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Names That Mean Sun

Names that mean sun, solar, and radiant warmth

Names meaning sun — Helios (Greek), Sol (Latin/Spanish), Surya (Sanskrit), Aelius (Latin), Ravi (Sanskrit), Tarō (Japanese, sun-child) — span every major tradition. The sun represents life, vitality, leadership. Sun-meaning names tend toward bright open vowels and pair well with light, gold, and joy-meaning names.

13 names meaning sun in our library · 4 girl, 6 boy, 3 unisex

Girl names meaning sun

Akosua♀

born on Sunday

Akan
Arev♀

sun

Armenian
Solveig♀

sun strength

Swedish
Sunniva♀

gift of the sun

Norse

Boy names meaning sun

Elio♂

sun

Italian
Haruki♂

shining sun, springtime

Japanese
Haruto♂

sun flying, soaring light

Japanese
Ishaan♂

the sun, ruler

Hindi
Kwesi♂

born on Sunday

Akan
Tonatiuh♂

the sun, he who goes forth shining

Nahuatl

Unisex names meaning sun

Hinata✦

sunny place, turned toward the sun

Japanese
Sol✦

sun

Latin
Sunny✦

of the sun, cheerful

English

Sun names by language

The same idea as sun, named in 10 different traditions.

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