Names That Mean Night
Names whose recorded meaning contains a word for night, with the matched wording shown. 31 names.
How names qualify
A name is listed when its recorded meaning contains a word for “night” in a usable position: not negated, and not about a namesake or a title.
Wording that matched, with the number of names: “night” (27), “nights” (4). The matched wording is quoted for every name.
21 of the 31 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.
6 names matched by the rule were removed after manual review because the meaning uses the word about something other than night.
Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.
Names That Mean Night
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | Matched in meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aayaan | Aayaan is a Persian name for boys that means long night. It also means improvisation, impulse, instinct, intuition. | Persian | Boy | “night” |
| Ahyam | Ahyan is an Arabic name for boys that means starless night. It can also mean thirsty. | Arabic | Boy | “night” |
| Lail | Night.Lail is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means night, nighttime.. It is Allah who made for you the night that you may rest therein and the day giving sight. Indeed, Allah is full of bounty to the people, but most of the people are not grateful. (Quran 40:61) | Arabic | Boy / Girl | “Night” |
| Laila | night | Arabic | Girl | “night” |
| Lailan | Lailan is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means two nights, it is the plural of Lail (night). It can also be considered to mean like the night. | Arabic | Boy / Girl | “nights” |
| Lailat | Lailat is an Arabic name for girls that means nights, it is the plural of Lailah (night). | Arabic | Girl | “nights” |
| Laily | Night, famous beauty in leyla & majnun, | Muslim | Girl | “Night” |
| Layaal | Layaal is an Arabic name for girls that means nights. It is the plural of Layl (night). | Arabic | Girl | “nights” |
| Layali | Nights | Muslim | Girl | “Nights” |
| Layly | Night, famous beauty in leyla & majnun, | Muslim | Girl | “Night” |
| Lila | Night | Muslim | Girl | “Night” |
| Lilah | Night | Muslim | Girl | “Night” |
| Lilia | Lilia is a Persian name derived from the Arabic word Lail that means night. | Persian | Girl | “night” |
| Nisha | night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Purnima | full moon night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Rajani | night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Rajni | night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Shabin | Of Night, music of night. | Muslim | Girl | “Night” |
| Sharvari | night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Vibhavari | starry night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Vibhawari | starry night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Yamika | night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Yamini | night | Sanskrit | Girl | “night” |
| Yelda | Dark night | Muslim | Girl | “night” |
| Awa | Beautiful angel, night | Muslim | Girl | “night” |
| Bayzaa | White. Bayzaa is a direct Quranic name for girls that means white, pure, moonlit night. The word Bayzaa is used six times in the Quran. Weve seen at least one instance in which the word Bayzaa is used for a boy, but since linguistically it is a feminine word it is best not to use it for boys.The masculine is Abyaz. | Quranic | Girl | “night” |
| Layla | (Born at) night, rapture, elation, dark beauty. A well-known character in Arabic literature i.e. the beloved of Majnoon. | Muslim | Girl | “night” |
| Layliyyah | Layliyyah is an Arabic name for girls that means nightly, belonging to the night, like the night. It is the feminine form of Laily. | Arabic | Girl | “night” |
| Leila | (Born at) night rapture, elation | Muslim | Girl | “night” |
| Leyla | Variant of Arabic Leila, meaning 'night.' | Muslim | Girl | “night” |
| Zahyaa | Zahyaa is an Arabic name for girls that means bright, pure. It also means clear, moon-lit night. | Arabic | Girl | “night” |