Twyla - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Twyla \

is pronounced TWYE-lah. It is of English origin. Variant of Twila (English) "twilight, early evening". May be related to the French word for star, "étoile". Also possibly from "twill", a kind of cloth, or originated as an improvisation on Willa or Wilhelmina. Usage is probably due to dancer/choreographer Twyla Tharp and to a character in a novel by Zenna Henderson.

Twyla has 4 variant forms: Tuwyla, Twila, Twilla and Twylla.

Baby names that sound like Twyla are Tayla and Tyla.

Twyla is a very common first name for women (#1412 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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