Indian Names
Indian names meaning light
92 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 92
- Boy
- 49
- Girl
- 38
- Origins
- 9
Language of origin
Boy: 49 Girl: 38
Names
- Roshan♂Light, bright
- Sri♀Radiance, beauty, prosperity
- Prakash♂Light
- Chandran♂Moon
- Ravi♂Sun
- Aarti♀Ritual of worship with lamps
- Abha♀Splendour, light
- Aditya♂Belonging to Aditi
- Adityan♂Belonging to Aditi
- Aftab♂The sun
- Agneya♂Pertaining to Agni
- Alok♂Light
- Aloka♂Light
- Amshuman♂Radiant
- Anshu♂Ray
- Anshul♂Radiant
- Anshuman♂Radiant
- Anwar♂More luminous, brighter
- Arjun♂White, clear
- Arjuna♂White, clear
- Arjunan♂White, clear (from Arjuna)
- Arun♂Reddish brown, dawn
- Aruna♂♀Reddish brown, dawn
- Arunachalam♂Reddish mountain
- Bhaskar♂Light maker
- Chandni♀Moonlight
- Chandraprabha♀Moonlight
- Chandrika♀Moonlight
- Chhavi♀Beauty
- Chitra♀Bright
- Damini♀Lightning
- Deepa♀Lamp
- Deepak♂Lamp, light
- Deepika♀Lamp, light
- Deepti♀Brightness
- Dinkar♂The sun
- Divakar♂The sun
- Divya♂♀Divine
- Divyanshu♂The sun
- Divyata♀Divinity
- Divyendu♂Divine moon
- Diya♀Lamp, light
- Gaurang♂Fair-limbed
- Himanshu♂The moon
- Jamshed♂Shining Jam
- Jia♂Light
- Jwala♀Flame
- Jyoti♀Light
- Jyotsna♀Moonlight
- Kadhirvelan♂Murugan, bearer of the radiant spear
- Kaumudi♀Moonlight
- Khurshid♂Sun
- Mahagauri♀Great Gauri (fair, brilliant)
- Mandeep♂Light of the mind
- Marichi♂Ray of light
- Mihr♂♀Mithra, the Armenian god of light
- Najma♀Star
- Noor♂♀Light
- Nurullah♂Light of Allah
- Poonam♀The night or day of the full moon
- Prabha♀Light
- Prabhakar♂Light-maker
- Prabhat♂Morning
- Pradeep♂Lamp
- Prakhar♂Sharp
- Pratibha♀Talent
- Pratyush♂Dawn
- Purnima♀Full moon
- Rajat♂Silver
- Rashmi♀Ray, beam
- Roshani♀Light
- Ruchi♀Light
- Ruchika♀Derived from Ruchi: light
- Sandeep♂To blaze, to burn
- Savita♀Sun
- Shashiprabha♀Moonlight
- Shikha♀Flame
- Shobhaa♀Radiance
- Shweta♀White
- Sudhanshu♂The moon
- Sudyumna♂Good and splendid
- Suraj♂Sun
- Surya♂The sun
- Tara♀Star
- Teja♂♀Light
- Tejaswi♂Radiant, brilliant
- Ujjwal♂Bright
- Usha♀Dawn
- Vartika♀Lamp wick
- Vibha♀Light
- Vihaan♂Dawn, daybreak
- Zohra♀Brilliance, light
About this list
92 Indian names whose meaning relates to light: 49 boys, 38 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 83%, Arabic 7%, Persian 5%. Other themes they share: the sun (19), the moon (12), beauty (9).
Near the top: Roshan, Sri, Prakash, Chandran. See also all names meaning light and the same meaning in other traditions.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean light?
92 names: 49 for boys and 38 for girls (unisex names count in both when recorded for that gender).
Where do these names come from?
By the first origin recorded in the sources: Sanskrit 83%, Arabic 7%, Persian 5%. The same names often also mean the sun (19), the moon (12), beauty (9).
Names are shared across communities. The categories on this site are for browsing only: they describe a name and its spelling, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.