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up bright in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bright may refer to: Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness Bright
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Japanese dance vocal band
Bright (stylized as BRIGHT) was a dance vocal band in Japan under major label Rhythm Zone. The chorus group named Ko Spellers (子スペラーズ) was formed in 2001
Bright_(Japanese_band)
British and American actress (born 2006)
Ella Bright (born November 27, 2006) is a British-American actress and singer. She began acting as a child. For her performance in the CBBC adaptation
Ella_Bright
2026 film by Olivia Newman
Remarkably Bright Creatures is a 2026 American film drama directed by Olivia Newman, who co-wrote the film with screenwriter John Whittington. It is an
Remarkably Bright Creatures (film)
Remarkably_Bright_Creatures_(film)
English footballer (born 1993)
Millie Bright OBE (born 21 August 1993) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. After beginning her club career with
Millie_Bright
Perception of light level
Brightness is an attribute of visual perception in which a source appears to be radiating/reflecting light. In other words, brightness is the perception
Brightness
Italian footballer (born 2001)
Yannick Bright (born 3 September 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF. Bright was
Yannick_Bright
2017 American film by David Ayer
Bright is a 2017 American urban fantasy action film produced and directed by David Ayer, and written by Max Landis. The film is set in an alternate present
Bright_(film)
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Remarkably Bright Creatures may refer to: Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel), a novel by American author Shelby Van Pelt Remarkably Bright Creatures (film)
Remarkably_Bright_Creatures
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Bright Eyes may refer to: Bright Eyes (band), an indie rock group featuring Conor Oberst Bright Eyes (song), 1979, performed by Art Garfunkel on the soundtrack
Bright_Eyes
2002 debut studio album by Interpol
Turn On the Bright Lights is the debut studio album by American rock band Interpol. It was released in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2002, and in the
Turn_On_the_Bright_Lights
2022 novel by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures is a novel by American author Shelby Van Pelt. It was published in May 2022 by Ecco Press. It has been on the New York Times
Remarkably Bright Creatures (novel)
Remarkably_Bright_Creatures_(novel)
2020 teen romantic drama movie directed by Brett Haley
All the Bright Places is a 2020 American teen romantic drama film, directed by Brett Haley, from a screenplay by Jennifer Niven and Liz Hannah, adapted
All_the_Bright_Places_(film)
Surname list
Bright is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A. D. Bright (1838–1898), Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court Adam Bright (born 1984)
Bright_(surname)
Israeli information technology company
Bright Data (formerly Luminati Networks) is a global technology company that offers web data collection and proxy services. The company was founded under
Bright_Data
American television series
Long Bright River is an American crime drama miniseries based on the 2020 book of the same name by Liz Moore. Starring Amanda Seyfried as a Philadelphia
Long_Bright_River_(TV_series)
English actress (born 1976)
Kellie Denise Bright (born 1 July 1976) is an English actress. Her roles include Linda Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, for which she won the 2015
Kellie_Bright
Canadian actor (born 1993)
Cameron Bright (born Cameron Douglas Crigger; January 26, 1993) is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in the films The Butterfly Effect, Godsend, Birth
Cameron_Bright
Topics referred to by the same term
William Bright may refer to: William O. Bright (1928–2006), American linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages William Bright (historian)
William_Bright
English physician, clergyman, and inventor of shorthand (d. 1615)
Timothie Bright, M.D. (1551?–1615) was an English physician and clergyman, the inventor of modern shorthand. Bright was born in or about 1551, probably
Timothie_Bright
Historical classification of kidney diseases
Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized
Bright's_disease
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Bright Star or variations of the term may refer to: Bright Star (film), 2009 feature about the life of poet John Keats Bright Star (musical), 2015 American
Bright_Star
American professional wrestler (born 2000)
cheerleader. She is best known for her tenure in WWE under the ring name Carlee Bright. Cummins was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin, before moving to Minneapolis
Carlee_Bright
American actor
Richard James Bright (June 28, 1937 – February 18, 2006) was an American actor, known for his role as Al Neri in the Godfather trilogy. Bright was born in
Richard_Bright_(actor)
Welsh singer-songwriter (born 1982)
professionally as Bright Light Bright Light, is a Welsh electro-pop singer, DJ, composer and producer based in New York City. Bright Light Bright Light incorporates
Bright_Light_Bright_Light
arranged by their apparent magnitude – their brightness as observed from Earth. It includes all stars brighter than magnitude +2.50 in visible light, measured
List_of_brightest_stars
English television personality
Lydia-Rose Bright (born 20 January 1991) is an English television personality who is best known for starring in the ITVBe reality television series The
Lydia_Bright
1920s group of aristocratic socialites
The Bright Young Things, or Bright Young People, was a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in London during the 1920s. The name was given
Bright_young_things
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Bright Lights may refer to: Bright Lights (1916 film), a silent short starring Fatty Arbuckle Bright Lights (1925 film), an MGM film starring Charles Ray
Bright_Lights
American film director
Paul Bright (born April 15, 1965) is a film writer, director, and editor recognized for his predominantly gay-themed feature films. Bright was born in
Paul_Bright
Town in Victoria, Australia
Bright (pronunciation: /ˈbraɪt/) is a town in northeastern Victoria, Australia, 319 metres above sea level at the southeastern end of the Ovens Valley
Bright,_Victoria
2010 film by Carlos Brooks
Burning Bright is a 2010 horror thriller film directed by Carlos Brooks and starring Briana Evigan, Charlie Tahan, Garret Dillahunt, and Meat Loaf. The
Burning_Bright_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Mike Bright may refer to: Mike Bright (volleyball) (1937–2017), American volleyball player Mike Bright (basketball), American basketball player Michael
Mike_Bright
Body of interstellar clouds
that is visible to the human eye from Earth would appear larger, but no brighter, from close by. The Orion Nebula, the brightest nebula in the sky and occupying
Nebula
2014 American musical
‹ The template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › Bright Star is a musical written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. It is
Bright_Star_(musical)
Bright Shark is a thriller novel written by Robert Ballard and Tony Chiu. The plot centers on the recent rediscovery of an Israeli submarine (the INS Dakar)
Bright_Shark
2009 film by Jane Campion
Bright Star is a 2009 biographical romantic drama film, written and directed by Jane Campion. It is based on the last three years of the life of poet John
Bright_Star_(film)
American indie rock band
Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded in Omaha, Nebraska by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist
Bright_Eyes_(band)
2019 video game
Bright Memory (Chinese: 光明记忆) is a first-person shooter game developed by FYQD Personal Studio and published by Playism. Created by a single developer
Bright_Memory
Topics referred to by the same term
Bright Nights may refer to: Bright Nights (album), 2025 album by British indie pop band Allo Darlin' Bright Nights (film), 2017 German drama film directed
Bright_Nights
Ghanaian politician
Ebi Bright is a Ghanaian politician, a development communicator, wife of NDC MP for South Dayi constituency, Rockson Nelson Dafeamakpor, and a former actress
Ebi_Bright
English rock singer
Bette Bright (born Catherine Anne Martin, 23 December 1953) is an English rock singer. Anne Martin was born in Tankerton, a suburb of Whitstable in Kent
Bette_Bright
Name list
ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþi- "fame" and *berhta- "bright" (Hrōþiberhtaz). Compare Old Dutch Robrecht and Old High German Hrodebert
Robert
2014 novel by Jennifer Niven
All the Bright Places is a young adult fiction novel by Jennifer Niven which is based on the author's personal story. The novel was first published on
All_the_Bright_Places
American judge (1838–1898)
Aaron Davidson Bright Jr. (August 10, 1838 – September 11, 1898) was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1894. Aaron Davidson Bright Jr. was born
A._D._Bright
American composer
Robert Houston Bright (January 21, 1916 – December 8, 1970) was a composer of American music, known primarily for his choral works. The best-known of these
Houston_Bright
Topics referred to by the same term
Bright House or BrightHouse may refer to: T. B. Bright House and Farmstead, Danville, Kentucky, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Boyle
Bright_House
American prisoner
Gregory Bright (born 1954) is an American man from New Orleans, who was convicted of second degree murder in 1974 at the age of 20. He was sentenced to
Gregory_Bright
American writer and feminist
Susannah Bright (born March 25, 1958) is an American feminist, author and journalist, often writing on the subject of politics and sexuality. She is the
Susie_Bright
Thai actor, singer and entrepreneur (born 1997)
วชิรวิชญ์ ชีวอารี; born 27 December 1997), also known as Bright Vachirawit (Thai: ไบร์ท) or Bright, is a Thai actor, singer, and entrepreneur. He is known
Vachirawit_Chivaaree
Australian beer
three varieties consisting of XXXX Summer Bright Lager, XXXX Summer Bright Lager with lime and XXXX Summer Bright with mango. Beer portal Queensland portal
XXXX_Summer_Bright_Lager
Topics referred to by the same term
Bright Light may refer to: Bright Light (CIA), a CIA clandestine interrogation center in Bucharest "The Bright Light", a song by Tanya Donelly on the 1997
Bright_Light
American film director
Matthew Bright (born June 8, 1952) is a film director, producer, writer and actor. His first credits were as writer and actor in Richard Elfman's 1980
Matthew_Bright
American politician
Scott Bright is a state senator from Platteville, Colorado, U.S. A Republican, Bright represents Colorado's 13th Senate district, which includes parts
Scott_Bright
Armenian political party
Bright Armenia (Armenian: Լուսավոր Հայաստան, romanized: Lusavor Hayastan) is a classical liberal political party in Armenia founded on 12 December 2015
Bright_Armenia
United States–based child-care provider
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. is a United States–based child-care provider and is the largest provider of employer-sponsored child care. It also
Bright_Horizons
International intellectual movement
The Brights movement is a social movement whose members, since 2003, refer to themselves as Brights and have a worldview of philosophical naturalism.
Brights_movement
2010 video game
his wife's disappearance during a vacation in the small fictional town of Bright Falls, Washington, all while experiencing events from the plot of his latest
Alan_Wake
American evangelist (1921–2003)
William R. Bright (October 19, 1921 – July 19, 2003) was an American evangelist. In 1951 at the University of California, Los Angeles, he founded Campus
Bill_Bright
Food and beverages manufacturing company
Bright Food (officially Bright Food (Group) Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese multinational food and beverage manufacturing company headquartered in Shanghai. It
Bright_Food
Chinese-American composer, conductor, and pianist
Bright Sheng (Chinese: 盛宗亮; pinyin: Shèng Zōngliàng; born December 6, 1955) is a Chinese and American composer, pianist and conductor. Sheng has earned
Bright_Sheng
Nigerian politician
Iyamu Bright Aitenguoba is a Nigerian politician. He currently serves as the State Representative representing Orhionmwon II constituency at the Edo State
Iyamu_Bright
British football administrator
Barry W. Bright (born c. 1946) is a retired Estate Agent, turned now professional football administrator: chair and Managing Director of the Kent Football
Barry_Bright
Mynors Bright (1818–1883) was an English academic, president of Magdalene College, Cambridge, from 1853 to 1873. He was the decipherer of the diary of
Mynors_Bright
American businessman and philanthropist
Harvey Roberts "Bum" Bright (October 6, 1920 – December 11, 2004) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the owner of the National Football
Bum_Bright
1979 song from Monty Python's Life of Brian
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is a comedy song written and performed by Monty Python member Eric Idle. It was first featured in the film Monty
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Always_Look_on_the_Bright_Side_of_Life
Curtiss & Bright were developers in the Florida cities of Hialeah, Miami Springs and Opa-locka. Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss formed many corporations;
Curtiss_&_Bright
1st episode of the 1st season of True Detective
"The Long Bright Dark" is the series premiere of the anthology crime drama True Detective, initially broadcast on HBO on January 12, 2014 in the United
The_Long_Bright_Dark
2025 studio album by Chevelle
Bright as Blasphemy is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Chevelle, released on August 15, 2025, through Alchemy Recordings. It marks the
Bright_as_Blasphemy
British Radical and Liberal statesman (1811–1889)
John Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter
John_Bright
Convicted American serial killer
Larry Dean Bright (born July 8, 1966), also known as The Bonecrusher, is an American serial killer responsible for the deaths of at least eight women between
Larry_Bright
Judicial test using clearly defined and objective factors
A bright-line rule (or bright-line test) is a clearly defined rule or standard, composed of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying
Bright-line_rule
Japanese artist, character designer, and illustrator
Acky Bright is a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and character designer. His work has been featured in several art books, art exhibitions, comic books
Acky_Bright
Topics referred to by the same term
Bright field may refer to: MV Bright Field, a bulk cargo ship Bright-field microscopy This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Bright_field
Topics referred to by the same term
Bright Moments may refer to: Bright Moments (Rahsaan Roland Kirk album) Bright Moments (Max Roach album) This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Bright_Moments
2024 United States Supreme Court case
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. 369 (2024), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the field of administrative
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
Loper_Bright_Enterprises_v._Raimondo
2025 studio album (reissue) by Ariana Grande
Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead is a reissue of Eternal Sunshine (2024), the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande
Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead
Eternal_Sunshine_Deluxe:_Brighter_Days_Ahead
American songwriter
Heather Dawn Bright, also known by her stage name Bright Lights, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Bright, whose father was a pastor
Heather_Bright
American politician and businessman
Michael Bright served as interim president of Ginnie Mae from July 2017 to January 2019 and is CEO of the Structured Finance Association (SFA), the securitization
Michael_Bright
2024 fantasy novel by Lev Grossman
The Bright Sword is a fantasy novel written by American author Lev Grossman, published in 2024 by Viking Press. The novel takes place within the King Arthur
The_Bright_Sword
Topics referred to by the same term
Richard Bright may refer to: Richard Bright (physician) (1789–1858), English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease Richard Bright (politician)
Richard_Bright
UK politics blog edited by Green Party members
Bright Green is a progressive UK politics blog primarily edited by members of the Green Party of England and Wales and the Scottish Greens. The current
Bright_Green
Optical microscopy illumination technique
Bright-field microscopy (BF) is the simplest of all the optical microscopy illumination techniques. Sample illumination is transmitted (i.e., illuminated
Bright-field_microscopy
Incising designs by cutting into a surface
gravers with a radius, are commonly used on silver to create bright cuts (also called bright-cut engraving), as well as other hard-to-cut metals such as
Engraving
1794 poem by William Blake
Songs of Experience appeared individually before 1839. Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy
The_Tyger
Sonnet by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Reuben Bright Because he was a butcher and thereby Did earn an honest living (and did right), I would not have you think that Reuben Bright Was any more
Reuben_Bright
2007 studio album by Anaïs Mitchell
The Brightness is the third studio album by American folksinger Anaïs Mitchell, released February 13, 2007, on Righteous Babe Records. It was recorded
The_Brightness
American author, speaker, and co-founder of Cru
Vonette Zachary Bright (July 2, 1926 – December 23, 2015) was an American author, speaker, and the co-founder of Cru. Bright was born in Coweta, Oklahoma
Vonette_Bright
American soccer player (born 2000)
Messiah Da'kahlian Bright (born January 12, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Houston Dash of the National
Messiah_Bright
Nigerian politician
Bright Onyebuchi Jacob is a Nigerian politician and a former chairman of Oyigbo Local Government Council. He is a member of the Rivers State People's Democratic
Bright_Jacob
2003 studio album by the Go-Betweens
Bright Yellow Bright Orange is the eighth studio album by Australian indie rock group the Go-Betweens, released in February 2003 on the Trifekta record
Bright_Yellow_Bright_Orange
Nigerian footballer (born 1998)
Bright Enobakhare (born 8 February 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Diamond Harbour. Having moved from
Bright_Enobakhare
Unsolved 1986 disappearance of 14-year-old from Oregon
124°08′32″W / 43.059180°N 124.142220°W / 43.059180; -124.142220 Jeremy Doland Bright (born May 25, 1972 – disappeared August 14, 1986) is an American teenager
Disappearance of Jeremy Bright
Disappearance_of_Jeremy_Bright
British Radio and television presenter
Nick Bright is a British radio and television presenter. He is best known for having hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1Xtra. He has also been involved
Nick_Bright
US–Egyptian military exercise
Exercise Bright Star is a series of biennial combined and joint military exercises led by the United States and Egypt. The exercises began in 1980, rooted
Exercise_Bright_Star
English actress
Rachel Bright is an English actress, known for playing Poppy Meadow in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Bright was introduced as Poppy Meadow on the BBC
Rachel_Bright
American health insurance company
Bright Health Group, Inc. is an American health insurance company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company was founded by Bob Sheehy, the former CEO
Bright_Health
Malawian politician
Bright Msaka is a Malawian politician and educator. He has been Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining and the Minister of Justice. In 2025 he
Bright_Msaka
2024 studio album by Adrianne Lenker
Bright Future is the sixth solo studio album by Adrianne Lenker. It was released on March 22, 2024, through 4AD. The album received widespread acclaim
Bright Future (Adrianne Lenker album)
Bright_Future_(Adrianne_Lenker_album)
English footballer, coach and sports commentator
Mark Abraham Bright (born 6 June 1962) is an English sports correspondent and former footballer. Born to a Gambian father and English mother, he was adopted
Mark_Bright
BRIGHT
BRIGHT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Melhuish in Devon, so called from Old English mǣl(e) ‘brightly colored’, ‘flowery’ + hīwisc ‘hide’ (a measurement of land).Scottish : variant of Mellis 2.
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English and German
English and German : from a Germanic personal name, Holbert, Hulbert, composed of the elements hold, huld ‘friendly’, ‘gracious’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.German (Hülbert) : topographic name for someone living by a pool or small pond, from Old High German huliwa ‘pool’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname from the small medieval coin known as the häller or heller because it was first minted (in 1208) at the Swabian town of (Schwäbisch) Hall. Compare Hall.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone from Schwäbisch Hall.German : topographic name for someone living by a field named as ‘hell’ (see Helle 3).English : topographic name for someone living on a hill, from southeastern Middle English hell + the habitational suffix -er.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild ‘strife’ + hari, heri ‘army’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a person with fair hair or a light complexion, from an inflected form, used before a male personal name, of German hell ‘light’, ‘bright’, Yiddish hel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Holbert, which according to Reaney is probably a survival of an unrecorded Old English name Holdbeorht, composed of the Germanic elements hold ‘friendly’, ‘gracious’, or ‘loyal’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.
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English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Suffolk, named Brightwell, from Old English beorht ‘bright’, ‘clear’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Breighton in East Yorkshire, on the river Derwent. This place is named with Old English beorht ‘bright’ or an unattested personal name Beohta + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. The surname is unlikely to derive from Brighton in Sussex, which was known as Brighthelmestone until the end of the 18th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly from a reduced form of the personal name Dominick.Chinese : from the name of Meng Mingshi, a senior minister of the state of Qin in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). His descendants adopted the first character of his given name, which means ‘bright’, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill, from southeastern Middle English hell ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of Kent and Sussex.English : from a personal name, Helle, which may have been a variant of Elie (a Middle English form of Elias), or perhaps a short form of a personal name formed with Hild- as the first element (see Hilliard for example), or perhaps from the female personal name Helen.German : nickname from Middle High German hell ‘bright’, ‘shining’.German : variant of Helle 3.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. : from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’. Compare Lucio. The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to St. Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. Compare Luke. This is also found as an Americanized form of Greek Loukas.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas).As a French name Lucas has been recorded in Canada since 1653, taken to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by one Lucas-Lépine from Normandy.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Jamaican
The One who is Loved; A Brit; Bright Town; Bright Settlement
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of Herbert.Dutch : from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Herbrecht, composed of the elements hari, heri ‘army’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘illustrious’.
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English
English : habitational name from Lifton in Devon, named in Old English as ‘farmstead (Old English tūn) on the Lew’, a Celtic river name meaning ‘the bright one’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant of a man called Bright’, or a variant of Bright 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English nickname or personal name, meaning ‘bright’, ‘fair’, ‘pretty’, from Old English beorht ‘bright’, ‘shining’.English : from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhthelm ‘bright helmet’. Compare Bert.Americanized form of German Brecht.Americanized spelling of German Breit.
Surname or Lastname
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish litwin, an ethnic name for someone from Lithuania (Polish Litwa, Lithuanian Lietuva, a word of uncertain etymology, perhaps a derivative of the river name Leità ). In the 14th century Lithuania was an independent grand duchy which extended from the Baltic to the shores of the Black Sea. It was united with Poland in 1569, and was absorbed into the Russian empire in 1795. The region referred to as Lite in Ashkenazic culture encompassed not only Lithuania but also Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, parts of northern Ukraine, and parts of northeastern Poland.English : from an Old English personal name, Lēohtwine, composed of the elements lēoht ‘light’, ‘bright’ + wine ‘friend’.
Surname or Lastname
English (but most common in Wales)
English (but most common in Wales) : from Lowis, Lodovicus, a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements hlod ‘fame’ + wīg ‘war’. This was the name of the founder of the Frankish dynasty, recorded in Latin chronicles as Ludovicus and Chlodovechus (the latter form becoming Old French Clovis, Clouis, Louis, the former developing into German Ludwig). The name was popular throughout France in the Middle Ages and was introduced to England by the Normans. In Wales it became inextricably confused with 2.Welsh : from an Anglicized form of the personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn).Irish and Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Lewis was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Dutch, and German
English, French, Dutch, and German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements land ‘land’, ‘territory’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. In England, the native Old English form Landbeorht was replaced by Lambert, the Continental form of the name that was taken to England by the Normans from France. The name gained wider currency in Britain in the Middle Ages with the immigration of weavers from Flanders, among whom St. Lambert or Lamprecht, bishop of Maastricht in around 700, was a popular cult figure. In Italy the name was popularized in the Middle Ages as a result of the fame of Lambert I and II, Dukes of Spoleto and Holy Roman Emperors.The name Lambert is found in Quebec City from 1657, taken there from Picardy, France. There are also Lamberts from Perche, France, by 1670.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Ingelot, a pet form of any of various names such as Ingelbald ‘Angle bold’, Ingelbert ‘Angle bright’, or Ingelard ‘Angle hardy’. These were names of Germanic origin, introduced to Britain by the Normans or possibly by the Danish invaders a century earlier.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Dutch, and German
English, French, Dutch, and German : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.
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Girl/Female
Indian
(She was the daughter of Ahmad bin mishqar)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shalishaa | ஷாலீஷா
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Evolving
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Letitia, LATISHA means "happiness."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Akshada | அகà¯à®·à®¾à®¤à®¾
Gods blessings
Girl/Female
Latin
Protectress of stillborn babies.
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Arkadiy, ARKADY means "of Arcadia."
Boy/Male
Greek
Victorious.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Very Strong; Powerful
Boy/Male
Indian
Helper of God, One who helps, Assister, Friend, One who scatters, Exposer, Announcer, Protector, Supporter
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n.
A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying chiefly the sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.
n.
A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of those constituting the constellation Lyra.
a.
To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects.
n.
Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red.
n.
Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly musical.
adv.
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.
adv.
Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining armor.
a.
True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors.
n.
Splendor; brightness.
n.
A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc.
n.
A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Brighten
a.
Bright; clear; luminous; brilliant.
v. i.
To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
a.
Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent with charms; as, bright beauty.
n.
The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.
imp. & p. p.
of Brighten
a.
To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
adv.
Brightly.