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Names That Mean Shine

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Updated Thu Nov 30 2023

Dai
- Origin:
  Welsh
- Meaning:
  "great"
- Description:
  A cross-cultural name that can be a nickname for David and can be pronounced Day (preferable to die), but is also the name of a vicious Asian villain.
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Dai
- Origin:
  Japanese
- Meaning:
  "to shine"
- Description:
  Pronunciation would not be obvious to Americans.
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Yahel
- Origin:
  Hebrew
- Meaning:
  "to shine"
- Description:
  Unisex Hebrew name more common among baby girls in Israel and boys in the US.
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Zahari
- Origin:
  Malay from Arabic
- Meaning:
  "to shine"
- Description:
  A popular Malay name — mostly for boys — derived from the Arabic zahara, meaning "to shine".
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Sparkle
- Origin:
  English word name
- Meaning:
  "shine brightly"
- Description:
  Over-the-top glitzy. Sparkle debuted in 1976 and peaked in 1979 when it was given to 124 baby girls.
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Zohair
- Origin:
  Arabic, Pakistani
- Meaning:
  "to shine"
- Description:
  An energetic Pakistani name with a brilliant meaning and cool sound.
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Yaheli
- Origin:
  Variation of Yahel Hebrew
- Meaning:
  "to shine"
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Zahari
- Origin:
  Bulgarian variation of Zechariah or Malay from Arabic
- Meaning:
  "the Lord has remembered; to shine"
- Description:
  A rare but on-trend unisex name with roots in Bulgarian and Malay.
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Teru
- Origin:
  Japanese
- Meaning:
  "shine"
- Description:
  Sparkling unisex name that skews masculine in its native Japan.
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Glow
- Origin:
  English word name
- Meaning:
  "shine softly"
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Glow
- Origin:
  English word name
- Meaning:
  "shine softly"
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Yaheli
- Origin:
  Variation of Yahel, Hebrew
- Meaning:
  "to shine"
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Yahel
- Origin:
  Hebrew
- Meaning:
  "to shine"
- Description:
  Variant Yaheli is more common in Israel.
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