Pet names that mean “light.”

Our pets are light-bringers, adding love, laughter, and brightness to our lives. It’s a wonderful idea to recognize their gifts in their name.

These names are related to light, shine, fire, or celestial bodies that give light.

White dog wades in a lake with sunlight behind its head

Abha

Ahura

Aiden

Akari

Akemi

Akiko

Akira

Alina

Amaterasu

Andúril

Apollo

Argi

Aruna

Astraea

Aura

Aurora

Anwar

Aya

Ayla

Barack

Birti

Blaze

Bodhi

Cahaya

Chiaki

Chiara

Cinder

Clara

Comet

Dawn

Dielli

Diya

Earendel

Edanur

Elanur

Elena

Eleanor / Ella / Elle

Elouan

Ember

Fia

Firefly

Flame

Flash

Flicker

Galadriel

Gil-Galad

Glimmer

Glitzy

Glow / Glow Bug

Guru

Halo

Haru

Haruki / Haruko

Hikari

Heimdall

Helene

Hena

Hotaru

Hyperion

Ignacio / Ignatius / Iggy

Ilanna

Ilene

Illuminata / Illuminati

Ilúvatar

Inara

Inferno

Inti

Jyoti

Keahi

Keren

Kiran

Lucas / Lucero /Lucias

Lucasta

Lucifer / Lucifur

Lucy / Lucia / Lucian

Lugh

Luminous

Luna

Lustra

Luz

Maor

Mazda

Meira

Melchior

Ming

Mithra

Mithril

Mitsu / Mitsuaki / Mitsuki

Mizuki

Neriah

Nora / Noor /Noor-Ali

Nuriel / Nuri

Ora /Ori

Phoebe

Radiance

Roxana

Sade

Samson

Shimmer

Silmë

Siyana

Sparky / Sparkle

Star

Starfire

Sufyan

Silmaril

Sunny

Svetla / Svetlana

Tala

Theia

Twinkle / Twinkling

Uri

Uriah

Wildfire

Yang

Yoko

Zjarri

Zohar

Zora

Zuhra

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