Twila

I might be the only one who has added a comment that has ACTUAL VERIFICATION of the name’s origin.
The reason the name is listed as being derived from America and specifically from the 1800s is because it came from Sioux heritage (for those who have heard claims of “Indian” tales before, I hear your groans!).
Before the web, when parents chose the names of their children from regional and family associations, the name Twila was acquired from very specific boundaries, namely, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois—the central Missouri River basin (Sioux habitat). Never was the name associated with England or the New England states, or the eastern U.S. coastline. “Twila” or similar spellings, did not come from twilight, twine, twins, twi-et al, braiding (nonsense!), etc.
The name in Sioux meant two ponies: the spelling Twila or Twyla was probably written phonetically.
This information, with some research of my own, was provided to me by an older woman named Twila who was named after her grandmother’s Sioux Indian playmate (mid-1800s). Twila’s mother even took her to visit the old gravesite.
I was named Twila (1950) after my maternal aunt (born about 1908 in Kentucky). Her mother (my grandma) heard the name when she was a girl (late 1800s in Kentucky) and named her first daughter (my aunt) Twila before moving to central NC where the remainder of her 10 children were born.
If the historical documentation that I’ve provided here—with dates and regional boundaries—is not proof, then provide valid details of your own.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE HERITAGE OF THE NAME TWILA PRESERVED AND RECORDED.
It’s a truly midwestern American name. I so regret that the name has been fabricated as being related to an English-sounding noun.

The name Twila or Twyla means "a strong twine that cannot be broken into two easily". It's a very beautiful and unique name though very uncommon in Ghana.

Twila or Twyla (English) as a name means "light in the darkness" which as you can guess, relates to twilight, {not the forsaken movies/books} which is the time when you can see light but the sun is bellow the horizon (during sunset or sunrise) which causes a semi-ethereal, or afterglow. I'm really proud of the name.

Twila has two meanings: yes, it's a variation of "twilight", but it also means "of three, one", referring to a braid.
Christian parents choose this name in reference of the "braided" family: father, mother, God.