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
Vahan	-	Armenian
Oziel	-	Biblical Greek
ÉAmonn	AY-mon	Irish
Kalani	-	Hawaiian
Julio	HOO-lyo (Spanish), ZHOO-lyoo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Lenny	['leni]