If you're on the hunt for a bright and cheery name, take a look at these sun related names for babies.
We've compiled a list of names associated with the sun, it includes baby names meaning sunshine as well some sunny names which mean yellow, orange and gold. Choosing a bright and positive name could start your new arrival off on the right foot.
Maybe your due date is in the summer months, or you're hoping your new arrival will have a warm and cheerful personality. If you're looking for a name which will bring light to your life, read through our list of sun inspired names.
And if it's nature inspired names you're looking for, check out Earth influenced boy names or ocean related girl names. We're sure you'll find plenty of additions to your list of potential baby names.
2) Aeliana(Latin Origin), meaning "sun".
81) Flannery(Irish Origin), meaning "red haired".
61) Lucian / Lucy-Ann(French Origin), meaning "light".
36) Apollo(Greek Origin), meaning "destroyer". Apollo was the name of the God of the sun.
49) Kwasi(African Origin), meaning "born on a Sunday".
48) Kiran(Hindi Origin), meaning "beam of light".
56) Arpiar(Armenian Origin), meaning "sunny".
47) Ishaan(Hindi Origin), meaning "the sun".
31) Suree(Arabic Origin), meaning "sun".
74) Cam(Vietnamese Origin), meaning "orange".
69) Sunday(Origin), meaning "born on Sunday". Used by Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban for their daughter, but would make an excellent name for either a girl or a boy.
26) Soleil(French Origin), meaning "sun".
80) Boyd(Gaelic Origin), meaning "blond". From the Scottish Gaelic 'buidhe' which means yellow.
84) Xanthus(Greek Origin), meaning "golden".
30) Sunshine(English Origin), quite literally meaning "sunshine".
23) Siria(Spanish Origin), meaning "sun, bright, glowing".
37) Baskara(Indonesian Origin), meaning "sun".
5) Apollonia(Greek Origin), meaning "female form of Apollo".
65) Sandya(Hindi Origin), meaning "sunset time, name of a God".
46) Horus(Egyptian Origin), meaning "sun god". Horus was an Egyptian God who was portrayed as a falcon. His right eye represented the sun and his left eye represented the moon. He was worshipped as a sun God and creator of the sky.
45) Heulfryn(Welsh Origin), meaning "sunny hill".
54) Sulien(Welsh Origin), meaning "sun born".
33) Tesni(Welsh Origin), meaning "warmth from the sun".
28) Solveig(Scandinavian Origin), meaning "daughter of the sun".
9) Eliane(Hebrew Origin), meaning "sun".
66) Sol(Spanish Origin), meaning "sun". Sol is included in the list of sun synonyms.
76) Melina(Greek Origin), meaning "yellow as a canary".
7) Arpina(Armenian Origin), meaning "rising of the sun".
78) Sienna(English Origin), meaning "orange-red".
6) Apricity(Latin Origin), meaning "the warmth of the winter sun".
62) Misae(American Origin), meaning "white hot sun".
60) Halo(Greek Origin), meaning "divine aura".
39) Cyrus(Persian Origin), meaning "sun".
63) Naolin(Spanish Origin), meaning "Aztec God of the sun".
27) Soley(Icelandic Origin), meaning "buttercup" which translates to "sun island".
70) Sunny(English Origin), meaning "bright and cheerful".
58) Dayton(English Origin), meaning "bright and sunny town". This name may be particularly relevant if you come from a lovely, sunny seaside town.
52) Samson(Hebrew Origin), meaning "sun". This name can also be spelt Sampson.
71) Suvan(Hindi Origin), meaning "the sun".
11) Helia(Greek Origin), meaning "sun".
44) Helio(Spanish Origin), meaning "the sun".
72) Amber(Dutch Origin), meaning "orange-yellow colour".
83) Rust(French Origin), meaning "red-haired". Variations include Rusty and Russel.
64) Robin(English Origin), meaning "bright fame".
42) Elio(Italian Origin), derived from the name Aelius, which was derived from Helios, meaning "Greek God of sun".
3) Akosua(African Origin), meaning "born on a Sunday". The day of the sun!
34) Aarush(Indian Origin), meaning "first ray of the sun".
19) Nedda(Slavic Origin), meaning "born on Sunday".
53) Sansone(Italian Origin), meaning "sun".
40) Dismas(Greek Origin), meaning "sunset".
25) Solara(Latin Origin), meaning "of the sun".
59) Gisli(Scandanavian Origin), meaning "ray of sunshine".
41) Domingo(Spanish Origin), meaning "born on the Sunday".
24) Solana(Spanish Origin), meaning "sunshine". Just saying this name sounds bright and cheerful.
14) Kalindi(Hindi Origin), meaning "sun".
82) Flavio(Latin Origin), meaning "yellow-haired".
12) Idalia(Italian Origin), meaning "behold the sun".
8) Cyra(Persian Origin), meaning "sun".
22) Savita(Indian Origin), meaning "sun".
38) Cymbeline(Greek Origin), meaning "sun lord".
57) Bobby / Bobbie (Germanic Origin), meaning "bright, shining".
50) Ra(Egyptian Origin), meaning "sun". This name also features on our list of Royal baby names.
20) Oriana(Italian Origin), meaning "dawn". The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
79) Bowie(Irish Origin), meaning "yellow haired".
51) Ravi(Hindi Origin), meaning "sun". Ravi is the name of a Hindu God of the sun.
29) Sunna(Germanic Origin), meaning "sun". Sunna was the name for the German goddess who personified the sun.
18) Nanala(Hawaiian Origin), meaning "sunflower". There's no flower sunnier than a sunflower.
15) Mehri(Persian Origin), meaning "lovely and sunny".
17) Nada(Arabic Origin), meaning "dew at sunrise".
32) Suria(Hindi Origin), meaning "sun God". Surya (the male version) is the name of the Hindu God of the sun.
4) Apolline(French Origin), meaning "of the God Apollo". Apollo was the name for the God of sun and light.
73) Aurelia(Hungarian Origin), meaning "gold".
35) Anatole(Greek Origin), meaning "from the east, rising sun".
10) Ellen(Greek Origin), meaning "sun ray, shining light". This makes Ellen the Greek name for sunshine.
68) Solstice(English Origin), meaning "when the sun stands still". Sounds kind of romantic.
67) Solaris(Latin Origin), meaning "of the sun".
1) Aelia(Ancient Roman Origin), meaning "sun". The 'ae' is pronounced 'ee'.
55) Surya(Hindi Origin), meaning "sun God". Surya is the name of the Hindu God of the sun.
75) Goldie(American Origin), meaning "the precious metal gold".
16) Mirri(Australia Aboriginal Origin), meaning "the sun".
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77) Saffron(English Origin), meaning "yellow flower".
43) Finlo(Manx Origin), meaning "fair Lugh". Lugh was the name for a God of sun.
21) Salana(Latin Origin), meaning "sun".
13) Kalinda(Hindi Origin), meaning "sun".
