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Names meaning light / bright / radiant etc.

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JoleneBlue · 21/08/2022 19:00

Hello, I'm looking for a girl's names and thought it might be nice to have one which tied in with the names of my two other daughters, which coincidentally mean bright / radiant. So thinking of anything along the lines of bright radiant, shining, light, moon, star, sun etc. Any ideas? Thanks!

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Sandysandwich · 21/08/2022 19:42

Thea
Alina
Aura
Clara
Aurora

Sunbird24 · 21/08/2022 19:37

JoleneBlue · 21/08/2022 19:29

I like Alba - isn't it linked to Scotland in some way?

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It’s the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland

Yika · 21/08/2022 19:36

I think Alba is the Gaelic name for Scotland, but it has other meanings too.

Discovereads · 21/08/2022 19:35

JoleneBlue · 21/08/2022 19:29

I like Alba - isn't it linked to Scotland in some way?

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Sort of. Albion was old name for the island of Great Britain. Means white land…probably after the cliffs of Dover.

MyBuggyIsOutToGetMe · 21/08/2022 19:35

Clara
Selina
Stella
Lucy/Lucia

NeedMoreMilk · 21/08/2022 19:32

Ws2210 · 21/08/2022 19:17

Elena means shining light or the bright one in Greek

It's my favourite name. Pronounced Eh-len-ah NOT Eh-lain-ah

I was going to suggest this. I think it’s gorgeous!

I would definitely pronounce it Eh-lay-na though, not Eh-len-ah.

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JoleneBlue · 21/08/2022 19:29

Yika · 21/08/2022 19:23

Selene, Selena (moon)
Muriel (bright sea)
Roxanne (dawn)
Alba (white / dawn)

I like Alba - isn't it linked to Scotland in some way?

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husbandcallsmepickle · 21/08/2022 19:29

Aurora. I know one and her NN is Rory/Rorie (no idea on spelling) but it's cute for her

ouch321 · 21/08/2022 19:29

I'm going to suggest Lumos.

You could start a trend...

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JoleneBlue · 21/08/2022 19:28

Ws2210 · 21/08/2022 19:17

Elena means shining light or the bright one in Greek

It's my favourite name. Pronounced Eh-len-ah NOT Eh-lain-ah

Pretty - worried it would be shortened to Ellie, like so many other names

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Discovereads · 21/08/2022 19:28

Aster - star
Aurora- dawn
Seren- star
Cressida- golden
Electra- shinning

Littlegoth · 21/08/2022 19:27

Helen/Helena mean light

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JoleneBlue · 21/08/2022 19:27

Sunbird24 · 21/08/2022 19:15

Seren - star?

Beautiful, but the name of a close friend's daughter

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JoleneBlue · 21/08/2022 19:26

LordEmsworth · 21/08/2022 19:22

Lucifer. More usually a boy's name, admittedly

Ha! Can you imagine 🤯

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CastleTower · 21/08/2022 19:25

Niamh
Aoife
Clara
Selena
Eilidh

Yika · 21/08/2022 19:23

Selene, Selena (moon)
Muriel (bright sea)
Roxanne (dawn)
Alba (white / dawn)

LordEmsworth · 21/08/2022 19:22

Lucifer. More usually a boy's name, admittedly

KirstenBlest · 21/08/2022 19:21

Esther

Ws2210 · 21/08/2022 19:17

Elena means shining light or the bright one in Greek

It's my favourite name. Pronounced Eh-len-ah NOT Eh-lain-ah

Sunbird24 · 21/08/2022 19:15

Seren - star?

Juancornetto · 21/08/2022 19:15

Astrid

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JoleneBlue · 21/08/2022 19:14

Watto1 · 21/08/2022 19:12

Clare/Claire means clear and bright I believe.

I didn't know that, but I'm a child of the 80s, and I know too many of them to use it!

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DramaAlpaca · 21/08/2022 19:14

The Irish name Niamh means 'bright'.

BuffaloCauliflower · 21/08/2022 19:14

Lucinda? A bit more interesting than Lucy

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