Moon names other than Luna

Spark · October 30, 2020, 2:08am

[name_f]Luna[/name_f] is very popular. What are some other names that relate to the moon which might be less popular but still usable?

Is [name_f]Selena[/name_f] too well known for [name_f]Selena[/name_f] Gomez?

baya44 · October 30, 2020, 2:10am

I like [name_f]Selene[/name_f], [name_f]Ayla[/name_f], [name_m]Aruna[/name_m], Esmerey.

EagleEyes · October 30, 2020, 2:11am

I don’t think [name_f]Selena[/name_f] is too tied to [name_f]Selena[/name_f] Gomez!

Other moon names:
[name_f]Aylin[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Monday[/name_f]

DriftingMaie · October 30, 2020, 2:11am

Marama, Moon, Lune, Mahina, Chan, Chantara

Elle1 · October 30, 2020, 2:16am

Ayla / [name_f]Aylin[/name_f] – Turkish “moon halo”
[name_f]Chandra[/name_f] – Sanskrit “moon”
[name_f]Mahina[/name_f] – Hawaiian “moon”
[name_m]Varuna[/name_m] – Hindu religion sky and sea deity

belladonnatook · October 30, 2020, 2:23am

My mind doesn’t automatically go to [name_f]Selena[/name_f] Gomez, but it does go to the late [name_f]Selena[/name_f] Quintanilla-[name_m]Perez[/name_m].

A lot of names have already been mentioned, but supposedly, [name_f]Neoma[/name_f] means “new moon.”

fearlessfirefly · October 30, 2020, 2:26am

Cressida and [name_f]Kamaria[/name_f] are two gorgeous ones!

fearlessfirefly · October 30, 2020, 3:56am

There’s also [name_f]Nuray[/name_f], which means bright [name_f]Moon[/name_f].

Elle1 · October 30, 2020, 3:56am

I already commented above, but with the altered direction of stars and night, I have more to add!

Also, I missed a few with mythology ties to the moon:

Artemis
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]

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Leila – Arabic “night”
Variations – [name_f]Laylah[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], [name_f]Lilah[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], etc.

Amaya – Japanese “night rain”
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f] – Assyrian/Sumerian “of the night”

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Star meanings:

Asteria / [name_f]Astoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] / [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]

Greyblue · October 30, 2020, 9:26am

These don’t mean moon but they’re names of moons:

Elara
[name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
[name_f]Callisto[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]

Katharinaaa · October 30, 2020, 10:06am

Aylin - moon halo (correct me if i‘m wrong)
Senay - happy moon (again correct me if i‘m wrong)
[name_f]Neoma[/name_f] - full moon
[name_f]Lucine[/name_f] - moon
[name_f]Canda[/name_f] - glowing like the moon
Maha - moon
[name_f]Mahina[/name_f] - Moonlight
[name_f]Zelenia[/name_f] - the moon
[name_f]Elara[/name_f] - the name of a moon of [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]

rosepip · October 30, 2020, 12:05pm

My favourite would be [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] (and possibly its extension [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]) without a doubt!

Estrela · October 30, 2020, 4:47pm

Lua hasn’t been mentioned yet!

choupette · October 30, 2020, 5:07pm

I really like [name_f]Selena[/name_f]; I know one but she spells it [name_f]Selina[/name_f]. I don’t think the celebrity association is an issue. I never think of [name_f]Selena[/name_f] Gomez when I say my friend’s name.
[name_f]Selene[/name_f] is also lovely.

I would suggest [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_f]Elina[/name_f] and [name_f]Elena[/name_f]. According the Behind the Name, it’s possible they derive from [name_f]Selene[/name_f] (“moon”).

Leaheliza · October 30, 2020, 5:10pm

We just called our little girl [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] meaning [name_f]Moon[/name_f] Godess or bright and shining.

Another name is [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] which means [name_u]Halo[/name_u] if the moon which we may use if we have another girl

Halloween_Jacqueline · October 31, 2020, 1:23am

Selena’s definitely not too tied to [name_f]Selena[/name_f] Gomez for me!
I feel old because my celebrity-[name_f]Selena[/name_f] association is [name_f]Selena[/name_f] Quintanilla-Pérez, who performed/recorded as [name_f]Selena[/name_f] (in the vein of first name only celebrities like [name_f]Cher[/name_f], [name_f]Madonna[/name_f], etc.).

I love so many of these “moon” names, but I can’t think of any others that haven’t been suggested.

Spark · October 31, 2020, 8:43pm

These are all great!!! Picking a name is hard yall

anon47024950 · October 31, 2020, 8:47pm

This is on NB’s insta page:

LK86 · November 1, 2020, 3:35am

Not quite a moon name but [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] is a constellation name (and it’s really pretty!).
I also like [name_f]Elara[/name_f] which is one of [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]’s moons.

Spark · November 2, 2020, 4:04am

Yes I love Lyra! It’s one of my favorite, would pair it as Lyra Maeve