a ray of sunshine

someone or something that makes you feel hopeful The company's earnings provided a ray of sunshine for investors on Friday. Sara's visit was a ray of sunshine in her grandmother's day.

a ray of sunshine

someone or something that makes you feel happy, especially in a difficult situation Amid all the gloom, their grandchild has been a real ray of sunshine.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erika	e-REE-kah (Swedish, Norwegian), E-ree-kah (Finnish, German), ER-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Umida	-	Uzbek
Florinda	flo-REEN-dhah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Iorwerth	-	Welsh
Amarjeet	-	Indian (Sikh)
Debra	DEB-rə	English