Names That Mean Moon

Raka is a Sanskrit word name — raka means "full moon" in the ancient language. Raka is mostly used as a boy name, but in the US, could reasonably be worn by a girl as well.

Raka

The name of the elder son of Elendil in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, who was briefly king of Gondor and Arnor.

Isildur

Tsukio

A sweet and punchy Japanese name with a celestial meaning.

Tsuki

Lunete

Youthful Kazakh name derived from the Turkic word for moon, ay.

Aiday

An Azerbaijani name, also spelled Aybəniz, from the Turkic element ay, meaning "moon", and the Persian banu, "lady".

Aybaniz

Channary, a sweet and preppy sounding name with a lovely lunar meaning, belongs to a character in the Lunar Chronicles series. Her relatives Levana and Selene have similarly moon-inspired monikers.

Channary

Tülay is a common name among Gen X and Millennial Turkish women — it was in the Turkish Top 100 through 1990. As a word, tülay can mean "delicate as a tulle" (the fabric) and "bright like the moon", but means "tulle moon" as a name.

Tülay

This was the name of the Aztec god (or goddess) of the moon, which has only ever appeared on the US list for girls but would make for a cool boy name too, especially for those who would like to honor Nahua or Aztec heritage.

Meztli

In Greek mythology Alcmene was mother of Herakles by Zeus, who tricked her by disguising himself as her absent husband. The name has the evocative meaning "strength and power of the moon", made from combining the Greek elements alke (power) and mene (moon), although "strength and wrath" is another possible interpretation, using the element menis.

Alcmene

This handsome Japanese name has dozens of possible meanings, depending on the kanji characters used.

Reito

A popular name in its native Turkey, with one of the most poetic meaning around.

Belinay

If you can see past its violent first syllable, Killa actually has a sweet sound and lovely meaning.

Killa

Feminine form of Qamar, also used occasionally in Malay.

Qamra

Like many other popular Turkish name, Aydemir is a strong option deriving from the root ay meaning "moon".

Aydemir

Aysima

In Welsh, Lunet is a form of Luned or Eluned, a saint's name that also appears in Arthurian legend as a servant of the Lady of the Fountain who rescues the knight Owain.

 It can also be derived from Latin Luna or French Lune "moon" plus the diminutuve suffix -et.

Lunet

Adaluna is the ultra-stylish smoosh name that nobody's caught onto yet. It's a one-of-a-kind compromise if you're deciding between Ada or Adeline and Luna. But despite its modern appearance, Adaluna has ancient roots. The Roman name for England's River Lune was Adaluna, probably due to its crescent-like shape. The similar name Adeluna is believed to be a variation of Adelina.

Adaluna

A beautiful and evocative Greek mythology name which was also borne by a 4th century saint. A unique alternative to Theodora.