Luna

Celestial night goddess

Luna is the Latin word for moon, used in English as a poetic or formal alternative: the pale light of Luna.

It appears in scientific contexts like lunar and in brand names.

Luna is also a popular given name for girls, evoking celestial imagery. (Lowercase luna refers to a large pale-green North American moth.)

Roman

Juno

Jupiter's divine consort

  • DianaRoman hunting goddess
  • VenusLove goddess, or planet
  • MarsRed planet, war deity

Jupiter · Saturn · Mercury · Neptune · Ceres · Vesta · Vulcan · Apollo · Bacchus · Flora

mythology

Diana

Roman hunting goddess

  • SeleneGreek personification of nighttime orb
  • ArtemisGreek hunting goddess
  • HecateGreek goddess of sorcery

Cynthia · Phoebe · crescent · chariot · night · goddess · moonrise · silver · huntress · torch

astronomy

moon

Natural planetary satellite

regolith · orbit · eclipse · waxing · waning · gibbous · perigee · apogee · terminator · libration

naming

moth

Night-flying lepidopteran

  • catSmall furry housepet
  • silverLustrous white precious metal
  • femininePertaining to women

Spanish · Italian · nocturnal · celestial · mystical · baby · daughter · pet · witch · dreamy

Categories
Opposites
celestial body

Lunasun

Earth's primary star

Helios · solar · Terra · Earth · daystar

symbolic/mythological association

LunaHelios

Greek solar deity

Apollo · Ra · Hyperion · Sol Invictus · Amaterasu

temporal domain

Lunaday

24-hour period

daylight · dawn · noon · sunrise · morning

Phrases
Family

lunar, lunatic, lunatics, lunate, lunation, semilunar

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G