Baby names that mean the dawn
98 names with the dawn in their meaning: 60 for girls, 28 for boys, 10 used for both. Every one comes with its meaning and the official birth figures for England and Wales and the US. 21 of them are still given to 40 or more babies a year.
Girls' names that mean the dawn
Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Roxannedawn; a form of Roxana188 a year · the US, 2017
- Luceromorning star; bringer of light137 a year · the US, 2017
- Orianagolden or dawn; from Latin aureus28 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Roxanadawn; bright; form of Roxane107 a year · the US, 2017
- Ahanadawn, first light of morning15 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Roxannadawn; a form of Roxana84 a year · the US, 2017
- Aahanafirst light of dawn76 a year · the US, 2017
- Roxydawn; a form of Aurora32 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Auriellegolden; a form of Aurora or Aurelia52 a year · the US, 2017
- Fajardawn, daybreak52 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Sahardawn; early morning17 a year · England and Wales, 2025
- Auriagolden; a form of Aurora49 a year · the US, 2017
- Dagnynew day; daylight45 a year · the US, 2017
- Roxiedawn; a form of Roxana26 a year · England and Wales, 2025
45 rarer names that mean the dawn
Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country, which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.
- Aurora-Rosedawn and rose flower combined
- Sabamorning; dawn
- Fajrdawn, daybreak
- Aurorahdawn; a form of aurora
- Zaryadawn or sunrise
- Duhaforenoon, morning light
- Aurora-Maedawn; a form of Aurora with Mae appended
- Sabihamorning breeze or gentle wind
- Ahaanamorning, dawn
- Aurianagolden; a form of Aurelia or Aurora
- Ioladawn cloud; violet colored dawn
- Arunareddish or dawn
- Arushifirst ray of sun or dawn
- Aurora-Gracedawn; a form of Aurora with Grace added
- Morgynmorning or sea-born; modern spelling of Morgan
- Sahaanadawn early morning time
- Sehardawn; early morning light
- Seherdawn; early morning light; a variant of Sehar
- Falaqdawn or daybreak
- Sabahmorning; dawn
- Taaliahvariant of Talia; morning dew
- Aurora-Raedawn; goddess of dawn
- Roxanedawn; form of Roxana
- Zerahdawn; light; rising of the sun
- Aroradawn, first light of day
- Auraliagolden; relating to aurora the dawn
- Vihaanamorning, dawn; radiant light
- Adriticosmic principle; dawn in vedic tradition
- Chaumorning; early
- Dawnadawn; daybreak; a form of dawn or donna
- Reveilleawakening; a military morning signal
- Roxanndawn; a form of Roxana
- Saveradawn, morning
- Zorianagolden dawn; related to Zarina
- Avroradawn; a form of Aurora
- Ghadatender or delicate; morning dew
- Sabeehabeautiful, beautiful morning, dawn
- Shabnammorning dew
- Aurora-Anndawn; grace; hyphenated modern form
- Aurora-Janedawn; God is gracious; hyphenated modern form
- Dhuhamorning or forenoon
- Aurora-Leighdawn and meadow; compound of Aurora and Leigh
- Aurora-Louisedawn and famous warrior; compound of Aurora and Louise
- Duhaamorning or forenoon
- Dawnefirst light; variant spelling of dawn
Boys' names that mean the dawn
Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.
24 rarer names that mean the dawn
Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country, which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.
- Calanbright; from calan dawn
- Arushdawn or first ray of sun
- Talaldew or morning dew
- Arundawn, sunrise, the sun
- Luciferlight-bringer; morning star
- Eondawn or age of time
- Ehaandawn or morning
- Matinmorning prayer time; dawn
- Asahimorning sun
- Udayto rise; dawn
- Zichenself-cultivation; purple morning
- Tareqmorning star, glowing light
- Vihaanreddymorning dawn
- Zorangolden; dawn
- Ahanmorning; dawn
- Aubinfrom alba meaning white or dawn
- Haochenvastly morning; good morning
- Nishantend of night; dawn or daybreak
- Taariqmorning star; one who knocks on the door
- Uhtredpoint of the morning; dawn
- Aahaanmorning or dawn
- Arvomorning
- Pratyushmorning, dawn; pra means early, and tyush relates to light
- Ishraqdawn light, radiance
Unisex names that mean the dawn
Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.
8 rarer names that mean the dawn
Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country, which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.
- Auriegolden; diminutive of aurelia or aurora
- Manspring or morning; poetic simplicity
- Yuchenjade morning or felicitous dawn
- Khepriscarab beetle; god of rebirth and morning sun
- Chenxidawn glow or morning light
- Morgenmorning or sea-born; variant of Morgan
- Chenmorning or dawn
- Dayperiod of daylight; day of the week
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