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Names That Mean Dawn

Baby names that mean dawn appeal on both a literal and a symbolic level. Dawn might mean a new beginning for your family or your child's emergence into the world. You might want a name that means dawn for a child that's born at sunrise or early in the morning. Dawn might mean a new attitude, a new realization, a new way of life.

Included here are also the names of gods and goddesses and other notable figures associated with the dawn, such as Aurora and Zorya. Of course, a name meaning dawn might simply relate to the newness associated with any brand-new life.

Along with Aurora, other names that mean dawn in the US Top 1000 include Aurelia, Daisy, Elena, Lucian, Noor, Sunny, Vihaan, and Zora. Rare morning-related names we recommend include Apollonia, Lior, Roxy, and Sunniva.

In this group of names that mean dawn, we also include names for girls and boys that mean sun, names that mean new day, names that mean light and names meaning bright, names that mean gold, names that mean morning, and names that mean early.

Nola

Meaning: white shoulder

Origin:Gaelic
274
Edith

Meaning: prosperous in war

Origin:English
70
Vesta

Meaning: pure

Origin:Latin
1081
Banks The name Banks is of English origin. The mea...
Origin:English surname, English word name
2756
Arthur

Meaning: bear

Origin:Celtic
32
Valentine

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
541
Clemmie Clemmie is a name commonly given to girls, b...
Origin:Latin
17363
Viva

Meaning: alive, living, life

Origin:Latin
1879
Hallie

Meaning: dweller at the meadow by the manor

Origin:English
200
Myrtle The meaning of Myrtle ‘of the myrtle plant’ ...
Origin:Greek botanical name
886
Petra

Meaning: rock, stone

Origin:Greek
371
Origin:English, diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel
5208
Urban

Meaning: of the city

Origin:Latin
1975
Alvie

Meaning: noble friend; friend of the elves

Origin:English
3718
Clarence

Meaning: bright

Origin:Latin
842
Carl

Meaning: free man

Origin:German variation of Charles
757
Roy

Meaning: king or red-haired

Origin:French or Celtic
720
Sylvanus

Meaning: wood; forest

Origin:Latin
6440
Essex The word Essex is a rare given name but a pr...
Origin:English place-name and surname
5973
Leafy

Meaning: relief

Origin:Diminutive of Relief, word name
7245