Names That Mean Night
4 names whose etymology relates to “night” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
OliviaFrom Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (“olive; olive branch”). First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
LailaVariant of Leila and Layla, from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), related to لَيْلَة (layla, “night”).
SariyahBorrowed from Arabic سَارِيَة (sāriya), the meaning “a cloud that comes by night”.
NishaBorrowed from Sanskrit निशा (niśā, “night”).
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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