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Names meaning “Moon”

Dreamy names inspired by the moon.

161 names

Luna

Latin

“Moon”

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Selena

Greek

From Selēnē — “moon”

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Chandra

Sanskrit

“Moon”

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Qamar

Arabic

“Moon”

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Aylin

Turkish

“Moon halo”

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Mahina

Hawaiian

“Moon”

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Selene

Greek

“Moon”

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Cynthia

Greek

Epithet of Artemis, moon goddess, from Mount Kynthos

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Diana

Latin

Roman goddess of the moon and hunt

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Chandni

Hindi

“Moonlight”

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Chandrika

Sanskrit

“Moonlight”

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Indu

Sanskrit

“Moon”

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Soma

Sanskrit

The moon; also a sacred drink

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Shashi

Sanskrit

Śaśin — “moon”, lit. “marked with a hare”

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Mahtab

Persian

“Moonlight”

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Mahsa

Persian

“Like the moon”

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Mahnaz

Persian

“Pride of the moon”

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Badr

Arabic

“Full moon”

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Hilal

Arabic

“Crescent moon”

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Aysel

Turkish

Ay “moon” + sel “flood”

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Aynur

Turkish

“Moonlight”

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Ayla

Turkish

“Halo of the moon”

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Aysu

Turkish

Ay “moon” + su “water”

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Mitsuki

Japanese

美月 — “beautiful moon” (one common spelling)

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Kamaria

Swahili

“Like the moon”

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Chand

Hindi

Moon

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Mahin

Persian

Moon-like

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Ay

Turkish

Moon

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Tsukiko

Japanese

Moon child

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Yue

Chinese

Moon

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Mwezi

Swahili

Moon

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Levana

Hebrew

Moon

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Neoma

Greek

New moon

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Jyotsna

Sanskrit

Moonlight

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Kaumudi

Sanskrit

Moonlight

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Purnima

Sanskrit

Full moon

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Rakesh

Sanskrit

Lord of the full moon

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Himanshu

Sanskrit

Moon

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Sudhakar

Sanskrit

Moon, mine of nectar

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Juno

Latin

queen of the heavens

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Coinneach

Scottish Gaelic

handsome, comely

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Luned

Welsh

moon-like

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Luneta

Spanish

little moon

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Maan

Dutch

moon

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Bohumil

Slavic

dear to God

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Selini

Greek

moon

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Lavan

Hebrew

white

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Mahdokht

Persian

daughter of the moon

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Mahi

Persian

moon-like

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Mert

Persian

brave, manly

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Aylak

Turkish

wanderer, idle

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Ayşe

Arabic

alive, living

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Ayfer

Turkish

moon radiance

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Aygül

Turkish

moon rose

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Ayşegül

Turkish

rose of life

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Ayhan

Turkish

moon khan, ruler of the moon

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Aykut

Turkish

fortunate moon

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Aykan

Turkish

moon blood, moon lineage

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Aytan

Turkish

dawn body, moon body

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Jale

Persian

dew

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Rüya

Turkish

dream

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Ayça

Turkish

moon crescent

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Mohan

Sanskrit

charming, enchanting

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Somya

Sanskrit

moon, gentle

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Anirudh

Sanskrit

unobstructed

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Jahnavi

Sanskrit

daughter of Jahnu; Ganges

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Rahul

Sanskrit

conqueror of miseries

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Manoj

Sanskrit

born of the mind

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Chandran

Tamil

moon

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Nilaavan

Tamil

moon-like

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Meena

Sanskrit

fish

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Tamilselvi

Tamil

Tamil girl

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Chandrakant

Sanskrit

beloved of the moon

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Mehtab

Persian

moonlight

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Tsukuyo

Japanese

moon night

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Mehak

Urdu

fragrance

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Tsuki

Japanese

moon

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Mahpara

Persian

piece of the moon

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Tsukasa

Japanese

to govern; director

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Yuelan

Chinese

moon orchid

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Yuexin

Chinese

moon, heart

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Dal-rae

Korean

moon

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Dalnim

Korean

moon, lady

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Dalja

Korean

moon, child

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Wolha

Korean

moon, flower

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Dal

Korean

moon

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Trăng

Vietnamese

moon

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Chandara

Thai/Sanskrit

moon

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Channarong

Thai/Sanskrit

power of the moon

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Chanya

Thai/Sanskrit

moon-like

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Montha

Thai/Sanskrit

moon

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Chanthira

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chanthra

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chanthani

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chandee

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chantara

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chantana

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chanthima

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chanthip

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chanthit

Pali-Sanskrit

moon

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Chanthrakarn

Pali-Sanskrit

moon, jewel

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Chanwut

Pali-Sanskrit

moon, valor

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Pimpa

Thai/Sanskrit

delicate, graceful

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Tsega

Amharic

grace

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Bulan

Malay

moon

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Madhusudan

Sanskrit

slayer of the demon Madhu

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Manisha

Sanskrit

intellect

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Mohana

Sanskrit

charming

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Nidhi

Sanskrit

treasure

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Minal

Sanskrit

precious stone

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Sasanka

Sanskrit

moon

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Sashi

Sanskrit

moon

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Chandani

Sanskrit

moonlight

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Than

Burmese

moon

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Moe

Burmese

rain

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San San Mya

Burmese

graceful emerald

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Seetha

Sinhala/Sanskrit

cool, white

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Moe Moe

Burmese

rain

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Lwin

Burmese

moonlight

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Channary

Khmer

moon face

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Chantha

Khmer

moon

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Chann

Khmer

moon

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Chanthy

Khmer

moonlight

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Khamla

Lao

golden moon

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Davaa

Mongolian

moon

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Sarnai

Mongolian

rose

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Souksavanh

Lao

moon prosperity

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Chanthala

Lao

moon sandalwood

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Saraa

Mongolian

moon

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Sarantuya

Mongolian

moon ray

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Hena

Albanian

the moon

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Hënëza

Albanian

little moon

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Mėnulis

Lithuanian

moon

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Mánu

Old Norse

moon

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Lluna

Latin

moon

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Máni

Old Norse

moon

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Mofi

Tongan

favorite

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Kaltuun

Somali

moonlight

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Tahiil

Somali

new moon

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Nomalizo

Xhosa

mother of the moon

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Cumar

Arabic

flourishing, long-lived

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Idil

Somali

whole, complete

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Tafsut

Amazigh

spring

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Yennayer

Amazigh

first month of the year

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Heyv

Kurdish

moon

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Mahsima

Pashto

moon-faced

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Mahjabin

Persian

moon-faced

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Mahro

Pashto/Persian

moon-faced

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Mizgîn

Kurdish

good news

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Heyvî

Kurdish

moon

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Heyvdar

Kurdish

moonlike

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Aygerim

Kazakh

moon beauty

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Aisulu

Kazakh

moon beauty

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Aizada

Kazakh

moon child

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Aizhan

Kazakh

moon soul

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Aiman

Kazakh

moon face

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Oysha

Kazakh

alive, living

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Sawsan

Aramaic

lily

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Pocahontas

Powhatan

playful one

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Aiyana

Cherokee

eternal blossom

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Dasan

Native American

chief

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Every name began as a word

Long before a name belonged to a person, it belonged to the language. Lucy and Lucian both grew from the Latin lux, “light.” Noor shines with the Arabic word for light, Jyoti with the Sanskrit. Across continents and centuries, parents have reached for the same handful of hopes — light, courage, peace, love, grace — and dressed them in the sounds of their own tongue. That is why a name finder organised by meaning is really a map of human wishes.

Our library groups 9,542 names into 58 meanings, drawing on Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Japanese, Yoruba, Irish, Slavic and many other traditions. For each name we give the culture it comes from and the literal root it grew out of — not a vague “feeling,” but the actual word an ancestor once spoke. Choosing a meaning first lets you compare how very different peoples expressed the same idea, and often reveals that two names you thought were unrelated are, at heart, the same wish.

How to use this finder

Pick a meaning that matters to you — say, “brave” or “light” — and browse the names gathered under it. You can filter by whether a name is traditionally given to boys, girls, or used for any child, and you can search by a name or an origin to see what it means. When a name catches your eye, open it for the fuller story of where it came from and how it travelled. A good name is one whose sound you love and whose meaning you are proud to explain — and the second half of that is exactly what NameWise is here to help with.