A baby’s birth is considered as a new beginning all around the world.
As a parent, your child brings a new promise to you as well. You might be thinking about finding a unique name to give your child that symbolizes this new beginning and a name meaning dawn could be perfect.
Dawn means a new beginning of the day with the sun rising on the horizon. Keeping that in mind, we have made a list of baby names meaning dawn or daybreak. We have collected these names from various cultures and they indicate how special dawn is for people all over the world. We have also collected unisex baby names if you do not want to give a gendered name to your child.
For more meaningful baby names suggestions, take a look at these Baby Names Meaning Rainbow and these Nature Inspired Names That Mean Earth.
Nouvel ( French Origin) meaning ‘new’. This means rebirth in Latin and Nouvel is the middle name of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's kid
Ulan (Twi Origin) meaning ‘firstborn twin’
Vihan (India Origin) name meaning ‘dawn’
Midori (Japanese Origin) meaning ‘green’. This is a common Japanese name and is also associated with a Japanese anime with the same name
Javiera (Spanish Origin) meaning ‘new house or bright’
Asier(Basque Origin) meaning ‘the beginning’
Dia (Spanish Origin) meaning ‘love, lamp, heavenly, day’
Aurelia( Latin Origin) meaning ‘the golden one’
Celia( Latin Origin) meaning ‘Heavenly’. This is the name of a protagonist in Shakespeare's As You Like It
Viridius (Latin Origin) meaning ‘green’
Zariza (Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘gold, brilliantly bright’
Amaryllis ( Greek Origin) meaning ‘to sparkle’
Lucian ( Latin Origin ) name meaning ‘light’
Coleton, Origin: English ~ View Detail
Aleph( Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘chief, number one’
Eliana (Hebrew Origin, Latin Origin) name meaning ‘my god has answered’
Ciarra, Origin: Irish ~ View Detail
Vanesa, Origin: Croatian
Nouvel (Arabic Origin) meaning ‘light’
Pyllida (Greek Origin) meaning ‘green bough’
Cerelia (Latin Origin) meaning ‘relating to spring time’
Goldie (Yiddish Origin) means ‘dawn’
Beryl (Greek Origin) meaning ‘sea green jewel’
Julisa, Meaning: youthful or sky father Origin: Spanish variation of Julia
Baylie, Origin: English
Beeja (Hindi Origin) meaning ‘new beginning or happy’
Sabik (Arabic Origin) meaning ‘one who comes in first’
Aarush(India Origin) meaning ‘first ray of sun’
Dasia, Origin: Arabic
Oran ( Aramaic Origin, Irish Origin) meaning ‘light or pale little green one’
Yulissa, Origin: English
Early(Britain Origin)meaning ‘bright new day’
Winona(Sioux Origin) meaning ‘first born daughter’. This is the name associated with the famous American actress, Winona Ryder.
Primo ( Italian Origin) meaning ‘first’
Abner( Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘father of light’
Newlyn (Welsh Origin) meaning ‘new’
Dion(French Origin) meaning ‘child of heaven and earth’
Helena(Native American Origin) meaning ‘bright or shining light’. It is the name of a female superhero in DC comics, also known as the Huntress
Chloe (Greek Origin) meaning ‘young green shoot’. Chloe Armstrong is a popular character in the famous TV series, Stargate Universe
Newbold (English Origin) meaning ‘new building’
Verna ( Latin Origin) meaning ‘spring time’
Neoma (Greek Origin) meaning ‘new moon’
Dawn (Latin Origin, Arabic Origin, Hebrew Origin) meaning new beginning or hope. A very popular name for girls and is preferred by many English families
Antonella (Italian Origin) meaning ‘first born’
Asa(Hebrew Origin, Japanese Origin) meaning ‘healer; born in the morning’
Carlee, Origin: Spelling variation of Carly
Talia(Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘gentle dew from heaven; by the water’. Talia is the name of a female protagonist in Batman series, who is also the daughter of Ra's al Ghul
Shianne, Origin: Hebrew
Alba( Latin Origin) name meaning ‘white’
Verdi (Italian Origin) meaning ‘green’
Neriah( Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘light of Jehovah’
Beacon(African American Origin) meaning ‘signal light’
Aviv (Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘springtime, freshness, youth’
Signe (Scandinavian Origin) meaning ‘spring’
Destinee, Origin: Spelling variation of Destiny
Roxana (Persian Origin) meaning ‘dawn’. Roxana is a historic name and is linked with the name of Alexander the Great's wife
Sahar (Arabic Origin) meaning ‘dawn, morning, awakening’
Zerah ( Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘to rise; dawn’
Cyan (Native American English Origin) meaning ‘greenish blue color’
Neo (Latin Origin) meaning ‘new’. This name is associated with the main protagonist of the Matrix series, played by Keanu Reeves
Dagny (Scandinavian Origin) meaning ‘new day’
Noor (Arabic Origin) meaning ‘light’
Caroun(Armenian Origin) meaning ‘spring time’
Niamh (Irish Origin) meaning ‘bright’
Sunny ( Native American Origin) meaning ‘sun’
Newlin (Welsh Origin) meaning ‘new pond’
Cressida(Greek Origin) meaning ‘gold’. The name is derived from Criseyde and is associated with a famous poem, Troilus and Criseyde, by Geoffrey Chaucer
Yulisa, Meaning: youthful or sky father Origin: Spanish variation of Julisa or Julia
Bryana, Origin: Variations of Briana
Elenore ( German Origin) meaning 'light'
Aviva( Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘spring like, fresh, dewy’
Naville ( French Origin) meaning ‘new town’
Nasima (Arabic Origin) meaning ‘breeze, fresh air’
Primrose (English Origin) meaning ‘first rose’. Primrose Everdeen is the name of the sister of Katniss Everdeen, the main protagonist of the famous Hunger Games series
Oriana ( Italian Origin, Latin Origin) meaning ‘dawn’
Primus ( Latin Origin) meaning ‘number one’. This is the name of an American funk band
Zorina (Slavic Origin) meaning ‘golden dawn’
Lior(Hebrew Origin, Israeli Origin) meaning ‘I have a light’
Vasant (Sanskrit Origin) meaning ‘spring’
Kia (African Origin) meaning ‘season’s beginning’
Denver ( American English Origin) meaning ‘from enviers’. This name is linked to the popular Netflix show 'Money Heist's' character Denver
Apollonia( Greek Origin) meaning ‘appealing’. Apollonia Vitelli-Corleone is the name of an influential character in the English movie, Godfather
Aurora( Latin Origin) meaning ‘dawn’
Jemuel ( Hebrew Origin ) meaning ‘day of god’
Aroon(Thai Origin )name meaning ‘dawn’
Nasim (Arabic Origin) meaning ‘breeze, fresh air’
Xavier (Arabic Origin) meaning ‘new house or bright’. This name is linked to Professor Xavier from Marvel's X-Men series
Berilo(Spanish Origin) meaning ‘beryl, pale green gemstone’
Lucille (French Origin) meaning ‘light’
Kady (Irish Origin) meaning ‘number one’
Zera ( Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘seeds, beginnings’. This name is similar to the word, Zara, which is the name of a fashion brand from Spain
Phaedra (Greek Origin) meaning ‘bright’. This is the name of a famous character in Greek mythology
Callahan(Irish Origin) meaning ‘bright headed’. Callahan is the name of the protagonist of the Dirty Harry series
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Haruki( Japanese Origin) meaning ‘spring Child’. This Japanese baby name is associated with the famous Japanese author, Haruki Murakami
Dagny(Scandinavian Origin) meaning ‘new day’
Roxana (Persian Origin) meaning ‘dawn, little star’
Juwan, Origin: Arabic
Electra ( Greek Origin) meaning ‘shining, bright’. The name is associated with a female superhero in Marvel comics
Mika (Hungarian Origin, Japanese Origin, Russian Origin) meaning ‘beautiful fragrance’
Ichiro(Japanese Origin) meaning ‘First born son’. Ichiro Suzuki is a former baseball player
Alpha ( Greek Origin) meaning ‘first daughter’. The first letter from the Greek alphabet series and associated with the best in a group
January (English Origin) meaning ‘the first month of a new year’
Issey (Japanese Origin) meaning ‘first born’
Aurelius (Latin Origin )name means ‘the golden one’. This name is associated with the famous Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius
Nicklaus, Origin: Variant of Nicholas
Kaylan, Origin: American
Cydney, Origin: Spelling variation of Sydney
Neon (Latin Origin) meaning’ bright’
Elio ( Latin Origin ) meaning ‘sunny’
Zora ( Arabic Origin, American Origin, African Origin) name means ‘dawn’
Orla (Irish Origin) meaning ‘Golden Princess’
Neander (Greek Origin) meaning ‘new man’
Nova( Latin Origin) meaning ‘light’
Irving(Scottish Origin) meaning ‘green river, sea friend’. Famous author Irving Stone takes after this name
Navin(Hindi Origin) meaning ‘new, novel’
Xanthe (Greek Origin) meaning ‘golden, yellow’
Luz (Spanish Origin) meaning ‘light’
Chiara( Italian Origin) meaning ‘light, clear’
Jarek(Slavic Origin, polish Origin) meaning ‘spring’
Savita (Hindi Origin) meaning ‘Sun’
Novak (Serbian Origin) meaning ‘new’
Newton (English Origin) meaning ‘new town’. This is the name of the famous scientist, Isaac Newton, who discovered the Theory of Gravity and also, invented calculus
Ayelet(Hebrew Origin) meaning ‘deer, gazelle’
Alula (Greek Origin) meaning ‘first born’
Danique(French Origin) meaning ‘morning star’
Ace(Latin Origin) meaning ‘one, unity’. The name is also associated with a player who excels at a specific part of a sport or the entire sport
Aubade(French origin) means ‘Morning love song’
Clarence( Latin Origin) meaning ‘bright’. It is the name of a famous African American Associate Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas
Sampson ( Hebrew Origin ) meaning ‘sun’. The name is associated with the Book of Judges in the Bible
Primavera (Italian Origin) meaning ‘spring’
Micayla, Origin: Hebrew
Ahaan( India Origin) meaning ‘dawn’
