Baby names · meaning dawn

Names That Mean Dawn

Names that mean dawn, daybreak, and new morning

Names meaning dawn — Aurora (Latin, goddess of dawn), Awatea (Māori, daybreak), Liwayway (Tagalog, dawn), Ushas (Sanskrit, dawn), Eos (Greek), Sabah (Arabic, morning) — celebrate the new day and new beginnings. Especially meaningful for first-born children or rainbow babies. Pair beautifully with light, hope, and sun themes.

9 names meaning dawn in our library · 7 girl, 1 boy, 1 unisex

Girl names meaning dawn

Aurora♀

dawn (Spanish-Filipino)

Filipino

Awatea♀

daybreak, the light of day

Māori

Hineata♀

maiden of the morning

Māori

Lark♀

songbird at dawn

English

Liwayway♀

dawn (Tagalog)

Filipino

Roxana♀

dawn, bright star

Persian

Sahara♀

dawn, desert

Arabic

Boy names meaning dawn

Si-woo♂

beginning + protection

Korean

Unisex names meaning dawn

Bodhi✦

awakening, enlightenment

Sanskrit

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