Meaning: Its source is twilight, an English name meaning "Early evening."

Alternative Spellings: Twyla

Variant Forms: Twilla

Popularity: The name Twila ranked 973rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: The derivation of this modern invention is not certain. A rather dubious theory suggests a derivation from twill, the English word for a cloth constructed in diagonal, parallel ridges.

It is more likely to have originated as an improvisation on Willa or Wilhelmina.