Warm and Bright Baby Names That Mean Sun

Boy, Girl

When naming a baby, there’s no better place to look than up to the sun. What better way to make your baby shine brightly than with a baby name that means sun? If your child is born in the summer months, or you want a name that denotes power, sustainability, and life, these sun names for babies can be a good choice. So here’s our list of sun-based baby names that are good enough for your dazzling little star. Every language and culture has words for light and the sun, so there is a wide variety of baby girl names, baby boy names, and gender-neutral names with this meaning to choose from. Just like that beautiful sun, they carry the joy and happiness you’ll experience when you meet your little ray of sunshine and hopefully every morning after that.

 

Aarush
Boy. Hindi origin, meaning: First ray of the sun
Similar names: Aiden, Anwar, Aditya

 

Aelia
Girl. Roman origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Áine, Aeliana, Austra

 

Aelius
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Agim, Areg, Auster

 

Alba
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: White
Similar names: Apolline, Anamitra, Alectrona

 

Anatoly
Boy. Russian name, meaning: Sunrise
Similar names: Altan, Antú, Amun

 

Apollo
Boy. Greek mythology name, meaning: Greek sun god
Similar names: Albert, Arki, Anatole

 

Aurora
Girl. Latin name, meaning: Dawn, Roman goddess of sunrise
Similar names: Austera, Akosua, Apollonia

 

Beltane
Boy Celtic origin, meaning: Bright fire
Similar names: Bobbie, Baer, Bert

 

Castor
Boy. Greek origin, meaning: He who shines
Similar names: Cosmo, Chand, Callahan

 

Cyra
Girl. Persian or Greek origin, meaning: Sun, throne or lord
Similar names: Chiara, Ciana, Chandler

 

Cyrus
Boy. Persian origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Ciro, Cyro, Cuthbert

 

Dawn
Girl. English origin, meaning: Dawn, sunrise
Similar names: Daisy, Dior, Faina 

 

Dayton
Gender-neutral. English origin, meaning: Sunny town, place with a dike
Similar names: Diell, Dimas, Dai

 

Domingo
Boy. Spanish origin, meaning: Born on a Sunday
Similar names: Dominic, Dismas, Dritan

 

Elanor
Girl. Fictional name, meaning: Star sun
Similar names: Éadaoin, Ēostre, Eilidh

 

Eleodoro
Boy. Spanish origin, meaning: Gift of the sun
Similar names: Ergün, Erlantz, Epifanio

 

Elia
Gender-neutral. Italian origin, meaning: Jehovah is God
Similar names: Ellen, Eliane, Elidi

 

Elio
Boy. Italian, Spanish origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Elian, Enver, Egbert

 

Finlo
Boy. Manx origin, meaning: Fair lugh, Lugh is one of the most important Celtic gods, particularly in Ireland, and he represented the sun and light Lugh was the God of the sun
Similar names: Finlay, Finley, Faro

 

Freyr
Boy. Old Norse origin, meaning: Lord, God of peace, fertility, and sunlight
Similar names: Felix, Fotis, Fynn

 

Grian
Boy. Irish origin, meaning: The sun
Similar names: Günay, Gisli, Golden

 

Helia
Girl. Greek name, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Helie, Helen, Hemera

 

Hinata
Girl. Japanese origin, meaning: Sunny place
Similar names: Halo, Hathor, Hesperia

 

Horus
Boy. Egyptian origin, meaning: Sun god
Similar names: Haru, Haul, Helios

 

Idalia
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Behold the sun
Similar names: Ilona, Iliana, Ilka

 

Kalinda
Girl. Hindi origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Kyra, Kyrie, Kalindi

 

Malina
Girl. Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian origin, meaning: Raspberry
Is the Goddess of the sun and is considered the solar deity of Inuit Mythology.
Similar names: Misae, Marisol, Mehri

 

Marici
Boy. Sanskrit origin, meaning: One who is a beam of light
Similar names: Mithran, Mihir, Mirri

 

Oriana
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: Dawn
Similar names: Olwen, Ôstara, Nada

 

Ravi
Boy. Hindi origin, meaning: Conferring
Similar names: Ramsis, Ra, Ravindra

 

Roxana
Girl. Persian origin, meaning: Dawn, or little star
Similar names: Robin, Roxy, Phoebe

 

Samson
Boy. Hebrew origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Syrus, Sampson, Sansone

 

Solana
Girl. Spanish origin, meaning: Sunshine
Similar names: Saulė, Sienna, Sonika

 

Soleil
Girl. French origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Sóley, Solvita, Suravi

 

Sonny / Sunny
Gender-neutral. English origin, meaning: Son, word name
Similar names: Sol, Shams, Solaris

 

Sunniva
Girl. Scandinavian origin, meaning: Sun gift
Similar names: Salana, Savita, Siria

 

Surya
Boy. Hindi origin, meaning: Sun god
Similar names: Solstice, Sulien, Shemesh

 

Taner
Boy. Turkish name, meaning: Born at dawn
Similar names: Tyr, Uri, Raiden

 

Tesni
Girl. Welsh origin, meaning: Warmth from the sun
Similar names: Tanya, Seraphina, Tapti

 

Yumana
Girl. Sanskrit name, meaning: Holy river, one of the holy rivers of India
In Hinduism, Yumana is the daughter of the Hindu god of the Sun, Surya.
Similar names: Yoko, Venus, Zia

 

Zia
Girl. Latin, Italian, and Arabic name, meaning: Light; splendor
Similar names: Zonnestra, Zora, Zyra

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