a guiding light

a guiding light/spirit

someone who influences a person or group and shows them how to do something successfully She was the founder of the company, and for forty years its guiding light.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gulnar	-	Kazakh, Azerbaijani
Herta	HER-tah	German
Emidio	-	Italian
DraŽEn	-	Croatian, Serbian
Quintinus	-	Ancient Roman
Ezequiel	-	Spanish, Portuguese