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Names for “light”

20 names

Spanish

Luz

Light

Familiar
Arabic

Noor

Light

Familiar
Hebrew

Uriel

God is my light

Familiar
Sanskrit

Kiran

Ray of light

Uncommon
Latin

Lucina

Grove; later associated with light

Uncommon
Sanskrit · Bengali

Arka

The sun; ray of light

Rare gem
Hebrew

Elior

My God is my light

Rare gem
Chinese

Guang

Light; brightness with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Japanese

Hikari

Light in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hikaru

Light or brightness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Tamil

Kathir

Ray of light; ear of grain

Rare gem
Indonesian · Javanese

Kirana

Ray of light; beautiful

Rare gem
Punjabi

Navjot

New light

Rare gem
Swahili

Nuru

Light

Rare gem
Persian

Roshan

Bright; full of light

Rare gem
Persian

Sepideh

Dawn; first light

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Tvisha

Light; splendor

Rare gem
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