What names mean sun?
Sol and Soleil are names taken from words for the sun. Sol is the word in Spanish and Portuguese, and Soleil is the French word.
Explore the names below and follow any name to its full history.
Nhat Vietnamese · sun, day; written Nhật; the near-identical Nhất means first, foremost
Arko Bengali · sun, ray of light; a Bengali form of Sanskrit arka, also a name for Surya, the Hindu sun god
Solana Spanish · sunshine, from Spanish sol
Aditya Sanskrit · belonging to Aditi; a name of the Adityas, including the sun god Surya
Ravi Sanskrit · sun in Sanskrit
Sol Latin · Spanish and Portuguese word-name meaning "sun"; separately, a Jewish short form of Solomon, from shalom, "peace"
Hinata Japanese · sunny place, facing the sun
Araw Filipino · sun
Sunny English · from the English word sunny, also used to mean "cheerful"
Sunshine English · literally 'sunshine'
Asahi Japanese · morning sun
Hiruni Sinhala · of the sun (Sinhala hiru, sun); the sunny counterpart to Sanduni in the moon, a pairing Sinhala parents of the 1990s and 2000s loved for sisters
Hina Japanese · sunny place, doll
Sagal Somali · traditionally meaning sunshine
Aarush Sanskrit · first ray of the sun
Suriya Thai · the sun (from Sanskrit Surya)
Duong Vietnamese · sun, ocean (also a common surname)
Nay Burmese · sun (နေ); famously borne by award-winning actor Nay Toe, a Saturday-letter name
Soleil French · French word for 'sun'
Suria Malay · sun (Malay, from Sanskrit surya; the Indonesian form is Surya)
Surya Sanskrit · the sun (Vedic solar deity)
Haruki Japanese · clear, sunny spring (kanji-dependent); famously borne by Haruki Murakami, internationally bestselling novelist
Arpi Armenian · sun, ether: a poetic Armenian word for the bright sky
Arthit Thai · the sun (Sanskrit Aditya root)
Ishaan Sanskrit · sun (a top crossover pick for its short, phonetic sound)
Marisol Spanish · blend of Maria and Sol ('sun')
Yuqing Chinese · rain clearing to sunshine (雨晴)
Aadhavan Tamil · the sun (Tamil)
Nima Sherpa · the sun, and born on Sunday, in the Sherpa day-name tradition; given to boys and girls alike
Tae-yang Korean · sun (worn by singer Taeyang of BIGBANG)
Solveig Scandinavian · strong house, path of the sun (Norwegian; from Ibsen's "Peer Gynt")
Samson Hebrew · traditionally translated as 'of the sun', from Hebrew 'shemesh'
Sampson Hebrew · variant of Samson, traditionally 'man of the sun'
Halo Greek · ring of light around the sun or moon
Tonatiuh Nahuatl · traditionally the Nahuatl (Aztec) sun deity; used rarely and with pride as an Indigenous heritage name
Kyro Greek · modern variant of Cyrus, traditionally 'sun' or 'throne'
Adithyan Malayalam · Malayalam form of Aditya, the sun (Sanskrit, son of Aditi), with the Kerala -an ending; a modern pick that signals Malayali rather than pan-Indian
Maryellen Modern American · American compound name joining Mary, Hebrew Miriam, and Ellen, a form of Helen, Greek for sun ray or torch.
Cy Persian · short form of Cyrus, traditionally 'throne' or 'sun'
Taeyang Korean · Tae-yang written solid, as American records have it: sun; worn by singer Taeyang of BIGBANG
Aryaman Sanskrit · a Vedic solar deity associated with hospitality and honor
Mher Armenian · Armenian form of Mithra, the old sun deity; borne by the hero Mher in the Sassoun epic
Elio Italian · form of Roman Aelius, whose meaning is uncertain and traditionally linked to the sun; also an Italian form of Greek Helios, "sun"
Aaradhya Sanskrit · worship, first ray of the sun (surged in popularity after a well-known Bollywood family used it, echoed in the diaspora)
Sunwoo Korean · Sun-woo written solid, as American records have it: virtuous and outstanding in common hanja
Arpine Armenian · Armenian name traditionally linked to the sun goddess Arpenik
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