40 shining baby names from around the world that are inspired by the sun
Spark your imagination into a new dawn with these fiery names.
Names inspired by nature, weather and the sun are hugely popular in 2024 and it’s easy to see why. Warm, sweet sounding names that take their meaning from the sun conjur up feelings of energy, vitality, passion and new life.
Often mythical, and always adorable, we’ve shared some of the most popular baby names inspired by sun from around the world in the gallery below.
40 fiery names from around the world inspired by the sun
These beautiful baby names for boys and girls that mean “sun” will bring a little warmth to your heart and your home.
Aditya (Sanskrit)
With Hindu origins meaning “belonging to Aditi”. Aditi was Hindu mother goddess, the most famous of her children was Aditya who became most recognised as the god of the sun.
Aelius (Greece)
This ancient Roman name comes from the Greek word “Helius”, meaning “sun” or “sunshine”.
Áine (Ireland)
Áine is a gorgeous Irish name that means “radiance” and “happiness”. Áine was an Irish goddess of summer who was said to control the sun.
Akino (Japan)
This sweet Japanese name means “rising sun”.
Altan (Turkey)
This gorgeous name means “golden” in Mongolian and “red dawn” in Turkic.
Amun (Egypt)
In Ancient Egypt, Amun-Ra was worshiped as the god of the sun.
Antú (Spain)
In Mapuche mythology, Antu represents the sun.
Arani (Sanskrit)
This beautiful name has many meanings, including “sun”.
Aurora (Latin)
Aurora has Latin origins meaning “dawn”.
Baer (German)
A popular name in the Limburg region (Belgium, Germany, Netherlands).
The name is a short form of Albaer, derived from the Germanic “beraht” (bright).
Castor (Greece)
With Greek origins, Castor means “to shine”.
In Greek mythology, Castor and his twin brother Pollux – the sons of Zeus – are immortalised in the constellation Gemini.
Daisy (England)
Daisy comes from the Old English word dægeseage which means “day’s eye”.
Diell (Albania)
This fiery Albanian name that means “sun”.
Dawn (English)
This Old English name comes from the word meaning “the first appearance of light or daybreak”.
Ergün (Turkey)
A Turkish name, Ergün means “early rising sun”.
Halo (Greece)
With Latin origins from halos, meaning “disc of the sun”.
Haru (Japan)
A sweet Japanese name meaning “sunlight” or “clear and sunny”.
Helie (Greece)
Helie is an Ancient Greek name meaning “of the sun”, “bright one” and “shining”.
Hito (Japan)
Hito is a Japanese name meaning “sun”.
Horus (Egypt)
The name Horus is Egyptian origin meaning “sun god”.
Marici (Sanskrit)
Marici is a Sanskrit name that means “ray of light”.
Ôstara (German)
The name Ôstara means “dawn”. The ancient German mythology, Ostara is the goddess of springtime, fertility, and dawn.
Rashmi (Sri-Lanka)
Rashmi is a gender-neutral name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ray of light”.
Roxana (Greek)
Roxana has Ancient Greek origins meaning “bright” or “dawn”.
Saulė (Lithuania)
This Lithuanian name Saulė means “sun”.
Shams (Arabic)
Shams has Arabic origins and means “sun”. Shams was a pre-Islamic Arabian sun goddess and the patron goddess of the Himyarite Kingdom.
Sare (Papua New Guinea)
This gorgeous name means “sun”.
Sol (Spain)
This sweet gender-neutral name means “sun”.
Solana (Spain)
This Spanish name means “sunshine”.
Soleil (France)
Soleil is the French word for “sun”.
Zeus (Greek)
In Greek mythology, Zeus ruled from Mount Olympus and had control of the weather on Earth.
