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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light, luminous
lunar goddess, moonlight
sun ray, bright light
golden light
God is my light
bright, shining light
light
light, illumination
light
light, bringer of light
bright, shining light
Bright, shining light; torch
delight, pleasure
light, illumination
light, illumination
child of light
bright, shining light
light
light, dawn (by association with Aurora)
dawn, rising light
bright, shining light
child of light
bright, shining light
light, illumination
light, illumination
light, illumination
child of light, precious gem
light of heaven
light
God is my light
bright, shining light
light
halo of the moon, moonlight
moonlight, of the moon
shining light, bright one
beautiful ray of light
torch, shining light
man, the light
happiness, delight, rejoicing
thunder and lightning
sunlight, beam of light
delight, luxury
light, illumination
ring of light
delight
shining light
bringer of light
night, twilight
halo of light around the moon
light, bright one
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