Names that mean sun
Baby names that mean sun, with their origins, meanings and pronunciations.
English
Cheerful; full of sunshine.
Italian
Sun; the sun god Helios.
Greek, Persian
Lord, ruler, or sun.
Spanish
Sunshine; sunlight.
Sanskrit
Sun; the first ray of light.
Persian
Sun, lord, throne.
Greek
Sunrise, east.
Spanish
Sun.
French
Sun.
Spanish
Sea and sun.
Russian
God is gracious; the sun.
English
Bright and sunny town.
Hebrew
Sun.
Sanskrit
Sun, lord, ruler.
Germanic
Derived from Amalasuntha or Amalaswintha, meaning strong worker.
Greek
Small winged one; from Greek 'aelion' (of the sun) or relating to light.
English
Modern English name meaning the light of the sun.
Greek/Spanish
Variant of Elena or Iliana, meaning bright or sun.
Sanskrit
The sun, a powerful solar deity in Hindu mythology.
Sanskrit
Ray of light or sun; from Hindi and Sanskrit.
Hebrew
Variant of Samson, derived from Hebrew meaning sun or service.
Persian
Short form of Roxanne, derived from Persian meaning dawn or sunrise.
Persian
Short form of Cyrus, meaning sun or throne.
Latin
From dominica meaning Sunday or of the Lord.
Sanskrit
Sun.
Egyptian
From Ra (sun god) and "mes" (born), Egyptian royal name.
Sanskrit
Sun or great teacher.
Italian, Spanish; from Greek Kyros
From the Greek name Cyrus, meaning leader or sun.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit origin meaning the first ray of the sun.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit origin meaning sun or wealthy.
Arabic
Follower of the Sunnah; orthodox path.
English
Sunny or bright, variant of Sunny.
Greek/Spanish
Of Apollo, relating to the Greek sun god.
Spanish / Latin
A combination of Mary (Hebrew, 'beloved') and Sol (Spanish/Latin, 'sun').
English
Diminutive or independent name meaning 'son' or 'sunny.'
Italian
Feminine form of Assunto, from Latin assumpta meaning assumed or taken up.
Greek
Variant of Cyrus, meaning sun.
Norse
Short form possibly related to Sunniva or meaning sun.
Sanskrit/Indian
Reddish, dawn; Hindu god of the dawn or the sun.
Sanskrit
Sun or the Hindu god of the sun in Sanskrit.
Sanskrit
Sun; Hindu solar deity.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit name meaning sun or radiant.
Greek
Variant of Apollonia, derived from Apollo the god of sun and music.
English, Modern blend
Combination of Ray (sunbeam) and Shaun (God is gracious).
Greek
Variant of Iliana or Eliana, meaning sun ray.
Sanskrit
Possibly derived from Surya, the Sanskrit word for sun.
Chinese
The sun; a celestial and positive symbolic name in Chinese tradition.
Norse/Scandinavian
From sol (sun) and vig (strength or battle); the strong one of the sun.
Egyptian/Literary
Literary character from Aida meaning beloved of the sun.
Akan
A West African name from Ghana meaning born on Sunday.
Sanskrit
Means first rays of the sun or dawn.
Hebrew/Biblical
Biblical Hebrew name possibly meaning command of Aku or inspired by the sun god.
Akan/Ghanaian
Akan day-name meaning born on Sunday.
Sanskrit/Modern
Possibly variant of Sandra (defender of men) or derived from Sanskrit sundara meaning 'beautiful.'
Sanskrit
First ray of sun or dawn.
Chinese
Chinese name meaning glow of the sunrise or rosy clouds.
Sanskrit
The sun in Hindu mythology, derived from Aditi, the mother of the sun god.
Greek, Latin
Of Apollo, feminine form of Apollo from Greek god of music and sun.
Sanskrit
Means 'the sun' or 'solar.'
Greek/Germanic
Variant of Eleanor, bright light or shining sun.