100+ Time of Day Names

  1. Aamu
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "morning"
    • Description:

      This modern Finnish word name is a fashionable choice in its home country, having entered into wide usage only since the turn of the 21st century.
  2. Day
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "the time of light between one night and the next"
    • Description:

      Many African tribes have a tradition of naming children for the day or time they were born -- Friday, Afternoon -- a practice finding new life in the Western world as word names become more popular.
  3. Otieno
    • Origin:

      Luo
    • Meaning:

      "born at night"
    • Description:

      Otieno is more commonly seen as a surname among the Luo people of Kenya and Eastern Africa. The surname was derived from the given name — Atieno is the feminine version.
  4. Early
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Early is a word-turned-name, pleasantly suggesting the start of a bright new day. Of the new word and day names, Early is one of the best.
  5. Seven
    • Origin:

      Numerical word name
    • Description:

      Seinfeld's George threatened to name his future child Seven, and then singer Erykah Badu actually did it.
  6. Meridian
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "midday / pinnacle"
    • Description:

      In geography, a meridian is a line drawn around the curve of the Earth between the North and South Poles. The term comes from Latin meridianus, meaning "pertaining to midday", and the association with midday has led to the word gaining an added figurative meaning of "pinnacle; culmination".
  7. Eleven
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      If Erykah Badu can name her son Seven, why can't you name your daughter (or son) this? Eleven has recently gotten a lot of attention via the character on the TV show Stranger Things.
  8. Shirina
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "night"
    • Description:

      Shirina is most commonly seen as a name among Hindi-speakers in India and Pakistan, but it could also be considered a variation of the Persian name Shirin, meaning "sweet."
  9. Diaz
    • Origin:

      Spanish from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "days"
    • Description:

      Perfect example of a surname that would work well as a first.
  10. Anatoly
    • Lilita
      • Origin:

        Latvian
      • Meaning:

        "of the night"
      • Description:

        Latvian variant of Lilith
    • Miyako
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "beautiful night child"
      • Description:

        Most common in Japan in the mid-20th century, but to Western ears it doesn't sound dated.
    • Nuru
      • Origin:

        Swahili
      • Meaning:

        "born in daylight"
      • Description:

        Evocative African choice.
    • Atieno
      • Origin:

        Feminine variation of Otieno, Luo
      • Meaning:

        "born at night"
      • Description:

        Atieno is the feminine equivalent of Otieno, which is now more commonly seen as a surname in Eastern Africa.
    • Sunset
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Description:

        Would make an unexpected middle name for a baby born at dusk.
    • Aubade
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "morning love song"
      • Description:

        Where as a serenade is an evening love song, an aubade is sung first thing in the morning.
    • Hespera
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "evening, evening star"
      • Description:

        Hespera is a variation of Hesperia, the feminine form of Hesperus. In Greek mythology, Hesperus is the Evening Star or the planet Venus. Hesperus is the son of the dawn goddess Eos or her Roman equivalent Aurora.
    • Sabah
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "morning"
      • Description:

        A popular Arabic name borne by a famed Lebanese actress and singer, could provide an intriguing alternative to Sarah.
    • Rajani
      • Origin:

        Sanskrit
      • Meaning:

        "dark, of the night"
      • Description:

        Lots of charm.
    • Dagobert
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "bright day"
      • Description:

        Almost unheard of in recent years, Dagobert has some connections to the French diaspora. Pere Dagobert was an eighteenth century Capuchin monk who immigrated to New Orleans from Quebec. Dagobert I was a king of the Merovingian dynasty in the seventh century.