Names That Mean Sun
Names whose recorded meaning contains a word for sun, with the matched wording shown. 86 names.
How names qualify
A name is listed when its recorded meaning contains a word for “sun” in a usable position: not negated, and not about a namesake or a title.
Wording that matched, with the number of names: “sun” (74), “sunshine” (10), “sunbeam” (1), “suns” (1). The matched wording is quoted for every name.
80 of the 86 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.
Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.
Names That Mean Sun
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | Matched in meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aftab | Sun, Bright, prosperous | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Aftab-Ud-Din | Sun of the religion (Islam). | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Azharan | The sun and moon alike, to adopt, buds. | Muslim | Boy | “sun” |
| Chamis | Sun | Muslim | Girl | “Sun” |
| Chams | The Sun | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Dhukaa | The sun, dawn, morning, suitable combination: Zukaa | Muslim | Boy | “sun” |
| Divyanshu | Sun | Sanskrit | Boy | “Sun” |
| Faryat | Delightful sun-shine | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Jamshed | The sun in Pisces. | Muslim | Boy | “sun” |
| Jawna | The sun | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Jnhih | Sun | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Junah | The sun | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Khoorsheeda | Sun | Muslim | Girl | “Sun” |
| Khursheed | The sun | Muslim | Boy | “sun” |
| Khurshid | Sun. | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Kyree | sun, lord | English | Boy | “sun” |
| Mahirimah | sun,Moon,i.e. very beautiful | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Mahreen | Bright and Beautiful as the sun | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Martand | Sun | Sanskrit | Boy | “Sun” |
| Meherdad | Given by the sun | Muslim | Boy | “sun” |
| Mehrshid | Mehrshid is a Persian name for boys that means the sun. | Persian | Boy | “sun” |
| Mehry | Sun, also Affectionate, kind. | Muslim | Girl | “Sun” |
| Mihr | Sun, affection | Muslim | Girl | “Sun” |
| Mihri | Sun | Muslim | Girl | “Sun” |
| Mitra | Mitra is a Persian name for girls that means the Sun, it can also mean promise. | Persian | Girl | “Sun” |
| Myreen | Bright and beautiful as the sun | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Ravi | the sun or the sun-god | English | Boy | “sun” |
| Shamas | Sun | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Shammyn | Sun light | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Shams | The sun. | Muslim | Boy | “sun” |
| Shams-Al-Din | Sun of the faith | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Shams-Ud-Dawlah | Sun of the kingdom | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Shams-Uddin | Sun of the religion (Islam) | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Shams-Ul-Arifin | Sun of the saints | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Shams-Uz-Zaman | Sun of the age. | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Shamsideen | Sun of religion | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Shua | Ray of the sun, sunshine, light, luster, splendour. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “sun” |
| Surya | the sun or its deity | Sanskrit | Boy | “sun” |
| Zohran | Sun | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Zuka | The sun, dawn, morning. | Muslim | Boy | “sun” |
| Zuka-Uddin | Sun of the religion (Islam). | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Zuka-Ullah | Sun of Allah. | Muslim | Boy | “Sun” |
| Charagh | Lamp, Light, lantern, the Sun. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “Sun” |
| Cheragh | Lamp, Light, lantern, the Sun. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “Sun” |
| Ghazala | Gazelle, Fawn, a young deer, the sun. | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Mehr | Full Moon, Sun, affection. | Muslim | Girl | “Sun” |
| Mehr-Jahan | Mehrjahan is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful, radiant, from the words Mehr (sun) and jahan (world), literally meaning sun of the world, sunlight of the world. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Mehrak | Mehrak is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful, radiant, formed from Mehr (the sun) and the likeness suffix k. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Mehranoush | Mehranoush is a Persian name for girls that means eternal kindness, eternal affection, eternal Sun. | Persian | Girl | “Sun” |
| Mehrasa | Mehrasa is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful, radiant, from the words Mehr (sun) and asa (like). | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Mehrnaz | Kindness and sweetness,The suns glory. | Muslim | Girl | “suns” |
| Mehrsa | Mehrsa is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful, radiant, from Mehr (the sun) and sa (like). | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Nayyar | Bright star, sun. | Muslim | Boy | “sun” |
| Radmehr | Radmehr is a Persian name for boys that means generous and radiant, giving sun. | Persian | Boy | “sun” |
| Shamees | Shamees is an Arabic name for boys that means sunny, bright, a place thats lit well by the sun. | Arabic | Boy | “sun” |
| Shamsa | Sunshine, Sun, feminine ending of shams | Muslim | Girl | “Sun” |
| Sheedah | Bright, luminous, the sun | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Siraj | Lamp, light, the sun, candle. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | “sun” |
| Surraya | Pleides, Brightest star, sun | Muslim | Girl | “sun” |
| Alishaba | Beautiful sunshine. | Muslim | Girl | “sunshine” |
| Jamshaid | Sunshine, lights | Muslim | Boy | “Sunshine” |
| Jamsheed | Sunshine, lights | Muslim | Boy | “Sunshine” |
| Raeleah | Rays of sunshine | Muslim | Girl | “sunshine” |
| Saila | Sunshine | Muslim | Girl | “Sunshine” |
| Shehzeen | A ray of sunshine, super-sugar coated. | Muslim | Girl | “sunshine” |
| Sunya | Sunshine, brightness | Muslim | Girl | “Sunshine” |
| Anshu | ray, beam, sunbeam | Sanskrit | Boy | “sunbeam” |
| Derakhshan | Derakhshan is a Persian name for girls that means shining like the Sun, brilliant, dazzling. | Persian | Girl | “Sun” |
| Golsheed | Golsheed is a Persian name for girls that means sun-like flower, sunflower, figuratively meaning beautiful and radiant. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Kourosh | Kourosh is a Persian name for boys that means like the Sun. Kourosh is the name of the founder of the Achaemenid Empire in Persia, who is known as Cyrus the Great in English. | Persian | Boy | “Sun” |
| Munira | Light, sunshine, bright, brilliant, shedding light, radiant, luminous, shining, fem. of Munir | Muslim | Girl | “sunshine” |
| Ojala | Light, sunshine | Muslim | Girl | “sunshine” |
| Seher | Dawn, Beautiful sunshine of the sun and day | Muslim | Girl | “sunshine” |
| Sheeda | Sheeda is a Persian name for girls that means like the sun, like sunlight, brilliant, and figuratively it means beautiful. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Sheedrokh | Sheedrokh is a Persian name for girls that means one whose face is like the sun, one whose face is like sunlight, figuratively it means beautiful. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Farimehr | Farimehr is a Persian name for girls that is made up of the words Fari (blessed, great) and mehr (sun), the creating the meaning of great like the sun, great and brilliant, and figuratively extremely beautiful. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Ghazalaat | Ghazalaat is an Arabic name for girls that means gazelles. It is the plural of Ghazalah. It also means the sun at the time of its rising. | Arabic | Girl | “sun” |
| Khorshid | Khorshid is a Persian name for girls, it is the Persian word for the sun. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Lamees | Lamees is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means soft to the touch, smooth. It also means the sun. | Arabic | Boy / Girl | “sun” |
| Mehr-Nesa | Mehrnesa is a Persian-Arabic name for girls that means most kind among women, most beautiful among women from the Persian word Mehr (kindness, sun) and the Arabic word Nesa (women). | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Mehrabah | Mehrabeh is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful, radiant, literally meaning like the sun. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Mehrgol | Mehrgol is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful, radiant, sunflower, formed from the words Mehr (the sun, kindness) and gol (flower). | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Mehri | Mehri is a Persian name for girls that means kind, compassionate, radiant like the Sun. | Persian | Girl | “Sun” |
| Mehrnoush | Mehrnoush is a Persian name for girls that means eternally beautiful. Its literal meaning is eternal sun. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Shams-Jahan | Shams Jahan is a Persian name for girls that means beautiful. Its literal meaning is sun of the world, sunlight of the world. | Persian | Girl | “sun” |
| Tafali | Tafali is an Arabic name for boys that is an attribution to Tafal, which means sundown (the time before sunset). It also means sunup (the time after sunrise when the sun starts to rise in the sky). | Arabic | Boy | “sun” |