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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meaning of the name Luna . www.thinkbabynames.com . 2010 . 2010-04-10.
  2. Web site: Origin and meaning of the name Luna. www.babynames.com . 2010 . 2010-04-10.
  3. https://nameberry.com/babyname/altalune
  4. Web site: Popular Baby Names .
  5. Web site: Popularity for the name Luna - Behind the Name.
  6. 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 .
  7. Web site: Harry Potter and the Children Whose Parents Named Them After Wizards . Gamerman . Ellen . 29 December 2021 . . Wall Street Journal . 3 June 2022 .
  8. 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 .
  9. 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 .
  10. 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 .