Baby Names Meaning Night or Dusk

Night-names are quieter than their dawn-counterparts. They carry calm, dreaminess, and the settled side of a day. This hub gathers names whose root meaning is night, dusk, or evening.

Layla and Leila (Arabic, 'night'), Nyx (Greek night goddess), Rajani (Sanskrit, 'night'), and Yelena (Slavic roots, with some dusk associations) all belong here. Dusk-and-evening naming is especially strong in Arabic and Sanskrit traditions.