Luna (name)
Luna is an Italian and Spanish given name of Latin origin. It means Moon. It is a name that has risen in popularity in recent years. It ranked among the top 20 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States in 2020. It first entered the top 1,000 most popular names for girls list in the U.S. in 2003.[3] It is also well used in other countries. It ranked among the top 100 names for girls in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, among other countries, in recent years.[4] It is also found as a surname, sometimes with a prefix, for example, de Luna or Deluna.
 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/[1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Italian, Spanish |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Moon |
| Region of origin | Italy[2] |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Latin: Lūna |
| Variant form(s) | Louna, Luneth, Lunetta, Lunette, Lunneta,[1] Lunara. |
People with this name
Given name
- Luna (footballer) (born 1971), Spanish association football player, also known as Paco Luna
- Luna (singer) (born 1993 as Park Sunyoung), a South Korean singer
- Luna Leopold (1915–2006), American scientist
- Luna Vachon (1962–2010), Canadian professional wrestler
Surname
- Alejandro Luna (born 1939), Mexican scenic designer and lighting technician
- Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo (c. 1389–1453), Spanish politician
- Antonio Luna (1866–1899), Filipino general
- Antonio Luna (born 1991), Spanish footballer
- 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
- Diego Luna (born 1979), Mexican actor
- Francisco Luna Kan (born 1925), 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
- Josep Joan Bigas i Luna (1946–2013), Spanish film director
- Juan Luna (1857–1899), Filipino painter
- Julio César Luña (born 1973), Venezuelan weightlifter
- Pauleen Luna (born 1988), Filipino actress and host
- Kat DeLuna (born 1987), American singer of Dominican descent
- Martha Luna, Venezuelan fashion designer and stylist
- Pedro de Luna (1328–1423), Avignon Pope Benedict XIII
- Santiago Luna (born 1962), Spanish professional golfer
- 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, a 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 in the TV series All My Children
- Luna, a character in the visual novel game Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
- 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
- Luna, a witch and unlockable playable character in the video game Shrek Super Slam.
- 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, 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 Valente, the titular protagonist of the Argentine-Mexican Disney Channel Latin America telenovela Soy Luna
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
References
- 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.
- "Popular Baby Names".
- "Popularity for the name Luna - Behind the Name".
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