惟 (i, yui, omo.uni, kore) meaning "consider, think" with 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]

Ipeknur f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of İpek, meaning "silk". And Nur, meaning "light".

Iraci f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Tupi eíra "honey; honey bee" and Old Tupi sy "mother; origin, source".

Ishraq f & m Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "sunshine, illumination" in Arabic.

Işik m & f Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.

Isin f & m Turkish
Means "(light) ray" in Turkish.

İşıq f Azerbaijani
Means "light" in Azerbaijani.

Ithuriel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently means "discovery of God" in Hebrew, according to some sources. However, it could possibly instead mean "the light of God is with me", derived from Hebrew 'itay "with me", uri "light, fire" and el "God"... [more]

Iyar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Iyar is the eighth month in the jewish calendar. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word for "light". His name is in the Bible "Yerach Ziv", means "bright moon"... [more]

Iyou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 葦 (i) meaning "reed" combined with 陽 (you) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Izvorina f Serbian
From Serbian извор (izvor) meaning "source".

Jaegeun m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease" and Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation".

Jae-won m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宰 "to slaughter; to rule" and 源 "spring; source, head".

Jagadeep m Telugu
Means "the light of the world" in Telugu.

Jagnoor m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit (jagat) meaning "world, universe" and (noor) meaning "light"... [more]

Jahonnur f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek jahon meaning "the world" and nur meaning "divine light".

Jaideep m & f Indian (Sikh)
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "victory, triumph" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Jarzysław m Polish
Means "glowing glory", derived from Polish jarzyć (się) "to glow" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Jasnomir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish jasny "clear, bright, light, lucid" (also compare Polish jaśnieć "to shine, to gleam"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)ěsnъ... [more]

Jasnosław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish jasny "clear, bright, light, lucid" (also compare Polish jaśnieć "to shine, to gleam"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic (j)ěsnъ... [more]

Jiaming f & m Chinese
From Chinese 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious", 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family", or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Jianming m Chinese
From Chinese 简 (jiǎn) meaning "simple, brief, letter, bamboo slip" or 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

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

Jibekkwe f Potawatomi
Potawatomi language is Central Algonquian language. This name, my name, means "root woman" Kwe is a suffix to indicate feminine derivations of words. Technically it should have a space between Jibek meaning "root" and Kwe meaning "woman"... [more]

Jinga m & f Shona
Meaning “piedmont; towards or near the foundation; base.” Longer forms of the name include Jingarechikomo, Jingachinga or Jingarashe.

Jin-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珍 "precious, valuable, rare" and 基 "foundation, base"

Jinhui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]

Jinkwang m Korean
From 真 meaning "true, real, genuine," 珍 meaning "treasure" or 鎭 meaning "quellable." and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".

Jomei m Japanese
"Spread Light"

Jong-hyun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning “knowledge, root, ancestry” or 鐘 (jong) meaning “clock, bell” combined with 玄 (hyeon) meaning “deep, profound, mysterious”, 泫 (hyeon) meaning “weep, cry” or “shine, glisten”, or 賢 (hyeon) meaning “virtuous, good, clever”... [more]

Jong-soo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning "fundamental knowledge" or "root, ancestry" combined with 秀 (su) meaning "(of plants) to shoot out in ears, to bear fruit, to blossom". Other Hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Joydeep m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jayá) meaning "conquest, victory, triumph" combined with दीप (dīpa) meaning "light, lamp".

Junggeun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" and 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation".

Jungney m & f Tibetan
Means "origin, source" in Tibetan.

Junhui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 军 (jūn) meaning "army", or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 晖 (huī) meaning "light, bright, radiant", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", or 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest"... [more]

Junsheng m Chinese
From Chinese 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 均 (jūn) meaning "equal, even, balanced" or 浚 (jùn) meaning "profound, deep, enlighten, dredge, dig" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 陞 (shēng) meaning "rise, lift, ascend, promote", 圣 (shèng) meaning "holy, sacred" or 晟 (shèng) meaning "splendour, brightness, light"... [more]

Juraci m & f Tupi, Brazilian
Derived from Old Tupi jura "mouth" and sy "mother; source, origin" and thus commonly interpreted as "one who speaks well". This name is borne by Brazilian politician Juraci Vieira de Magalhães (1931-2009) and Brazilian triathlete Juraci Moreira Jr... [more]

Jyotis f & m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Nepali, Gujarati, Odia, Tibetan, Bhutanese, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light". This is a transcription of both the feminine form ज्योती and the masculine form ज्योति.

Jyotisha f Santali
Means "light" in Santali.

Kageko f Japanese
From Japanese 影 (kage) meaning "light" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kagemoto m Japanese
From Japanese 景 (kage) meaning "scenery, view" combined with 元 (moto) meaning "beginning, former time, origin". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Kagerō m & f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This name can be used as 景郎, 陽炎 or 蜉蝣 with 景 (kei, kage) meaning "scenery, view," 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle," 炎 (en, honoo) meaning "blaze, flame, inflammation," 蜉 (fu), an outdated kanji meaning "kind of ant, may fly" and 蝣 (yuu), another outdated kanji meaning "may fly."... [more]

Kageya m Japanese
From Japanese 影 (kage) meaning "light" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Kaiki m Japanese
From Japanese 会 (kai) meaning "party" or 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 記 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 暉 (ki) meaning "sunshine, light, bright, radiant"... [more]

Kaiyō m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name combines 海 (kai, umi) meaning "ocean, sea" with 陽 (you, hi) meaning "daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang principle" or 洋 (you) meaning "ocean, western style."... [more]

Kale m English
Variant of Kalen, name of irish origin, meaning "slender" or "little warrior,. or Kyle, which has two origins: from the gaelic "caol", that means "strait". And the second or maybe from the name fo the district of Kyle, in the Ayrshire, which the name has the same origin, (or it might be from the gaelic "coille", that means "wood").

Källa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Modern form of Kiälla or taken directly from the Swedish word källa "source (of a stream of water)".

Kaltra f Albanian
Allegedly derived from Albanian i/e kaltër "light blue" (compare Kaltrina).

Kamuzu m Southern African
Means "little root" in Chichewa.

Kamuzyu f Nsenga
Means "roots" in Nsenga.

Kangmyeong m Korean
Combination of 강 meaning river and Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, brilliant".

Kanyisa f Xhosa
Means "giving light to the future" in Xhosa.

Kapo m Maori
Means "light flash" in Māori.

Karni f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my horn, my ray of light", derived from Hebrew Keren, meaning "ray of light".

Katsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 活 (katsu) meaning "lively, resuscitation, being helped, living", 健 (katsu) meaning "healthy, strong", 賢 (katsu) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness", 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome, kindly, skillfully", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, win, prevail, excel", 捷 (katsu) meaning "victory, fast", 晶 (katsuaki) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 松 (katsuaki) meaning "pine tree", 礁 (katsuaki) meaning "reef, sunken rock", 雄 (katsu) meaning "hero, manly" or 剋 (katsu) meaning "victory", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "patent, clear", 璃 (aki) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 晋 (aki) meaning "advance", 顕 (aki) meaning "appear, existing", 昌 (aki) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 陽 (aki) meaning "light, sun, male", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 商 (aki) meaning "make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining, bright", 章 (aki) meaning "badge, chapter, composition, poem, design", 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear" or 彬 (aki) meaning "refined, gentle"... [more]

Katsumoto m Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese kanji 且 (katsu) meaning "moreover; furthermore" combined with 元 (moto) meaning "cause; origin; foundation".... [more]

Kaumudi f Indian
From Sanskrit कौमुदी (kaumudī) meaning "moonlight". This is another name for Sharad Purnima, a harvest festival celebrated on the full moon of late September or early October.

Kawena f & m Hawaiian
Means "the glow" or "the glowing one," from definite article ka and wena meaning "glow."

Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopele f Hawaiian (Rare)
From ka-wena-ʻula-o-ka-lani-a-hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-pele, which means "the red glow of the heavens of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele" in Hawaiian... [more]

Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopelekawahineʻaihonua f Hawaiian (Rare)
From ka-wena-ʻula-o-ka-lani-a-hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-pele-ka-wahine-ʻai-honua-i-nā-lei-lehua-a-pele, which means "the red glow of the heavens of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele, the earth eating woman" in Hawaiian... [more]

Kazumitsu m Japanese
Kazu means "One", Mitsu means "Light", it could mean "First Light" or "One Light".

Keao f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the light," "the day," "the daylight," "the dawn" or "the cloud," from definite article ke and ao which means "light, day, daylight, dawn, cloud."

Keito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (kei) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 花 (ke) or 華 (ke) both meaning "flower", 馨 (kei) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable", 京 (kei) meaning "capital", 啓 (kei) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (kei) meaning "square jewel, corner, angle, edge", 恵 (kei, ke) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 慶 (kei) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 慧 (kei) meaning "wise", 敬 (kei) meaning "awe, respect, honor, revere", 景 (kei) meaning "scenery, view", 桂 (kei) meaning "Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree", 渓 (kei) meaning "mountain stream, valley", 蛍 (kei) meaning "firefly", 計 (kei) meaning "plot, plan, scheme, measure" or 奎 (kei) meaning "star, god of literature", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" or 伊 (i) meaning "Italy, that one" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 兎 (ito) meaning "rabbit, hare", 灯 (to) meaning "lamp, a light, light", 愛 (to) meaning "love, affection", 十 (to) meaning "ten", 綸 (to) meaning "thread, silk cloth", 人 (to) meaning "person", 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 絲 (to) meaning "thread", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 友 (to) meaning "friend", 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer" or 朋 (to) meaning "companion, friend"... [more]

Kerenli f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means “my ray of light”, a combination of Keren and Li 2.

Kganya f & m Sotho
Means "brightness" or "(God's) light" in Sesotho.

Khampha m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ພາ (pha) meaning "guide, lead" or "light, rays of light".

Khanyisile f Zulu (Modern)
Means "bringer of light" in Zulu.

Khanyiso m Xhosa
Means "to light, to illuminate" in Xhosa.

Khao m & f Thai
Means "white, light coloured" in Thai.

Khasgerel m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jasper, jade" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Khashgerel m & f Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian хаш (khash) meaning "jade" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Khashtuyaa m & f Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian хаш (khash) meaning "jade" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, light beam".

Khastuyaa m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jasper, jade" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, light beam".

Khishigtuyaa m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, light beam".

Khurtsgerel m & f Mongolian
Means "bright light" in Mongolian.

Kieryn m & f Indian
Meaning “Ray of light” in Indian

Ki-ha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 基 (gi) meaning "foundation, base, basis" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Killari f Quechua
Means "moonlight" in Quechua from the word killa meaning "moon".

Kimiaki m Japanese
From Japanese 王 (kimi) meaning "king, rule, magnate", 君 (kimi) meaning "mister, you, ruler, male name suffix", 公 (kimi) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental" or 仁 (kimi) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 淳 (aki) meaning "pure", 彰 (aki) meaning "patent, clear", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining, bright", 章 (aki) meaning "badge, chapter, composition, poem, design", 璃 (aki) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 璋 (aki) meaning "ceremonial jeweled implement", 顕 (aki) meaning "appear, existing", 照 (aki) meaning "illuminate, shine, compare, bashful", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Kimiyo f Japanese
Means "beginning, generation, beautiful, righteous" and "child, main, given" in Japanese. Known bearers of this name include the Japanese former tennis player Kimiyo Hatanaka (1944-), Japanese table tennis player Kimiyo Matsuzaki (1938-), and Japanese artist Kimiyo Mishima (1932-).

Kinyänur f Bashkir
From Bashkir кинйә (kinyä) meaning "younger" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Kira m & f Japanese
It means "sparkle", "light", or "glitter". In the use of Katakana, it means "Killer". In Japanese pop culture, the main male character in a well known Anime, DEATH NOTE, goes by Kira.

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

Kirara f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the stem of adjective 煌らか (kiraraka) meaning "glittering, sparkling, twinkling." The word for "mica" or "isinglass" (雲母) is a derivation.... [more]

Kirari f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From the onomatopoeic adverb きらり (kirari), which describes a momentary flash of light, cognate with Kirara.... [more]

Kirato m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kira) meaning "light", 輝 (kira) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour" or 葵 (kira) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 仁 (to) meaning "benevolence" or 瞳 (to) meaning "pupil"... [more]

Kisoo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."

Kiwoong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade", 基 "foundation, base" or 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" and 雄 "male of species; hero; manly".

Kiyoharu m Japanese
It can be written as (kiyo) 清 "Pure and Clean", or (kiyo) 精 "Energy, Vigour" and (haru) 春 meaning "spring", (haru) meaning 治 "Govern, Rule, Treatment", (haru) 陽 "Sun, Male, Light", or (haru) 晴 "Clear Weather, Sunniness".

Kleitarchos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is a variant form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]

Ko'êju f Guarani
Means "dawn, first light" in Guarani.

Ko'êtî f Guarani
Means "beginning of dawn, dawnbreak" in Guarani.

Kögala f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar кёк (kök) meaning "blue, sky" and ала (ala) meaning "I; them", "mottled, speckled" or "light".

Kohime f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (kohime) meaning "princess" or from Japanese 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson",小 (ko) meaning "small, little", 恋 (ko) meaning "love", 光 (hi) meaning "light" combined with 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife", 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" or 媛 (hime) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman, princess"... [more]

Kohshiroh m Japanese
Means "light child" in Japanese.

Kōichi m Japanese
From Japanese 晃 (kō) meaning "clear, bright", 幸 (kō) meaning "happiness, blessing, fortune", 光 (kō) meaning "light", 孝 (kō) meaning "filial piety, obedience", 弘 (kō) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 浩 (kō) meaning "prosperous", 宏 (kō) meaning "wide, large", or 耕 (kō) meaning "till, plow, cultivate" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one"... [more]

Kokage f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (ko) meaning "lake" combined with 景 (kage) meaning "light". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kök-kis f Tuvan
Means "light blue girl" in Tuvan.

Kokoha f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 花 (ha) or 華 (ha) meaning "flower", 春 (ha) meaning "spring", 初 (ha) meaning "beginning, start, first", 晴 (ha) meaning "clear up" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Komajiro m Japanese (Rare)
Ko means "light", ma means "genuine, real, true", ji means "two", and ro means "son".

Komomo f Japanese
From Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child", 小 (ko) meaning "small", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson", 光 (ko) meaning "light", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach"... [more]

Kömöšnur f Bashkir
From Bashkir көмөш (kömöš) meaning "silver" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Kongphop m Thai
From Thai ก้อง (kong) meaning "echoing, resounding, reverberating" and ภพ (phop) meaning "world, origin".

Konoha f & m Japanese
From 木の葉 (konoha) meaning "foliage" or, more literally, "leaves of trees," as a name, also written as 木葉, 木乃葉, 樹乃葉 and the such.... [more]

Konoka f Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (ko), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, 胡 (ko) meaning "outrageously, recklessly, wildly, foolishly", 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral", 光 (ko) meaning "light", 好 (ko) meaning "fondness, what one likes", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 木 (ko) meaning "tree, shrub" or 恋 (ko) meaning "love", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Kootálá m Hopi
A Hopi name coming from a word loosely translated to mean, "the light from an ember" or "glow."

Korranid f Thai
From Thai กร (kon) meaning "light" and ณิศ (nit) of unknown meaning.

Kōshirō m Japanese
This name combines 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray," 公 (ku, kou, ooyake) meaning "formal, official, prince, public," 功 (ku, kou, isao) meaning "achievement, honour, merit, success," 孝 (kyou, kou) meaning "filial piety," 宏 (kou, hiro.i) meaning "large, wide, vast" or 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness" with 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four" or 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son."... [more]

Kou m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, sachi, shiawa.se) meaning "blessing, fortune, happiness," 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray," 康 (kou) meaning "ease, peace," 興 (kyou, kou, oko.su, oko.ru) meaning "entertain, interest, pleasure, retrieve, revive," 亘 (kan, kou, moto.meru, wata.ru) meaning "request, span," 孝 (kyou, kou) meaning "child's respect, filial piety," 幸 (kou, saiwa.i, shiawa.se) meaning "happiness, luck," 候 (kou, sourou) meaning "climate, weather, season," 功 (ku, kou, isao) meaning "achievement, credit, honour, merits, success," 好 (kou, i.i, kono.mu, su.ku, yo.i) meaning "fond, like something, pleasing," 鴻 (kou, gou, oogari, ootori, hishikui) meaning "great, large (bird), powerful, prosperous, wild goose" or 浩 (kou, ooki.i, hiro.i) meaning "abundance, vigorous, wide expanse."... [more]

Kougo m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kou) meaning "light" combined with 悟 (go) meaning "enlightenment". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Kouken m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kou) meaning "light" combined with 賢 (ken) meaning "intelligence". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Kourou m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kou) meaning "light", 宏 (kou) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 孝 (kou) meaning "filial piety", 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness", 康 (kou) meaning "peaceful", 弘 (kou) meaning "spread, enlarge, expand", 浩 (kou) meaning "prosperous" or 香 (kou) meaning "fragrance" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear"... [more]

Kousei m Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness" or 光 (kou) meaning "light" combined with 世 (sei) meaning "world" or 星 (sei) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Koushi m Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (kou) meaning "yellow", 興 (kou) meaning "entertain", 光 (kou) meaning "light", 公 (kou) meaning "official, governmental", 功 (kou) meaning "a success, a great achievement", 厚 (kou) meaning "thick, heavy", 垢 (kou) meaning "grime", 好 (kou) meaning "fondness; what one likes", 孝 (kou) meaning "filial piety", 工 (kou) meaning "workman, artisan", 巧 (kou) meaning "clever, skillful", 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness", 康 (kou) meaning "peace", 弘 (kou) meaning "to spread, enlarge, expand", 恒 (kou) meaning "always; constant", 晃 (kou) meaning "clear", 浩 (kou) meaning "prosperous", 港 (kou) meaning "port", 紅 (kou) meaning "crimson", 紘 (kou) meaning "vast, expansive", 耕 (kou) meaning "plow, cultivate", 考 (kou) meaning "thought", 行 (kou) meaning "a line of text", 香 (kou) meaning "fragrance", 高 (kou) meaning "tall", 剛 (kou) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 嵩 (kou) meaning "high, lofty", 虹 (kou) meaning "rainbow", 亘 (kou) meaning "request", 晧 (kou) meaning "daybreak", 洸 (kou) meaning "sparkle, glitter", 煌 (kou) meaning "brilliant", 皓 (kou) meaning "bright, luminous" or 耿 (kou) meaning "bright, shining" combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 司 (shi) meaning "officer; official", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 師 (shi) meaning "teacher, master, one's mentor", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 之 (shi) meaning, a possessive marker, 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet" or 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital"... [more]

Koutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (kou) meaning "light", 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness", 孝 (kou) meaning "filial piety", 耕 (kou) meaning "plow, cultivate", 興 (kou) meaning "entertainment, pleasure, interest", 浩 (kou) meaning "prosperous", 康 (kou) meaning "peaceful" or 廣 (kou) meaning "broad, wide, extensive, vast", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Kouzai m & f Japanese
Japanese 光 (kou) "light" or 幸 (kou) "happiness" combined with 在 (Zai) "evil" or "darkness".... [more]

Krzesąd m Polish (Archaic)
From the element krzesi, meaning "to resurrect" or "to restore" and sąd, meaning "court" or "judge". Thus, it was probably intended to mean "the one who is judged (or destined, since the words have similar roots in Polish) to restore life" or "the one who restores true judgement".

Krzesisław m Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements krzesi "spark, light, rouse" and sława "glory, fame".

Kündül m Yakut
Means "bright, light" in Yakut.

Kunimitsu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" or 州 (kuni) meaning "state" combined with 光 (mitsu) meaning "light". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Kura f Maori
Means "red, glow" in Māori.

Kurapika m & f Japanese, Popular Culture
Kura, which means the darkness, is the variant of Kuro. Pika means the glittering light. So this name means "the glittering light in the darkness". This is the name of a character in the manga HunterXHunter, aka HXH... [more]

Kusami f Japanese
From Japanese ku (空) meaning "sky", ku (九) meaning "nine", ku (宮) meaning "palace", sa (小), meaning "small", sa (早) meaning "fast", sa (沙) meaning "sand", mi (明) meaning "light", mi (美) meaning "beautiful", and mi (妃) meaning "queen"... [more]

Kusuoko f Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree", 緒 (o) meaning "beginning" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kuutamo m & f Finnish (Rare)
Meaning "moonlight" in Finnish.

Kuwako f Japanese (Rare)
From japanese kanji 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 呼 (ko) meaning "call, call out to, invite", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 小 (ko) meaning "small", 湖 (ko) meaning "lake", 狐 (ko) meaning "fox", 胡 (ko) meaning "outrageously, recklessly, wildly, foolishly", 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral", 光 (ko) meaning "light", 好 (ko) meaning "fondness, what one likes", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson", 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 木 (ko) meaning "tree, shrub" or 恋 (ko) meaning "love"... [more]

Kuwala m & f Chewa
Means "shining light" in Chewa.

Kwang-hee m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" combined with 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious". Other Hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Kwang-Jo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" combined with 照 (jo) meaning "to shine, to illuminate" or 祖 (jo) meaning "ancestor, grandparent, forefather". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Kwang-Min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, populace, nation" or 旻 (min) meaning "heaven". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Kwang-soo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" combined with 洙 (su) meanig "water, waterside, riverside, shore". Other Hanja combinations are possible.

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

Kyran m Sanskrit
Means "shining beam of light" derived from the Sanskrit name Kiran.