The sun
Names meaning sun
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to sun, with the source shown on every name.
118 names: 35 for girls, 81 for boys and 2 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and Steingass's Persian–English Dictionary. A few to start: Bazgha ("rising (sun or moon)"), Prabhat ("dawn, morning") and Suvarchala ("consort of the Sun").
118 names
"First ray of the sun" in popular use; Sanskrit aruṣa, "reddish"
"Dawn", the first light of the sun
Rising, prosperity; Sanskrit abhyudaya, "sunrise"
Son of Aditi, the sun; Sanskrit āditeya
The sun; "son of Aditi"
The sun; Persian āftāb
Dawn, the first light of morning
"Lord of the sky" in popular use; the devout king Ambarīṣa
"Ray of light, sunbeam"
Radiant; the sun; Sanskrit aṃśumat, "having rays"
"Brilliant, radiant"; Sanskrit arciṣmat, also a name of fire
The sun, a ray of light; Sanskrit arka
Light of the sun; Sanskrit arka + dīpa
Dawn, the reddish glow of morning; Sanskrit aruṇa
"Red, ruddy": the colour of dawn
Glowing like the dawn; Sanskrit aruṇa + ābhā
"The red glow of dawn"
Dawn, daybreak; Sanskrit aruṇodaya
Close friend; a Vedic sun god, Aryaman
"Rising", of the sun or moon; Arabic bāzigha
Light, a ray; the sun
Devotee of the sun; the Varkari saint Bhanudas
"Luminous, splendid"; from bhānu, "light, the sun"
"Sunlight", the light of the sun
"Glorious sun", the sun in its majesty
"Beloved of the sun"
"Radiance of the sun"
"Sun rays" in popular use; Sanskrit bhānava, "of the sun"
The sun; literally "light-maker"
"Light of the sun"; Sanskrit bhāskara + jyotis
"Shining, radiant"; a Sanskrit name of the dawn
"Shining with many-coloured light"
Lord of the day, the sun; Sanskrit dineśa
"The sun"; Sanskrit dinakara, "day-maker"
"The sun"; Sanskrit divākara, "day-maker"
"Divine ray"; Sanskrit divya + aṃśu
"Shining, brilliant", from Vedic etaśa
"Gazelle"; Arabic ghazāla, also a poetic name for the sun
"Summer"; Sanskrit grīṣma, the hot season
"Lord Vishnu" in popular use; Sanskrit harikeśa, "golden-haired", a name of Shiva
The sun; Sanskrit heli, from Greek hēlios
Victorious sun; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and āditya, "sun"
Victorious sun; Sanskrit jaya, "victory", and sūrya, "sun"
The radiant sun; Sanskrit jyotis, "light", and āditya, "sun"
Ray of light; also sunlight and an ear of grain
"The sun"; Tamil katiravaṉ, from katir, a ray of light
"The sun"; Persian khurshīd
A ray of light
"Radiant, full of light"
"Red glow", the redness of the sky at dawn
The sun, the sun-god; Sanskrit mārtaṇḍa
Ray of light, brightness
From Persian mihr, "the sun" and "love, kindness"
"Sun among women"; Persian mihr + Arabic al-nisāʾ
"The sun"
"Friend"; also "the sun"; from Sanskrit mitra
"New ray of light"; nav, new, with kiran, a ray
"Light, radiance"
"Maker of light", the sun; Sanskrit prabhākara
"Dawn, morning"; Sanskrit prabhāta
"Radiant", from prabhā, "light"
The east, where the sun rises
"Dawn, daybreak"; Sanskrit pratyūṣa
"Dawn", the first light of morning
"Rising in the east" in popular use; Sanskrit pūrva + aṃśa
Lord of the east; Sanskrit pūrva + īśa
"Red, reddish"; from Sanskrit raktiman, "redness"
"Ray of light"; from Sanskrit raśmi
"The sun"
Sun and moon
Beloved of the sun; Sanskrit ravikānta, the sun-stone
Ray of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + kiraṇa
Son of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + kumāra
Lord of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + indra
Lord of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + indra + nātha
Lord of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + īśa
Sun and Shiva; Sanskrit ravi + śaṃkara
Radiance of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + tejas
"Absorbed in the sun's light"; rav, sun, with leen, absorbed
"A son of the Sun", lord of the Guhyakas
"First rays of the sun" in popular use; Sanskrit rohita, "red"
"Sunlight", from Hebrew Shimshon and shemesh, "sun"
"The sun"; Sanskrit savitā, the life-giving sun
The Gāyatrī verse and the devoted Savitri; Sanskrit sāvitrī
Sun; Arabic shams
Rising sun; Arabic shāriq
Sun of virtue; a royal title of King Harsha
Sun of Shiva; "Shiva-sun"
Lamp; Arabic sirāj, also a name for the sun
"The sun"
"The sun", and the Hindu sun god
The sun god, Surya
Loved by the sun; the sun-stone jewel
The sun god, the Sun personified
"A portion of the sun"
Sunlight, the light of the sun
Radiance of the sun
The sun; also fire and the moon
"Consort of the Sun"; from Sanskrit suvarcas, "glorious"
"The sun", "warming"; Sanskrit tapana
"Warming"; daughter of the Sun and the Tapti river
"The hot-rayed one", the sun; Sanskrit tigmāṃśu
"Rising", as of the sun; sunrise
"Rising", as of the sun; Sanskrit udayana
"King of the rising sun"; Sanskrit udaya + rāja
Uday + Shankar: "rising" with Shiva, "the auspicious one"
"Rising hero"; Sanskrit udaya + vīra
"Risen", like the rising sun; Sanskrit udita
"Risen", as the sun rises; Sanskrit udita
"Rising", as of the sun; Sanskrit uditi
"Warmth, heat"; Sanskrit ūṣman
Dawn, the start of a new day
"Sun of valour"; Sanskrit vikramāditya, the legendary king
"Golden"; Persian zarrīn
Golden
Light, radiance; Arabic ḍiyāʾ
"Morning light, forenoon"; Quranic Arabic ḍuḥā
No names match these filters yet.