Luna (name) explained
| Luna |
| Pronunciation: | [1] |
| Gender: | Female |
| Meaning: | Moon |
| Region: | Italy[2] |
| Origin: | Latin |
| Alternative Spelling: | Latin: Lūna |
| Variant Forms: | Louna, Luneth, Lunetta, Lunette, Lunneta, Lunara, Loona |
| Related Names: | Altalune,[3] Runa |
| Derived: | Moon |
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] The name's popularity has been attributed to its use in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series,[7] as well as its usage by celebrities.[8] Names beginning with or containing the letter L have also been particularly fashionable for girls.[9]
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.[10]
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 from the video game Dota 2
- Luna, a character from the video game Omega Strikers
- Luna, a character in the TV series All My Children
- Luna, a character in the visual novel game
- 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
- Lluna, a supporting character in Minecraft Story Mode Season 2
- 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 (My Little Pony), 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
See also
- Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman divine personification of the Moon
- The Moon, Earth's only natural satellite, known as Luna in Latin and other languages
Notes and References
- Web site: Meaning of the name Luna . www.thinkbabynames.com . 2010 . 2010-04-10.
- Web site: Origin and meaning of the name Luna. www.babynames.com . 2010 . 2010-04-10.
- https://nameberry.com/babyname/altalune
- Web site: Popular Baby Names .
- Web site: Popularity for the name Luna - Behind the Name.
- Web site: ‘Sometimes you’re not making a good choice’: Unpacking our cultural obsession with baby names . Crockett . Moya . 19 October 2021 . Independent.co.uk . The Independent (London) . 21 May 2022 .
- Web site: Harry Potter and the Children Whose Parents Named Them After Wizards . Gamerman . Ellen . 29 December 2021 . . Wall Street Journal . 3 June 2022 .
- Web site: 6 celebrity baby names that started a trend, from Luna to Brooklyn . Marcoux . Heather . 29 July 2021 . insider.com . Insider . 3 June 2022 .
- Web site: 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. . Williams . Alex . 12 June 2021 . nytimes.com . New York Times . 3 June 2022 .
- Web site: Across Japan, baby names are getting more creative . Ha . Thu-Huong . 7 January 2023 . japantimes.co.jp . The Japan Times . 7 January 2023 .
