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Luna
	The Moon, a 1902 Art Nouveau illustration by Alfons Mucha. The word lūna, which means Moon in Latin, is the origin of the given name Luna.
Pronunciation	/ˈluːnə/
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	Moon
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Alternative spelling	Latin: Lūna
Variant form(s)	Louna, Luneth, Lunetta, Lunette, Lunneta, Lunara, Loona
Derived	Moon
Related names	Altalune, Runa

Luna is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning moon. In Roman mythology, Luna was the divine personification of the Moon.

Usage

It first entered the top 1,000 most popular names for girls list in the United States in 2003, has ranked among the top 20 names there since 2019 and was the 10th most popular name for American girls born in 2022.^[4] It is also well used in other countries. It ranked among the top 100 names for girls in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Indonesian, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, among others, in recent years.^[5]^[6] In 2022, it was the 31st most popular name given to girls in Canada.^[7] The name's popularity has been attributed to its use in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series,^[8] as well as its usage by celebrities.^[9] Names beginning with or containing the letter L have also been particularly fashionable for girls.^[10]

It is also found as a surname, sometimes with a prefix, for example, de Luna or Deluna. The similar sounding Runa has been used in at least one instance as a nonstandard pronunciation in Japan for the Japanese kanji 月, meaning moon. Other standard pronunciations for the kanji include Tsuki or Getsu, while non-standard pronunciations include Oto, Su, Zuki and Mori.^[11]

People with this name

Given name

Luna (footballer) (born 1971), Spanish association football player, also known as Paco Luna
Luna (Polish singer) (born 1999 as Aleksandra Katarzyna Wielgomas)
Luna (South Korean singer) (born 1993 as Park Sunyoung)
Luna (Ukrainian singer) (born 1990 as Krystyna Viktorivna Bardash)
Luna Blaise (born 2001), American actress and singer
Luna Leopold (1915–2006), American scientist
Luna Maya, (born 1983) is an Indonesian model, actress, and presenter
Luna Solomon (born 1996), Eritrean sport-shooter
Luna Vachon (1962–2010), Canadian professional wrestler
Luna Voce (born 1988), Dutch-Italian model and beauty pageant titleholder

Surname

Alejandro Luna (1939–2022), Mexican scenic designer and lighting technician
Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo (c. 1389–1453), Spanish politician
Anna Paulina Luna (born 1989), U.S. Congresswoman
Antonio Luna (1866–1899), Filipino general
Antonio Luna (born 1991), Spanish footballer
Argentino Luna (1941–2011), Argentine musician
Audrey Luna, American operatic soprano
Betty Luna (1927–2004), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher
Braulio Luna (born 1974), Mexican association football player
Cardozo M. Luna (born 1953), Philippine politician
Carlos Luna (born 1982), Argentine retired footballer
Diego Luna (born 1979), Mexican actor
Emerico Luna (1882 – 1963), Italian anatomist
Félix Luna (1925–2009), Argentine writer, lyricist and historian
Francisco Luna Kan (1925–2023), Mexican politician
Gabriel Luna (born 1982), American film, television, and stage actor
Genaro García Luna (born 1968), Mexican politician
Héctor Luna (born 1980), Dominican baseball player
Jeff de Luna (born 1984), Filipino pool player
Jonathan Luna (1965–2003), U.S. Federal prosecutor
Jovita Luna (1924–2006), Argentine singer and actress
Josep Joan Bigas i Luna (1946–2013), Spanish film director
Juan Luna (1857–1899), Filipino painter
Julio César Luña (born 1973), Venezuelan weightlifter
Kat DeLuna (born 1987), American singer of Dominican descent
Martha Luna, Venezuelan fashion designer and stylist
Mauro Luna Diale (born 1999), Argentine professional footballer
Nicholas Luna, personal assistant to Donald Trump
Pauleen Luna (born 1988), Filipino actress and host
Pedro de Luna (1328–1423), Avignon Pope Benedict XIII
Pelagio Luna (1867–1919), Argentine politician
Pilar Luna (1944-2020), Mexican archaeologist
Santiago Luna (born 1962), Spanish professional golfer
Sebastián Luna (born 1987), Argentine professional footballer
Segundo Luna (1902–?), Argentine professional footballer
Silvina Luna (1980–2023), Argentine model
Solomon Luna (1858–1912), American rancher and banker
Tristán de Luna y Arellano (1519–1571), Spanish Conquistador

Fictional characters

Luna (Sailor Moon), supporting character in the Sailor Moon franchise
Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter series
Luna (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's), supporting character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Luna, the Moon and one of the main characters from the educational children's television series Bear in the Big Blue House
Luna, a cute little girl who is a fanatic of science in the animated series Earth to Luna!
Luna, a Nightblood in the TV series The 100
Luna, a character in the TV series All My Children
Luna, a character from the visual novel video game Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Luna, a character from the video game Dota 2
Luna, a character from the video game Omega Strikers
Luna, a mongoose, is one of the two playable protagonists from the video game Nikoderiko: The Magical World
Luna, a witch and unlockable playable character in the video game Shrek Super Slam
Luna, a character in Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation
Luna, a tapir, and owner of the "Dream Suite" in the video game Animal Crossing
Luna Inverse, elder sister of Lina Inverse of the anime, manga and novel series Slayers
Luna Loud, one of the ten Loud sisters in the American animated series The Loud House
Marisol Luna, American Girl character, "Girl of the Year" for 2005
Luna Maximoff, supporting character in the Marvel Comics universe
Luna Mothews, the teenage daughter of the Mothman in Monster High
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret (also known simply as Luna), a key character in Final Fantasy XV
Luna O'Neill (born Liam), the title character of the novel Luna
Princess Luna (Peter Pan) in The Adventures of Peter Pan
Princess Luna, one of the two royal Alicorn sisters in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Queen Luna, the queen of Solaria and the mother of Stella in Winx Club
Luna Valente, the titular protagonist of the Argentine-Mexican Disney Channel Latin America telenovela Soy Luna
Luna, a member of the fictional girl group The Hex Girls, from the Scooby-Doo series
Luna, the main character from the children's TV series Pupstruction
Loona, main character from Helluva Boss
Luna, a character in the film The Expendables 3 played by Ronda Rousey
Luna Child from the Touhou Project

References

^ ^a ^b www.thinkbabynames.com (2010). "Meaning of the name Luna". Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "Origin and meaning of the name Luna". www.babynames.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^ "Altalune - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity".
^ "Popular Baby Names".
^ "Popularity for the name Luna - Behind the Name".
^ Crockett, Moya (19 October 2021). "'Sometimes you're not making a good choice': Unpacking our cultural obsession with baby names". Independent.co.uk. The Independent (London). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ Gamerman, Ellen (29 December 2021). "Harry Potter and the Children Whose Parents Named Them After Wizards". The Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ Marcoux, Heather (29 July 2021). "6 celebrity baby names that started a trend, from Luna to Brooklyn". insider.com. Insider. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ Williams, Alex (12 June 2021). "Lilith, Lilibet … Lucifer? How Baby Names Went to 'L': Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hardly the only new parents gravitating toward quirk, family tradition and "L" names". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ Ha, Thu-Huong (7 January 2023). "Across Japan, baby names are getting more creative". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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[erased1-1] www.thinkbabynames.com (2010). "Meaning of the name Luna". Retrieved 2010-04-10.

[2] "Origin and meaning of the name Luna". www.babynames.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-10.

[3] "Altalune - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity".

[4] "Popular Baby Names".

[5] "Popularity for the name Luna - Behind the Name".

[6] Crockett, Moya (19 October 2021). "'Sometimes you're not making a good choice': Unpacking our cultural obsession with baby names". Independent.co.uk. The Independent (London). Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[7] "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[8] Gamerman, Ellen (29 December 2021). "Harry Potter and the Children Whose Parents Named Them After Wizards". The Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[9] Marcoux, Heather (29 July 2021). "6 celebrity baby names that started a trend, from Luna to Brooklyn". insider.com. Insider. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[10] Williams, Alex (12 June 2021). "Lilith, Lilibet … Lucifer? How Baby Names Went to 'L': Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hardly the only new parents gravitating toward quirk, family tradition and "L" names". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[11] Ha, Thu-Huong (7 January 2023). "Across Japan, baby names are getting more creative". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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Luna (name)

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