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Muslim Girl Names Meaning Light

108 Muslim girl 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.

108 names

All names meaning light (161)  ·  Boy names (53)

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Zahra, Noor ul Ain, Budur, Eshaal
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What is on this page? 108 Muslim girl 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.

أفشانAfshanScattering of light, glitter, gold-dust اينوراAinuraMoon light آيلاAylaMoonlight, halo of the moon, globally beloved Turkish name of luminous grace عين نورAynurLight of the eye, Azerbaijani-Turkish girls' name بدرةBadraFull moon, she who illuminates the darkness with complete light بهيجةBahijaJoyful, radiant, full of happiness, she who is brilliant with joy باهرةBahiraDazzling, brilliant, so bright she overwhelms the eye with her excellence بهيةBahiyaBeautiful, radiant, top Arab girls' name برهانBirhanLight/Proof, Ethiopian Muslim girls name from Arabic burhan بدورBudurFull moons, she who contains the brilliance of many full moons جمرةCemreEmber, glowing coal, the warmth that persists through the coldest season چاندChandaMoon, the celestial light that governs night and tide چاندنیChandniMoonlight, the soft luminosity that transforms the night سیراCyraSun, throne, the Persian name of light and royal dignity ديويDewiGoddess of light, Javanese Muslim name of luminous divine beauty 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) فجرFajrDawn, directly Quranic فاريةFariaFree, tall, joyous, the liberated woman of radiant joy and height 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 ابتسامIbtisamA smile, the gentle brightness that changes the quality of a room إلهانIlhanInspiration from God, divine illumination, the woman touched by divine light إنارةInaraIllumination, from root n-w-r (anara, to illuminate) إشراقIshraqIshraq, Sunrise/radiance, top Arab girls جمانةJumanahSilver pearl, the rarest and most precious luminous gem كياراKiaraBright, clear کرانKiranRay of light, the beam that breaks through the darkness لمارLamarLamar, Gold/brightness, Gulf girls لاميةLamiaShining dark 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 ميرالMiralGazelle of light, graceful movement combined with gentle radiance مهتابMohinurMoonlight, Uzbek compound name منيرةMouniraLuminous, North African girls form 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 نورهانNourhanLight-full, Egyptian compound girls name نور الهدىNur al HudaLight of guidance, Pakistani compound girls name نوراNuraLight نور العینینNurainiTwo lights, Malay compound, top Malaysia/Singapore name 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 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 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 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 ساريةSariyaA traveller by night سحرSeherDawn, magical, Pakistani and Turkish girls name سناءSenaPraise, brilliance, Turkish girls name سپیدہSepidehDawn whiteness, classic Iranian female name شمسةShamsaSun, the solar feminine name of brilliant warm radiance شروقShoroukSunrise, the rising of the sun تابندهTabindaShining, luminous وضحاءWadhaWhite, bright زارہZaaraFlower, radiant زارياZaariaRadiance, blossoming زاهيةZahiyaBlooming, radiant زهراءZahraRadiant, blooming, al-Zahrāʾ, an epithet of Fāṭima the Prophet's daughter زهراءZaraFlower زارةZarahFlower, blooming beauty, the woman who blossoms with radiant grace زارياZariaZaria, Radiant, Nigerian city as name زهراءZehraRadiant ژانارZhanarSparkling eyes, radiance زِلْيَةZilyaShining, gracious زوبياZobiaGifted, radiant 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. ZahraزهراءRadiant, blooming, al-Zahrāʾ, an epithet of Fāṭima the Prophet's...
  2. Noor ul Ainنور العينLight of the eye, Pakistani compound girls name
  3. BudurبدورFull moons, she who contains the brilliance of many full moons
  4. EshaalإشعالFlame of paradise flower, she who kindles the light
  5. SariyaساريةA traveller by night
  6. LamiaلاميةShining dark
  7. AylaآيلاMoonlight, halo of the moon, globally beloved Turkish name of...
  8. NairaنيرةRadiant, brilliant, the woman who shines with pure luminous light
  9. ZehraزهراءRadiant
  10. FajrفجرDawn, directly Quranic

Arabic girl 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 girl 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.

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

Noorنُور Sabahصباح

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Muslim boy names meaning light

Looking for a boy name name instead? 53 boy names names mean light.

Zavianزفيان Serajسراج Lucasلوكاس Saqibثاقب Tanveerتنویر Zoraizضوريز Zaryanزريان Abdelnourعَبْد النُّور Adzharأزهر Aidynايدين

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Boys and girls together: all 161 Muslim names meaning light.

Questions about Muslim names meaning light

How many Muslim girl names mean light?
AsrNaam lists 108. 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 girl name meaning light is most popular?
By what visitors search for and open on this site, Zahra, Noor ul Ain and Budur lead this theme. The settled meaning of Zahra is: Radiant, blooming, al-Zahrāʾ, an epithet of Fāṭima the Prophet's daughter.
Are there Quranic names meaning light?
Yes. 2 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Noor 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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