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Character Name

Luna

Meaning — Luna is a feminine given name from the Latin luna meaning "moon". In Roman mythology, Luna was the divine personification and goddess of the moon, equivalent to the Greek Selene. The name has been used in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese since the medieval period, and in the 21st century has become one of the most fashionable names across the Romance-language world and beyond.·Italian origin·Female·LOO-na

Luna Luna evokes the mysterious, luminous beauty of the moon — a name associated across Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese cultures with intuition, dreaminess, and a certain otherworldly grace. In Romantic and magical realist fiction, characters named Luna are often visionary and sensitive, attuned to hidden truths and governed more by feeling than reason.

Best genres for Luna

Literary FictionRomanceFantasyMagical RealismHistorical Fiction

Famous characters named Luna

Luna Lovegood

Harry Potter J.K. Rowling

The dreamy, perceptive Ravenclaw student whose unconventional wisdom and refusal to conform make her one of the series' most beloved supporting characters.


Variations & nicknames

LunaLuneSeleneLunetta

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Luna RossiLuna FerraraLuna GarcíaLuna ContiLuna VegaLuna De Luca

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