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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radiance, brilliance, light
light, illumination
I have light, enlightened
pure, light-colored
ray of light and grace
easy-going, light-hearted
he will illuminate, shining light
light
ray of light plus lake
bright, shining light
light, brightness
morning light, first rays
moonlight, shining mirror
my light
enlightened, bright, clear
beam of light
bright, shining light
He enlightens, God illuminates
bright, shining light
beam of light
arhat, enlightened Buddhist monk
moonlight, warrior
bright, shining light
radiant, brilliant light
bright, shining light
great happiness, delight
torch, shining light
sacred flower of enlightenment
morning light, aurora
migration, flight (Islamic interpretation)
halo, ring of divine light
moonlight halo (via Ayla in Turkish)
First ray of the sun; the reddish light of dawn
enlightenment, awakening
celestial light
torch of light
light-footed, agile
light, torch (from Helen/Helene root)
new light, new star
first light
the sun, solar light
thunder and lightning
light
child of light
bright one, light
light, radiance, brilliance
bearer of light, Candlemas
light-bringer (when used as Lucia variant)
pure, pious, light-footed
my light, light for me
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