380+ Baby Names That Mean Moon: Dreamy Boy, Girl & Unisex Names with Origins

The moon has lit the night sky for all of time. Names that mean moon feel calm, gentle, and full of wonder. They give a child a soft, silver glow

These names come from many languages and cultures. Some mean “moon” directly, while others moon light, night, or lunar gods. Each one carries a quiet kind of magic.

Choosing a moon name is about more than sound. It can reflect peace, mystery, or a love of the night sky. Read through the list, say your favorites out loud, and see which one feels right. That Mean Moon 

Baby Girl Names That Mean Moon

• Luna – moon (Latin)
• Lunara – moon (Latin)
• Lunetta – little moon (Italian)
• Lunette – little moon (French)
• Lunabella – beautiful moon (blend)
• Selene – moon goddess (Greek)
• Selena – moon (Greek)
• Selina – moon (Greek)
• Celeste – heavenly (Latin)
• Mena – moon (Greek)
• Mene – moon goddess (Greek)
• Phoebe – bright, moon goddess (Greek)
• Artemis – moon huntress (Greek)
• Diana – moon goddess (Roman)
• Dianna – divine (Latin)
• Cynthia – from Mount Cynthus, moon (Greek)
• Hecate – moon goddess of magic (Greek)
• Cassiopeia – moon queen (Greek)
• Luana – moon (Hawaiian blend)
• Lucia – light, moonlight (Latin)
• Mahina – moon (Hawaiian)
• Mahealani – heavenly moon (Hawaiian)
• Hoku-Mahina – star and moon (Hawaiian blend)
• Tsuki – moon (Japanese)
• Tsukiko – moon child (Japanese)
• Mitsuki – beautiful moon (Japanese)
• Mizuki – beautiful moon (Japanese)
• Yue – moon (Chinese)
• Yueyue – little moon (Chinese)
• Yuelan – moon orchid (Chinese)

Baby Boy Names That Mean Moon

• Lunar – of the moon (Latin)
• Lunaris – of the moon (Latin)
• Lunus – moon (Latin)
• Luno – moon (Latin)
• Lunden – moon valley (blend)
• Mani – moon god (Norse)
• Mano – moon (Norse)
• Soma – moon (Sanskrit)
• Somesh – lord of the moon (Sanskrit)
• Somnath – lord of the moon (Sanskrit)
• Chandra – moon (Sanskrit)
• Chandran – moon (Tamil)
• Chandresh – lord of the moon (Sanskrit)
• Chandraveer – brave moon (Sanskrit)
• Chand – moon (Hindi)
• Chanda – moon (Hindi)
• Indu – moon (Sanskrit)
• Induj – born of the moon (Sanskrit)
• Inderjit – conqueror of the moon (Hindi)
• Rajat – silver, moon (Sanskrit)
• Sashi – moon (Sanskrit)
• Shashank – moon (Sanskrit)
• Shashi – moon (Sanskrit)
• Shashikant – moon beloved (Sanskrit)
• Qamar – moon (Arabic)
• Qamaruddin – moon of faith (Arabic)
• Badr – full moon (Arabic)
• Bader – full moon (Arabic)
• Hilal – crescent moon (Arabic)
• Hilali – of the crescent (Arabic)

Unisex Names That Mean Moon

• Moon – moon (English)
• Moonie – little moon (English)
• Luna – moon (Latin)
• Lune – moon (French)
• Lunar – lunar (Latin)
• Mah – moon (Persian)
• Maah – moon (Persian)
• Mahtab – moonlight (Persian)
• Mahi – moon (Persian)
• Mahan – moon-like (Persian)
• Mond – moon (German)
• Mane – moon (Swedish)
• Maane – moon (Danish)
• Mane-Rae – moon ray (blend)
• Mani-Jay – moon (blend)
• Kuu – moon (Finnish)
• Kuutar – moon spirit (Finnish)
• Luna-Rae – moon ray (blend)
• Moonbeam – ray of moon (English)
• Moonstone – glowing gem (English)

Names That Mean Moon in Other Languages

• Luna – moon (Spanish)
• Lua – moon (Portuguese)
• Lune – moon (French)
• Luna – moon (Italian)
• Mond – moon (German)
• Maan – moon (Dutch)
• Mane – moon (Norwegian)
• Tungl – moon (Icelandic)
• Luna – moon (Russian)
• Mesyats – moon (Russian)
• Ksiezyc – moon (Polish)
• Mesic – moon (Czech)
• Mjesec – moon (Croatian)
• Hold – moon (Hungarian)
• Luna-Hold – moon (blend)
• Ay – moon (Turkish)
• Aysel – moon stream (Turkish)
• Aydan – from the moon (Turkish)
• Aygul – moon flower (Turkish)
• Aylin – moon halo (Turkish)
• Aytac – moon crown (Turkish)
• Aynur – moon light (Turkish)
• Aysu – moon water (Turkish)
• Aysun – like the moon (Turkish)
• Aybike – moon lady (Turkish)
• Aychin – moon (Kazakh)
• Aizhan – moon soul (Kazakh)
• Aigerim – moon beauty (Kazakh)
• Aiym – moon (Kyrgyz)
• Aigul – moon flower (Kazakh)
• Gwen-Lleuad – white moon (Welsh blend)
• Lleuad – moon (Welsh)
• Gealach – moon (Scottish)
• Gealaigh – moon (Irish)
• Re – moon (Irish)
• Sasha-Mond – moon (blend)
• Tahi – moon (Maori)
• Marama – moon (Maori)
• Marama-Rae – moon ray (Maori blend)
• Mahina-Rose – moon rose (Hawaiian blend)

Japanese, Chinese and Korean Moon Names

• Tsukiya – moon night (Japanese)
• Tsukino – of the moon (Japanese)
• Tsukihi – moon day (Japanese)
• Tsukimi – moon viewing (Japanese)
• Tsukasa – moon governor (Japanese)
• Tsukuyomi – moon god (Japanese)
• Mikazuki – crescent moon (Japanese)
• Mangetsu – full moon (Japanese)
• Getsu – moon (Japanese)
• Getsuko – moon child (Japanese)
• Rui – moon (Japanese)
• Luna-Tsuki – moon (blend)
• Yoru-Tsuki – night moon (Japanese blend)
• Kaguya – shining night (Japanese)
• Kaguya-Hime – moon princess (Japanese)
• Mei-Yue – beautiful moon (Chinese)
• Yueming – bright moon (Chinese)
• Yuexin – moon heart (Chinese)
• Yuehua – moon flower (Chinese)
• Yuelin – moon forest (Chinese)
• Yueqing – moon clear (Chinese)
• Yuehan – moon letter (Chinese)
• Chang’e – moon goddess (Chinese)
• Chang-E – moon lady (Chinese)
• Yuet – moon (Cantonese)
• Dal – moon (Korean)
• Dalnim – moon (Korean)
• Dalhee – moon joy (Korean)
• Haneul-Dal – sky moon (Korean)
• Dal-Bit – moonlight (Korean)

Hindu, Arabic and Persian Moon Names

• Chandrika – moonlight (Sanskrit)
• Chandani – moonlight (Hindi)
• Chandrakala – phase of the moon (Sanskrit)
• Chandrakanta – moonstone (Sanskrit)
• Chandraprabha – moon radiance (Sanskrit)
• Chandraja – moon-born (Sanskrit)
• Chandrima – moon-like (Sanskrit)
• Chandramukhi – moon-faced (Sanskrit)
• Chandrika-Rae – moonlight ray (blend)
• Sashikala – moon art (Sanskrit)
• Shashiprabha – moon radiance (Sanskrit)
• Shashibala – moon girl (Sanskrit)
• Indira – beauty, moon (Sanskrit)
• Induja – moon-born (Sanskrit)
• Indulekha – moon line (Sanskrit)
• Induprabha – moon radiance (Sanskrit)
• Induvadana – moon-faced (Sanskrit)
• Somya – moon-like (Sanskrit)
• Soma-Devi – moon goddess (Sanskrit)
• Rakesh – lord of the night, moon (Sanskrit)
• Rakesha – moon (Sanskrit)
• Nishakar – moon maker of night (Sanskrit)
• Nishanath – lord of night (Sanskrit)
• Nishi – night (Sanskrit)
• Nisha – night (Sanskrit)
• Qamara – moon-like (Arabic)
• Qamrun – moon (Arabic)
• Qumar – moon (Arabic)
• Qamar-Noor – moonlight (Arabic blend)
• Badra – full moon (Arabic)
• Badria – like the full moon (Arabic)
• Badriya – moon-like (Arabic)
• Badruddin – full moon of faith (Arabic)
• Badr-Noor – moon light (Arabic blend)
• Hilala – crescent (Arabic)
• Hilaliyya – crescent-like (Arabic)
• Mahru – moon-faced (Persian)
• Mahrokh – moon-faced (Persian)
• Mahnaz – moon pride (Persian)
• Mahsa – like the moon (Persian)
• Mahsima – moon-faced (Persian)
• Mahrukh – moon face (Persian)
• Mahrang – moon colored (Persian)
• Mahdis – moon goddess (Persian)
• Mahrou – moon face (Persian)
• Mahyar – moon friend (Persian)
• Mahyar-Noor – moon friend of light (Persian blend)
• Mahbod – moon priest (Persian)
• Mahtaab – moonlight (Persian)
• Mahnoor – moon light (Persian)

Mythology Names Linked to the Moon

• Selene-Rae – moon goddess ray (blend)
• Artemis-Rose – moon huntress rose (blend)
• Diana-Luna – moon goddess (blend)
• Phoebe-Luna – bright moon (blend)
• Hecate-Rose – moon magic (blend)
• Luna-Dea – moon goddess (Latin)
• Cynthia-Rae – moon ray (blend)
• Triformis – three-formed moon goddess (Latin)
• Trivia – three roads, moon goddess (Latin)
• Pasiphae – shining on all (Greek)
• Europa – moon figure (Greek)
• Io – moon figure (Greek)
• Callisto – most beautiful, moon (Greek)
• Ganymede – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Elara – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Leda – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Himalia – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Thebe – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Amalthea – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Metis – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Adrastea – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Carme – moon of Jupiter (Greek)
• Titan – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Rhea – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Dione – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Tethys – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Enceladus – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Mimas – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Iapetus – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Hyperion – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Phoebe-Moon – moon of Saturn (Greek blend)
• Janus – moon of Saturn (Roman)
• Pandora – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Prometheus – moon of Saturn (Greek)
• Atlas-Moon – moon of Saturn (Greek blend)
• Triton – moon of Neptune (Greek)
• Nereid – moon of Neptune (Greek)
• Oberon – moon of Uranus (English)
• Titania – moon of Uranus (English)
• Ariel – moon of Uranus (Hebrew)
• Umbriel – moon of Uranus (English)
• Miranda – moon of Uranus (Latin)
• Puck – moon of Uranus (English)
• Cordelia – moon of Uranus (Latin)
• Juliet – moon of Uranus (English)
• Portia – moon of Uranus (Latin)
• Rosalind – moon of Uranus (Germanic)
• Cressida – moon of Uranus (Greek)
• Desdemona – moon of Uranus (Greek)
• Bianca – moon of Uranus (Italian)
• Ophelia – moon of Uranus (Greek)
• Phobos – moon of Mars (Greek)
• Deimos – moon of Mars (Greek)
• Charon – moon of Pluto (Greek)
• Nix – moon of Pluto (Greek)
• Hydra – moon of Pluto (Greek)
• Styx – moon of Pluto (Greek)
• Kerberos – moon of Pluto (Greek)
• Naiad – moon of Neptune (Greek)
• Thalassa – moon of Neptune (Greek)

Names That Mean Night and Moonlight

• Nyx – night (Greek)
• Nox – night (Latin)
• Noctis – of the night (Latin)
• Nocturne – night song (French)
• Nocturna – of the night (Latin)
• Nuit – night (French)
• Noche – night (Spanish)
• Notte – night (Italian)
• Nacht – night (German)
• Natt – night (Swedish)
• Natta – night (Swedish)
• Layla – night (Arabic)
• Laila – night (Arabic)
• Leila – night (Arabic)
• Lailah – night (Hebrew)
• Lilith – night creature (Hebrew)
• Yoru – night (Japanese)
• Yozora – night sky (Japanese)
• Yami – darkness (Japanese)
• Midnight – dark hour (English)
• Twilight – dusk (English)
• Dusk – evening (English)
• Vesper – evening star (Latin)
• Vespera – evening (Latin)
• Hesper – evening (Greek)
• Hesperia – western land, evening (Greek)
• Evening – close of day (English)
• Eventide – evening (English)
• Starlight – star glow (English)
• Moonlight – soft glow (English)
• Moonglow – lunar glow (English)
• Moonshine – moon glow (English)
• Moonrise – moon coming up (English)
• Moonlit – lit by the moon (English)
• Moonflower – night bloom (English)
• Moonbloom – night bloom (English)
• Moonwillow – moon willow (English)
• Moonsilver – silver of the moon (English)
• Silvermoon – silver moon (English)
• Argent – silver (French)

Names for Moon Phases and Lunar Events

• Crescent – growing moon (English)
• Cresent-Rae – moon curve (blend)
• Crescentia – growing (Latin)
• Gibbous – swollen moon (Latin)
• Waxing – growing (English)
• Waning – shrinking (English)
• Eclipse – shadow of moon (Greek)
• Eclipsa – eclipse (Latin)
• Syzygy – alignment (Greek)
• Perigee – near moon (Greek)
• Apogee – far moon (Greek)
• Halfmoon – half moon (English)
• Fullmoon – full moon (English)
• Newmoon – new moon (English)
• Harvest – harvest moon (English)
• Harvest-Luna – harvest moon (blend)
• Blue-Moon – rare moon (English blend)
• Bluemoon – rare moon (English)
• Wolfmoon – winter moon (English)
• Snowmoon – winter moon (English)
• Strawberry-Moon – summer moon (English blend)
• Hunter-Moon – autumn moon (English blend)
• Hunter – hunter’s moon (English)
• Cold-Moon – winter moon (English blend)
• Pink-Moon – spring moon (English blend)
• Flower-Moon – spring moon (English blend)
• Sturgeon-Moon – summer moon (English blend)
• Beaver-Moon – autumn moon (English blend)
• Worm-Moon – spring moon (English blend)
• Buck-Moon – summer moon (English blend)
• Lunation – lunar cycle (Latin)
• Lunarian – moon dweller (Latin)
• Lunarine – moon-like (invented)
• Lunaria – moonwort flower (Latin)
• Lunaire – lunar (French)
• Lunatic – moon touched (Latin)
• Lunaticus – moon touched (Latin)
• Lunes – Monday, moon day (Spanish)
• Monday – moon’s day (English)
• Moonday – moon’s day (English)

Modern and Creative Moon Names

• Lunelle – little moon (invented)
• Luneva – moon (invented)
• Lunaya – moon (invented)
• Lunari – moon (invented)
• Lunessa – moon (invented)
• Lunalee – moon meadow (invented)
• Lunaliah – moon (invented)
• Lunafre – moon (invented)
• Lunarose – moon rose (invented)
• Lunaskye – moon sky (invented)
• Lunajade – moon jade (invented)
• Lunagrace – moon grace (invented)
• Moonie-Mae – little moon (blend)
• Moonbelle – beautiful moon (invented)
• Moonwyn – moon fair (invented)
• Moonleigh – moon meadow (invented)
• Moonlyn – moon lake (invented)
• Moonella – moon (invented)
• Moonara – moon (invented)
• Moonrae – moon ray (invented)
• Lunas – moons (Spanish)
• Lunita – little moon (Spanish)
• Lunita-Rose – little moon rose (blend)
• Lunarette – little moon (invented)
• Lunavelle – moon (invented)
• Lunavera – true moon (invented)
• Lunavia – moon way (invented)
• Lunador – golden moon (invented)
• Lunarion – of the moon (invented)
• Lunaric – moon ruler (invented)
• Lunden-Rae – moon ray (blend)
• Lunar-Jay – moon (blend)
• Lunar-Kai – moon sea (blend)
• Lunar-Wolf – moon wolf (blend)
• Moonwolf – moon wolf (English)
• Moonfox – moon fox (English)
• Moonraven – moon raven (English)
• Moonowl – moon owl (English)
• Moonhare – moon hare (English)
• Moondancer – moon dancer (English)
• Moonwalker – moon walker (English)
• Moonchild – child of the moon (English)

Baby Names That Mean Moon with Meanings (Table)

Name	Meaning	Origin
Luna	Moon	Latin
Selene	Moon goddess	Greek
Chandra	Moon	Sanskrit
Qamar	Moon	Arabic
Badr	Full moon	Arabic
Tsuki	Moon	Japanese
Yue	Moon	Chinese
Mahina	Moon	Hawaiian
Mani	Moon god	Norse
Mahtab	Moonlight	Persian

Moon Names by Style (Comparison Table)

Category	Example Names	Vibe / Style
Girl Names	Luna, Selene, Mitsuki	Soft & Dreamy
Boy Names	Mani, Soma, Badr	Calm & Strong
Unisex Names	Moon, Mah, Lunar	Modern & Gentle
Mythology Names	Artemis, Diana, Hecate	Mystic & Timeless
Night Names	Nyx, Layla, Vesper	Dark & Elegant
Hindu Names	Chandra, Indu, Shashi	Sacred & Bright
Global Names	Tsuki, Mahina, Aylin	Cultural & Rare
Lunar Phase Names	Crescent, Eclipse, Harvest	Creative & Bold

Frequently Asked Questions

What baby name means moon?

Luna means “moon” in Latin and is the best known. Selene is the Greek moon goddess. Mahina means moon in Hawaiian.

What girl names mean moon?

Luna, Selene, Mitsuki, Chandra, and Mahina are lovely choices. They come from Latin, Greek, Japanese, Sanskrit, and Hawaiian roots. Each feels soft and glowing.

What boy names mean moon?

Mani, Soma, Chandra, Badr, and Qamar suit boys well. Mani is the Norse moon god. Badr means “full moon” in Arabic.

What are unisex names that mean moon?

Moon, Luna, Mah, Lunar, and Chandra work for any child. They feel modern and calm. Many come from simple words about the sky.

What Names That Mean Moon in other languages?

Tsuki means moon in Japanese, and Yue means moon in Chinese. Qamar is moon in Arabic, and Ay is moon in Turkish. Mah means moon in Persian.

What mythology names are linked to the moon?

Selene, Artemis, Diana, and Hecate are moon goddesses. Chang’e is the Chinese moon goddess. Mani is the Norse moon god.

What does the name Luna mean?

Luna comes from the Latin word for moon. It was also the name of a Roman moon goddess. Today it is one of the most popular names for girls.

Conclusion

Names that mean moon carry quiet beauty and wonder. They come from myth, nature, and many cultures. Each one gives a child a soft, silver start.

This guide gave you 380+ Names That Mean Moon to explore. You found options for girls, boys, and all children, each with a clear meaning and origin. Names like Luna, Selene, and Mani stand out, while rare ones like Kagura add unique charm. Pick the one that feels right for you.