Names that mean night
Names whose meanings carry night, drawn from every tradition in the nametree library. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Akari Japanese ยท light, brightness
Lila Arabic ยท "night"
Sayandeep Bengali ยท lamp of dusk, an evening light (sayan, evening + deep, lamp)
Svetlana Russian ยท star, light
Dwayne Irish ยท dark, swarthy
Nisha Sanskrit ยท night
Layla Arabic ยท night
Sharbari Bengali ยท night
Helen Greek ยท light, torch
Dawn English ยท daybreak, first light
Suong Vietnamese ยท mist, dew
Melanie Greek ยท "black, dark"
Helena Greek ยท shining light, torch
Luningning Filipino ยท brightness, radiance
Rangsan Thai ยท light, radiance
Hikaru Japanese ยท light, radiance
Liwayway Filipino ยท dawn, early morning light
Lailah Hebrew ยท traditionally 'night'
Arjun Sanskrit ยท bright, shining
Cihan Turkish ยท the world, the universe
Gilang Indonesian ยท bright, shining, radiant
Kislap Filipino ยท spark, sparkle
Darsh Sanskrit ยท vision, sight
Alohi Hawaiian ยท bright, radiant, shining
Skye Scottish ยท place, sky
Keith Scottish ยท wood, forest
Nora Irish ยท honor, light
Nagisa Japanese ยท shore, beach
Blake English ยท dark; pale
Anwar Arabic ยท luminous, brighter, radiant
Diya Sanskrit ยท oil lamp, light
Meira Hebrew ยท light, to illuminate
Kalea Hawaiian ยท bright, joyful, clear
Electra Greek ยท shining, amber, radiant
Ploy Thai ยท gem, gemstone
Gregorio Italian ยท watchful, vigilant
Gregory Greek ยท watchful, vigilant
Orpheus Greek ยท the darkness of night; legendary musician
Amaya Japanese ยท night rain, in one common reading
Lucero Spanish ยท morning star, bright light
Boลผena Polish ยท divine, godly
Klara German ยท clear, bright
Clara Latin ยท clear, bright
Claire French ยท clear, bright
Uche Igbo ยท wisdom, thought, mind
Casey Irish ยท vigilant, watchful
Pierre French ยท rock, stone
Phoebe Greek ยท bright, radiant, shining one
Arnav Sanskrit ยท ocean, sea
Darya Persian ยท sea, ocean
Samudra Bengali ยท sea, ocean
Hugo English ยท mind, intellect, spirit
Alina Russian ยท bright, noble
Gema Spanish ยท gem, jewel
Huy Vietnamese ยท bright, glorious
Moana Hawaiian ยท ocean, deep sea
Nirvaan Sanskrit ยท liberation, enlightenment
Ningning Filipino ยท radiance, shine
Ngoc Vietnamese ยท jewel, gem
Thien Vietnamese ยท heavenly, divine
Which of these fits YOUR family? โ