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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joy, happiness, delight
light, splendor, radiance
intelligent, enlightened
she who brings to light, bringer of light
fire, light (Cappadocian origin)
delight, paradise (as in Eden)
light, splendor, divine grace
lamp, light
light
beautiful, of light
light, radiance
morning light, forenoon
God is my light
dawn, first ray of light
radiance, brightness, divine light
light, illumination
bright, shining light
of Apollo, god of light
glowing waterfall, shining light
moonlight, cool radiance
sun, bright light (from Iliana)
to emit light, be radiant
born of light
light, luminous
lamp of God, God is my light
my lamp, my light
moonlight; of the moon
oak tree (Hebrew) and halo of moonlight (Turkish)
light
to shine, emit light
divine light
from God, divine light
moonlight
first ray of light
bright, shining light
her father's delight
lamp, light
light
God enlightens
God enlightens
of Delos, born under Apollo's light (via Greek ...
moonlight, moonshine
bright light
light (Lucia = light)
God enlightens (via Jay/Jairus roots)
delightful, beautiful
bright, shining light, torch
bright, shining light, torch
lightning, fulfillment
moon, moonlight
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