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What does Twyla mean?
Twyla 
as a girls' name 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 type 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.
ENDS WITH -la
Variations
VARIANTS Tuwyla, Twila▼, Twilla, Twylla
RELATIONS VIA WILHELMINA Billa, Willa▲, Wylma
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Tala, ..
(male) Twylao, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Twyla Gwenyth (T.G.), ..
How popular is Twyla?
Twyla is a very popular first name for women (#1412 out of 4276, Top 33%) but a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Twyla entered the list in 1910-1919 and reached its highest position of #859 in the U.S. in the 1930s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Willa (#384 LAST YEAR), Wilhelmina (#1670), Twila, Twilla and Wylma are the prominent varying forms of Twyla. These relations of Twyla were at the apex of their popularity during 1930-1939 (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and are somewhat less conventional today (ADOPTION 0.1%, DOWN 26.8%). Willa has generally been popular among parents, while forms such as Twila have lost favor.
Similar Names
Twyla is pronounced similarly to Tahlia, Talea, Tali, Talia▲, Tallia, Tally, Tallya, Talya, Tayla▼, Teela, Tilli, Tilly, Tola, Toolia, Toolya, Toulia, Toulya, Tula, Tulia, Tulla, Tullia, Tully, Tulya, Tyla and Tylee. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ayla▲, Bayla, Beyla, Byla, Cayla▼, Dayla, Gayla▼, Jayla, Jeyla, Kayla▼, Keyla▲, Kyla, Layla▲, Leyla▲, Lyla▲, Myla▲, Nyla▲, Rayla, Shyla, Skyla▲, Taya, Tecla, Tekla, Tesla, Teyna, Thyra, Toya▼, Tsila, Tyra▼, Tyta, Tzila and Xyla. These names tend to be less frequently used than Twyla.
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