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Muslim Baby Names Meaning Light

161 Muslim baby names meaning light, each placed here by what it means in the classical Arabic sources rather than by how it sounds. Also searched as nur, noor and radiance.

161 names

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What is on this page? 161 Muslim baby names meaning light, each placed here by what it means in the classical Arabic sources rather than by how it sounds. Also searched as nur, noor and radiance. Every name links to its full page.

عَبْد النُّورAbdelnourServant of النور, the Light أزهرAdzharThe most radiant, the most brilliant أفشانAfshanScattering of light, glitter, gold-dust ايدينAidynMoon-like, bright as the moon اينوراAinuraMoon light اخترAkhtarStar, good omen, the bright point that guides الزَّهْرَاوِيAl-ZahrawiFather of Surgery (Albucasis) أنوارAnouarMost luminous أنوارAnwarLights, radiant, top Pakistani and Arab boys name آرشArashBrilliant, the archer of justice, Persian legendary hero أيدنAydinEnlightened, bright, the one of luminous intelligence and clear vision آيلاAylaMoonlight, halo of the moon, globally beloved Turkish name of luminous grace عين نورAynurLight of the eye, Azerbaijani-Turkish girls' name أزہارAzharBright, shining, luminous بدرةBadraFull moon, she who illuminates the darkness with complete light بهاءBahaSplendor, brilliance بهاءBahaaSplendor, brilliance, high beauty بهيجةBahijaJoyful, radiant, full of happiness, she who is brilliant with joy باهرBahirDazzling, brilliant, so bright that it overwhelms the eye باهرةBahiraDazzling, brilliant, so bright she overwhelms the eye with her excellence بهيةBahiyaBeautiful, radiant, top Arab girls' name بارقBariqLightning flash, the shining one, brilliant and momentarily illuminating برهانBirhanLight/Proof, Ethiopian Muslim girls name from Arabic burhan بشرBishrJoy, good cheer, the radiant happiness that shows on the face بدورBudurFull moons, she who contains the brilliance of many full moons جمرةCemreEmber, glowing coal, the warmth that persists through the coldest season چاندChandMoon, the luminous one who governs the night sky چاندChandaMoon, the celestial light that governs night and tide چاندنیChandniMoonlight, the soft luminosity that transforms the night چراغChiraghLamp, light, the flame that holds back the darkness سیراCyraSun, throne, the Persian name of light and royal dignity ديويDewiGoddess of light, Javanese Muslim name of luminous divine beauty ضياءDhiyaaRadiance, light, the brilliant illuminating glow ضياءDianLight, radiance, Indonesian top girls name دريةDurriyaPearl-like, lustrous, she who shines with the radiance of pearls إيلاElaHazel eyes, light, the girl of warm luminous colour إيلا نورElanurMoon-light, Turkish compound elan (moon) + nur (light) إيليناElenaBright, Western/Bosnian Muslim convert إلماسElmasDiamond, the hardest and most brilliant gem, formed under pressure إشعالEshaalFlame of paradise flower, she who kindles the light ايسنEsinInspiration, the breeze of inspiration, she who brings creative illumination اسمانورEsmanurName-light, Turkish compound esma (names) + nur (light) فجرFajarDawn فجرFajrDawn, directly Quranic فاريةFariaFree, tall, joyous, the liberated woman of radiant joy and height فَيْرُوزFerozTurquoise, victorious, the bright gem of the sky فروغForoughRadiance, Iranian girls name فروزانForouzanRadiant, shining, Iranian girls name گلاليGulalaiThe bright flower, the tulip گلانارGulanarPomegranate flower, the brilliant blossom of the sacred fruit هالةHalaHalo around the moon, radiance ابْن زُهْرIbn ZuhrAvenzoar, the master clinician of al-Andalus ابتسامIbtisamA smile, the gentle brightness that changes the quality of a room إلهانIlhanInspiration from God, divine illumination, the woman touched by divine light إِلْنُورIlnurLight of the homeland إنارةInaraIllumination, from root n-w-r (anara, to illuminate) إشراقIshraqIshraq, Sunrise/radiance, top Arab girls جمشيدJamshaidThe mythical Persian king of light جمانةJumanahSilver pearl, the rarest and most precious luminous gem خرمKhurramCheerful, joyous, the man of radiant, happy character كياراKiaraBright, clear کرانKiranRay of light, the beam that breaks through the darkness لمارLamarLamar, Gold/brightness, Gulf girls لاميةLamiaShining dark لوكاسLucasLight-bearer, Western Muslim convert ماہنورMahnoorLight of the moon, Persian-Urdu compound منارManarLighthouse, beacon ماريةMariyahRadiant white, Mariyah al-Qibtiyya, the Prophet's Egyptian wife مَدِينَةMedinaThe radiant city of the Prophet مہرالنساءMeherunissaBenevolence of women, original name of Mughal Empress Nur Jahan مشعلMeshaalA torch, a flame of light ميرالMiralGazelle of light, graceful movement combined with gentle radiance مصباحMisbahLamp, lantern, the Quranic lamp of Ayat al-Nur, top Pakistani مهتابMohinurMoonlight, Uzbek compound name منيرMounirRadiant منيرةMouniraLuminous, North African girls form منيرMunirLuminous, shining منيرةMuniraThe one who gives light منيرةMunirahShining, luminous نيرةNairaRadiant, brilliant, the woman who shines with pure luminous light نجمةNajmaStar, the guiding light in the sky of the soul نيرةNayeraNayera, Luminous, Egyptian girls name نويليةNoeliaChristmas/Light, Spanish Muslim girls name نُورNoorLight, al-Nūr is one of God's names نور العينNoor ul AinLight of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name نُورَيْنNoorainTwo lights نورهانNoorhanNoorhan, Full of light, Egyptian compound نورينNoorinFull of light, the intensified luminous one, two lights in one نُورNourLight, French Muslim dominant spelling نور الهدىNour HoudaLight of guidance, variant compound نور العينNour el AinLight of the eye, Gulf trending compound نور الهدىNour el HodaLight of guidance, North African compound نور الهدىNour el HoudaLight of guidance, Algerian compound name نورةNouraRadiant, Gulf/North African girls name نور الدينNoureddinLight of the religion نور الدينNoureddineLight of the religion, North African boys name نورهانNourhanLight-full, Egyptian compound girls name نُورNurLight, Turkish and classical Arabic boys name نور الهدىNur al HudaLight of guidance, Pakistani compound girls name نوراNuraLight نور العینینNurainiTwo lights, Malay compound, top Malaysia/Singapore name نوربكNurbekLight of a bek (nobleman) نور حليزةNurhalizaNur Haliza, top Malay compound girls name نور ہدایہNurhidayahLight of guidance, Malay compound name نورينNurinTwo lights نور الNurulLight of (God), top Malay compound name, 280M searches نورجانNurzhanLight of the soul, Kazakh/Kyrgyz boys name پلوشہPalwashaGolden ray of light, Pashto Muslim girl name رفيفRafifGlittering, shining, sparkling luminous Gulf modern name روانRawanFlowing, light of spirit رهامRihamLight rain, drizzle روژداRojdaThe one born of the sun روشنRoshanBright, luminous, the Persian-Urdu name of brilliant illuminating light روكساناRoxanaDawn, luminous روبيناRubinaRuby-like, bright, the gemstone name of Indian Muslim tradition رخسانهRukhsanaBright-faced, the Persian name of the radiant luminous face رخسارRukhsarCheek, face, the radiant-faced, Persian-Urdu top Pakistani name صباحSabahMorning, dawn صباحتSabahatBeauty, radiance of the morning صبيحSabihRadiant, morning-bright, beautiful of face سحرSaharDawn, pre-Fajr time when Allah descends, top Pakistani/UK سهراSahraRadiant, brilliant سناءSanaBrilliance, directly Quranic 24:43 سانيةSaniyaRadiant, eminent, the elevated brilliant woman who shines above ثاقبSaqibPiercing, bright star, Quranic quality ساريةSariyaA traveller by night سحرSeherDawn, magical, Pakistani and Turkish girls name سناءSenaPraise, brilliance, Turkish girls name سپیدہSepidehDawn whiteness, classic Iranian female name سراجSerajLamp سرهانSerhanNoble, luminous, Turkish-origin Islamic name of radiant nobility شهروزShahrozKing of the day, the sovereign who rules with the brilliance of daylight شمسةShamsaSun, the solar feminine name of brilliant warm radiance شروقShoroukSunrise, the rising of the sun شرحبيلShurahbilThe seeker of light سراجSirajLamp, lamp of the Prophet, directly Quranic تابندهTabindaShining, luminous تنویرTanveerEnlightened, illuminated, top Pakistani Muslim boy name وضحاءWadhaWhite, bright زارہZaaraFlower, radiant زارياZaariaRadiance, blossoming زاهيةZahiyaBlooming, radiant زهراءZahraRadiant, blooming, al-Zahrāʾ, an epithet of Fāṭima the Prophet's daughter زهرانZahranRadiant, flourishing, the brilliantly flowering one زهراءZaraFlower زارةZarahFlower, blooming beauty, the woman who blossoms with radiant grace زارياZariaZaria, Radiant, Nigerian city as name زريانZaryanGolden, glowing, the woman of radiant golden brilliance زفيانZavianRadiant, bright, the blazing star of modern Muslim naming 2026 زافيارZaviarBright, brilliant زاويانZaviyanRadiant, bright زهراءZehraRadiant ژانارZhanarSparkling eyes, radiance ضياءZiaLight, radiance, splendour زِلْيَةZilyaShining, gracious زوبياZobiaGifted, radiant ذُهَيْبZohaibRadiant, golden زهيرZohairBright, flourishing ضوريزZoraizRays of light, the man who spreads radiance in every direction زهيرZouheirBright, Algerian/French spelling ضُحىZuhaForenoon light, as in Surah ad-Duha

What Muslim names meaning light have in common

Arabic separates two kinds of light, and Muslim naming keeps the distinction. Nur is light that is received: the lamp lit from elsewhere, the light of guidance. Diya is light a thing produces of itself, the burning of the sun. The Quran uses both of the sun and moon in the same verse, giving the sun its diya and the moon its nur. Names in this family sit on one side or the other, and it changes what the name is saying.

The classical roots this meaning is carried by:

Ordered by how often visitors open them on AsrNaam, from our own Search Console figures rather than from a guess at what is in fashion this year.

  1. ZavianزفيانRadiant, bright, the blazing star of modern Muslim naming 2026
  2. ZahraزهراءRadiant, blooming, al-Zahrāʾ, an epithet of Fāṭima the Prophet's...
  3. SerajسراجLamp
  4. Noor ul Ainنور العينLight of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name
  5. LucasلوكاسLight-bearer, Western Muslim convert
  6. BudurبدورFull moons, she who contains the brilliance of many full moons
  7. EshaalإشعالFlame of paradise flower, she who kindles the light
  8. SariyaساريةA traveller by night
  9. SaqibثاقبPiercing, bright star, Quranic quality
  10. TanveerتنویرEnlightened, illuminated, top Pakistani Muslim boy name

Arabic baby names meaning light

Every name here is an Arabic or Arabic-script name, and in Ilm ul Huroof the reading starts from the letter it opens with, not from the English transliteration. These are the letters that open the names in this theme.

Each letter links to its element, abjad value and divine name. All twenty-eight letters.

Islamic baby names meaning light

A name is Islamic through its meaning and through the absence of any claim on what belongs to God alone, not through its sound. That is what this page is sorted on: every name here has been read against the classical lexicons and placed under light because that is what it means, not because it resembles a word.

3 of them are Quranic, appearing in the Quran or borne by a figure named in it.

Noorنُور Nurنُور Sabahصباح

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Muslim boy names meaning light

53 of these are boy names names.

Zavianزفيان Serajسراج Lucasلوكاس Saqibثاقب Tanveerتنویر Zoraizضوريز Zaryanزريان Abdelnourعَبْد النُّور Adzharأزهر Aidynايدين

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Muslim girl names meaning light

108 of these are girl names names.

Zahraزهراء Noor ul Ainنور العين Budurبدور Eshaalإشعال Sariyaسارية Lamiaلامية Aylaآيلا Nairaنيرة Zehraزهراء Fajrفجر

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Questions about Muslim names meaning light

How many Muslim baby names mean light?
AsrNaam lists 161. Across boys and girls together, 161 researched names carry this meaning, 53 for boys and 108 for girls. Each was placed here by reading the name against the classical lexicons, not by matching a word.
What is the Arabic word for light?
Nur, from the root ن-و-ر: light, the light that is given rather than made. Arabic carries more than one word for it, and the others are set out above, because they do not mean the same thing.
Which Muslim baby name meaning light is most popular?
By what visitors search for and open on this site, Zavian, Zahra and Seraj lead this theme. The settled meaning of Zavian is: Radiant, bright, the blazing star of modern Muslim naming 2026.
Are there Quranic names meaning light?
Yes. 3 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Noor, Nur and Sabah. A name does not have to be Quranic to be Islamic, but many parents look for one that is.
What does a name meaning light say in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading runs on the Arabic letters, not the English spelling. Most names in this theme open with Nun (ن), which carries its own element, abjad value and divine name. Open any name above for its full letter-by-letter reading. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

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Every theme is sorted the same way, by what the name actually means in the classical sources.

Names meaning loveNames meaning strengthNames meaning beautifulNames meaning blessedNames meaning braveNames meaning wisdomNames meaning faithNames meaning mercyNames meaning nobleNames meaning patienceNames meaning truthNames meaning giftNames meaning paradiseNames meaning flowerNames meaning waterNames meaning royalNames meaning victoryNames meaning guidance

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