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30 Girl Names That Mean Night
Every girl name below carries the meaning of night — unisex names are included. For the full list across all genders, see names that mean night.
- Ahlam FeminineArabic“dreams”
- Chausiku FeminineSwahili“born at night”
- Ciara FeminineIrish“dark, black-haired”
- Citlali FeminineNahuatl“star”
- Esther FemininePersian and Hebrew“star”
- Hesper FeminineGreek“evening star”
- Hoku UnisexHawaiian“star”
- Hoshi FeminineJapanese“star”
- Ilta FeminineFinnish“evening”
- Isra FeminineArabic“night journey”
- Layla FeminineArabic“night”
- Luna FeminineLatin“the moon”
- Mahina FeminineHawaiian“moon, moonlight”
- Mara FeminineHebrew“bitter”
- Maya FeminineSanskrit“illusion, magic”
- Melanie FeminineGreek“black, dark”
- Nisha FeminineSanskrit“night”
- Nyx FeminineGreek“night”
- Qamar UnisexArabic“moon”
- Rajani FeminineSanskrit“night”
- Raven FeminineEnglish“the black bird”
- Roya FemininePersian“dream, vision”
- Samar FeminineArabic“evening conversation”
- Sauda FeminineSwahili“dark-complexioned”
- Selene FeminineGreek“moon”
- Seren FeminineWelsh“star”
- Sitara FemininePersian and Urdu“star”
- Tsukiko FeminineJapanese“moon child”
- Vesper UnisexLatin“evening”
- Winter UnisexEnglish“the cold season”
Questions
Popular choices include Ahlam (Arabic), Chausiku (Swahili), Ciara (Irish), Citlali (Nahuatl), Esther (Persian and Hebrew), Hesper (Greek). In total, this list covers 30 girl names that mean night.
A less common choice is Chausiku, a Swahili name meaning "born at night".
NameLore lists 30 girl names meaning night, including unisex names used for girls.