Names That Mean Night or Dark
Night names are having their moment: Layla, Lyla and Lilah all mean night in Arabic and all sit in the UK top 100, Nisha and Yamini carry the same meaning in Sanskrit, and Vesper is the evening star in Latin. On the boys’ side Kieran, Duncan and Donovan come from Gaelic words for dark. Soft, velvety and a little mysterious, these names suit a child born under the stars.
14 names
Boy names that mean night or dark · 3
Duncan
Scottish Gaelic
Dark warrior
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Krishan
Sanskrit
Dark, all-attractive
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Sullivan
Irish-American
Dark-eyed
BoyHistorical
Girl names that mean night or dark · 8
Amaya
Japanese / Arabic
Night rain (Japanese) / generosity (Arabic)
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Layla
Arabic / Hebrew
Night
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Lilah
Arabic / Hebrew
Night (Arabic) / mine (Hebrew)
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Lilith
Hebrew
Of the night
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Lyla
Arabic / English
Night
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Nisha
Sanskrit
Night
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Samira
Arabic
Evening companion
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Yamini
Sanskrit
Night
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Unisex names that mean night or dark · 3
Donovan
Irish Gaelic
Dark warrior
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Kieran
Irish Gaelic
Dark one
Unisex
Vesper
Latin
Evening star
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