Luna Name Meaning & Origin
Luna
Origin of the name Luna:
Directly derived from the Latin luna (the moon). She was the Roman mythological goddess of the moon and is equated with the Greek Selene. Luna can be used as an astrological name for those born under the sign of Cancer, which is ruled by the moon.
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- Meanings and history of the name Luna
Luna means 'moon' in Russian, Latin, Italian & Spanish.
"satellite"- Famous real-life people named Luna
Luna Marie Katich (b. 2009), daughter of American actress Constance Marie
Luna Park, lead dancer and main vocalist of South Korean pop girl group f(x)
- Luna in song, story & screen
Luna Lovegood, character in "Harry Potter" books
Lily Luna, Harry Potter's daughter from the same book series.
'Eva Luna' is the eponymous protagonist in Isabel Allende's novel
"Luna" by Smashing Pumpkins (from the album Siamese Dreams 1993)
"Luna" by Bombay Bicycle Club
Luna is Sailor Moon's Cat
Luna Moody, "One Life to Live"
Princess Luna, one of the rulers of Equestria from My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic
Luna is a hero in game Dota 2