Are you looking for Light academia names that will complete your style and expression?
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In case you’ve never heard of light academia before, let me tell you what it is.
What is light academia?
Light academia is an academic aesthetic that focuses on the emotionally and visually positive side of learning, arts, history, and literature from a mostly 19th century eurocentric perspective. Additionally, there is a focus on the optimistic side of friendships and culture one experiences in an academic environment along the way.
Though Light Academia is the opposite of Dark Academia, it has its own attributes such as incorporating makeup that is natural, churches, and flowing dresses.
These names can be used to name your fictional characters, nicknames, baby names, and even as the basis for usernames!
Light academia names with their meanings and origins
Annabelle
/an-uh-bell/
Meaning & Origin: Annabelle is a feminine name of English origin that means “gracious” or “beautiful.” You can also consider Annabelle a combination of the Latin name Anna, based on the Hebrew name for Grace, and the French name Belle which means beauty.
Related names & diminutives: Anne, Anna, Annabel, Belle.
Aspen
/as-pen/
Meaning & Origin: Aspen is a gender-neutral name of Old English origin that is based on the Quaking Aspen tree.
Arthur
/arth-ur/
Meaning & Origin: Arthur is a masculine name of Welsh origin that means “bear.”
Charlie
/charlee/
Meaning & Origin: Charlie is a gender-neutral name of English origin that means “Free man.”
Related names & diminutives: Charli, Charly, Charles.
Elle
/el/
Meaning & Origin: Elle is a feminine name of French origin that means “she.”
Related names & diminutives: Ellie, Eleanor, Elizabeth, Eliza.
Espen
/es-pen/
Meaning & Origin: Espen is a gender-neutral name of Scandanavian origin that means “bear of God.”
Related names & diminutives: Esben.
Note: Though Espen sounds and looks like Aspen, the names have different meanings and origins.
Francis
/fran-sis/
Meaning & Origin: Francis is the English form of the Latin name Franciscus, and it means “free man.”
Related names & diminutives: Frances, Francine.
Florence
/flor-ens/
Meaning & Origin: Florence is a feminine name of Latin origin that means “flowering” or “prosperous.”
Related names & diminutives: Florentius.
Note: The name Florence is widely associated with Florence Nightingale, whom many consider the founder of modern nursing.
Fumi (文)
/foom-ee/
Meaning & Origin: Fumi (文) is a gender-neutral name of Japanese origin that means “literature” or “writing”
Oliver
/awl-iv-er/
Meaning & Origin: Oliver is an English masculine name that derives from the Latin name Olivarius which means “Olive tree planter.”
Related names & diminutives: Oly, Ollie, Olivarius.
Ophelia
/oh-feel-eyuh/
Meaning & Origin: Ophelia is a feminine name of Greek origin that means “helper.”
Related names & diminutives: Leah, Lee, Oph.
Penelope
/pen-el-opee/
Meaning & Origin: Penelope is a feminine name of Greek origin that means “weaver.”
Vivienne
/viv-eyun/
Meaning & Origin: Vivienne is a feminine name of French origin that means “alive.”
Related names & diminutives: Viv, Vivian, Vi, Vivi.
Frequently asked questions
Where did the light academia aesthetic come from?
Light academia originated on Tumblr in the late 2010s but is popular on other social media sites such as TikTok and Pinterest.
What is the opposite aesthetic of light academia called?
This is called dark academia.
I have been looking for some cool light academia names. Know where I can find them?
This current page has a lot of great names that you can use or draw inspiration from.
