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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bright, shining light
moonlight, halo of light
child of light
sunlight, warmth
bright, shining light
God is my light
torch, radiant light
bright, shining light
sunlight, moon (alternate etymology)
child of light
moonlight, born of the moon
noble, enlightened one
light, shining
joy, happiness, delight
related to brightness/light
light, radiance, splendor
graceful ray of light
self-collected state of enlightenment
beauty, light
light, bright, shining torch
ray of light (modern association)
beam of light (modern association)
light, illumination
God is light
halo of moonlight
ray of light, illuminating
torch of light (from Eleanor)
brightness, dawn light
delightful, nectar-like
torch, light
light, luminosity
my light
bright, shining light
light, bright
gladness, delight
light of God
light, splendor
light, bright, shining
my light; light is mine
inner light, dawn
morning star, bright light
light, radiance
light, radiance
bright day, daylight
moonlight
light, illuminated
bright, shining light
delight, exuberance
bright, shining light
shining light, beam of grace
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