Names meaning light show up in every major naming tradition. Lucy, Phoebe, Nora, Ori. They work well because 'light' is a quality you actually want to wish on someone, unlike some name meanings that sound good until you think about them.
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the sun, solar light
light
pure, pious, light-footed
bright, enlightened
lightning bolt, flash of light
light, radiance
bright flash, lightning
sage, seer, enlightened one
enlightened, bright
light, illumination
twilight
the guiding light
God enlightens, he shines
modern coined name, possibly hillside light
shelter or protection from light
candle, light
moonlit night, quality of moonlight
my candle, my light
light
illuminator, one who shines light
dawn, morning light
God will teach, God's light
light of God
light, radiance, splendor
rays of light, luminous
my light (variant of Lior)
light
daytime, daylight
father of light
light, splendor, radiance
spiritual enlightened one
brave warrior, full of light
light, bright one
moonlight (via Kamari)
celestial body, light in the darkness
light of the sky
light of Muhammad
Shade or darkness cast by an object blocking light
spiritual brilliance, inner light
one who gives light
infinite divine light
light of the Almighty, Shaddai is light
ray of light, particle of radiance
fire of God, God is my light
light, splendor, radiance
he enlightens, he shines
born of light, luminous
light, movement
opening, window of light
enlightened, illuminating
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