Names That Mean Moon
- Mahealani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly haze; full moon night"
- Hoku
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"night of the full moon"Description:
A spirited name with major cross-cultural significance. In addition to its celestial meaning in Hawaiian, it means "rhyme" in Finnish and "congratulations" in Japanese.
- Tatsuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"big moon"Description:
An energetic unisex Japanese name with dozens of potential meanings depending on the kanji characters used.
- Alcmene
Origin:
Greek mythologyMeaning:
"moon strength"Description:
In Greek mythology Alcmene was mother of Herakles by Zeus, who tricked her by disguising himself as her absent husband.
- Menodora
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of the moon"Description:
A beautiful and evocative Greek mythology name which was also borne by a 4th century saint. A unique alternative to Theodora.
- Meztli
Origin:
Nahuatl, AztecMeaning:
"moon"Description:
This was the name of the Aztec god (or goddess) of the moon.
- Yamir
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"moon"Description:
Attractive lunar name with the unique initial Y.
- Aybaniz
Origin:
AzerbaijaniMeaning:
"moon lady"Description:
An Azerbaijani name, also spelled Aybəniz, from the Turkic element ay, meaning "moon", and the Persian banu, "lady".