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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moonlight, halo around the moon
moonlight, radiance
shining light
mountaineer, enlightened
light hill (from city name)
delight in horses
guiding light, luminary
dawn, morning light
rejoice, delight
child of light
enlightenment, awakening
enlightenment, awakening
halo of light, radiance
he enlightens, God enlightens
first ray of light
strength of God, God is my light
shining light
torch, light
liberation, enlightenment
my delight, my pleasantness
bright shining light
shining light
torch, light
beautiful, charming, delightful
light, luminous
flame, light
liberation, ultimate peace, enlightenment
light, pale
child of light
light
bright light, torch
bright, shining light
relating to flight, skyward
enlightened, bearer of light
moonlight, halo of the moon
light, bright
first ray of the sun, ray of light
radiant, shining light
sky, shining light
torch, light
bright, shining light
the tree of enlightenment
my light
enlightened rice (kanji: 悟飯)
bright day, day's light
moonlight (from Ayla)
bright, shining light
my light, my fire
moonlight, brightness
the sun, sunlight
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