As soon as a baby is welcomed into the family, the quest for meaningful and unique names begins, as this is the first big decision that a man and woman make together as parents.
A name is something a child carries for life, so people naturally look for one with a story behind it and a meaning they would be proud to say out loud.
For thousands of years, people used stories to explain the world, like why the sun rises, why the moon glows, why some people seem to light up any room they walk into. Those stories gave us gods, goddesses and heroes, and their names have stayed with us since times immemorial.
Many of these names have travelled a long way, from ancient texts and temples to school registers and birth announcements today. Some sound new because they’ve been rediscovered, while some others have stayed as popular names even for years.
Here are some ancient yet modern baby names from mythology that mean brilliance and light
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