At a Glance
- Meaning
- Half-light before sunrise or after sunset
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- TWYE-lyte
Twilight is an English unisex name meaning “half-light before sunrise or after sunset”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Dark or Night — Mysterious, Moody, and Magnetic.
Meaning & Origin of Twilight
Meaning: Half-light before sunrise or after sunset.
Origin: English.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Twilight
TWYE-lyteIPA /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
Popularity of Twilight
Twilight doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Twilight
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