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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enlightenment, awakening
he enlightens, God enlightens
first ray of light
strength of God, God is my light
liberation, enlightenment
light, pale
light
relating to flight, skyward
enlightened, bearer of light
first ray of the sun, ray of light
sky, shining light
the tree of enlightenment
my light
enlightened rice (kanji: 悟飯)
bright day, day's light
ray of light, divine portion
moonlight, like the moon
God is my light, my flame is Yahweh
high, enlightened
pale, light-skinned
light, bringer of light
light-bearer, bringer of light
enlightened, strong
one who travels light
light, radiance
moon, moonlight
luminous, radiant, full of light
shining light
beam of light (via Ray)
bringer of light, luminous
light, bringer of light
fire, light of God
intelligent, enlightened
fire, light (Cappadocian origin)
delight, paradise (as in Eden)
lamp, light
dawn, first ray of light
light, illumination
to emit light, be radiant
born of light
light, luminous
my lamp, my light
moonlight; of the moon
to shine, emit light
divine light
first ray of light
lamp, light
God enlightens
moonlight, moonshine
light, radiance
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