"Light" Names for Hanukkah

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Happy Hanukkah to all my friends and readers who are celebrating! Light is a very important theme and symbol of the holiday, so I thought we'd take a look at names that mean light today. It's a fun connection to have if your baby is born during these eight days of celebration. Names that are bolded also have Hebrew origins, for an extra Hanukkah link.

Girls

Azenor

Chiara

Elaine

Eleanor

Elena

Ellen

Helen

Helena

Laoise

Leora

Lucasta

Lucia

Luciana

Lucienne

Lucille

Lucinda

Lumiere

Luz

Lux

Nahara

Nell

Nira

Noor
Ori

Orit

Orli

Senara

Toula

Yetta

Zohara

Boys

Beacon

Deepak

Hikaru

Lito

Lucian

Luciano

Lucius

Meyer

Ori

Pradeep

Siraj

Uri

Valo

Zohar

Catalog Names: TinyPrints, Holiday 2013

The hipper counterpart of Shutterfly, TinyPrints definitely has the cooler names (Clementine and Isla vs. Mia and Claire. I rest my case). Enjoy (another) long list of Catalog Names.

Girls:
Abigale
Adie
Alex
Alexandra
Allison
Annabella
Ash
Ashley
Barbara
Beth
Bethany
Candace
Carrie
Cecily
Clementine
Diane
Ebony
Elizabeth
Ellen
Emery
Emily
Esther
Evelyn
Gabrielle
Gwenyth
Isla
Jamie
Jane
Jessie
Juno
Kathleen
Kayla
Kia
Mae
Margaret
Marie
Natalia
Natalie
Natasha
Pamela
Sage
Sarah
Sophie
Stephanie
Terry
Trish
Valerie

Boys:
Alex
Alexander
Ash
Ashton
Ben
Benjamin
Brian
Carter
Chris
Christopher
Colin
Collin
Daniel
Edward
Eliott
Gene
Grayden
Henry
Jacob
Jamie
Jason
Jensen George
Joe
Jonathan
Mark
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nathan
Noah
Oliver
Patrick
Quinn
Rob
Sammy
Thomas
Xavier

Full Names for Nell

As many of you know, Nell is my favorite name. I prefer her on her own, but others may not, so here are some longer names she can stem from.

Antonella
Chanel
Cornelia
Cornella
Eleanor
Eleanora
Ellen
Evanelle
Fenella
Helen
Janelle
Nelda
Nelia
Nella
Nellie
Nellis
Noelle
Novella
Onella
Ornella
Penelope
Petronella
Prunella
Sonel

Names for the Nickname Ellie

Eleanor
Eleanora
Elena
Eliza
Elizabeth
Ella
Ellen
Ellis
Ellison
Elsa
Elsie
Elspeth