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Hebrew Girl Names That Mean Moon

Hebrew girl names that mean moon are rarer than you'd think — most of this list actually borrows moonlight from Turkish, with Hebrew supplying halos and light instead.

Names22
OriginHebrew
MeaningMoon
GenderGirl

Look closely at this list and you'll notice a pattern: most of the moonlight comes from Turkish, not Hebrew. Ayla and its many cousins — Iyla, Aylah, Aiyla, Iylah, Aylana, and Ayliana — all trace back to that same Turkish word for moonlight, even where a Hebrew reading is also offered.

The genuinely Hebrew entries lean toward light rather than the moon itself. Elora joins the divine root El to -ora, 'light-giving'; Eilah carries a halo alongside its terebinth-tree meaning; and Jericho, used here as a girl's name, is remembered in Hebrew tradition as 'the city of the moon.'

Why Hebrew girl names that mean moon lean on light and halos

Hebrew rarely names a child after the moon directly; it circles the idea instead, through words for light, glow, and halo. That's why Elora's -ora ending and Eilah's halo read as moon names even without the word 'moon' in them. Aylana and Ayliana stretch the Ayla sound further, adding lyrical endings while keeping that same soft, glowing feel parents are drawn to.

The moonlight cousins, and one outlier

Iyla, Aylah, Aiyla, and Iylah are all spelling variations built around the same Turkish moonlight sound, giving parents room to choose how the name looks on paper. Jaci stands apart: its 'moon' meaning is Tupi-Guaraní, not Hebrew, included here because the meaning matches even though the roots don't. Kayana echoes the same soft cadence without carrying a moon meaning of its own.

Names List

Ayla#77 in the U.S.Moonlight; or oak tree halo — Hebrew ayla (oak tree) or Turkish ay (moon) + la (light/halo)Pronounced AY-luh▶Elora#354 in the U.S.Likely a blend of Eleanor or Hebrew El (God) with the light-bearing suffix -ora, meaning 'God is my lightPronounced eh-LOR-ah▶Iyla#525 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Isla, from Scottish Gaelic referring to the island of Islay, Scotland; or of Ayla, frPronounced EYE-lah▶Aylah#1326 in the U.S.Oak tree, or halo of light around the moonPronounced AY-lah▶Aiyla#2359 in the U.S.moonlight, halo of moonPronounced AY-luh▶Iylah#2465 in the U.S.oak tree or moonlightPronounced EYE-luh▶Jaci#3185 in the U.S.From Tupi-Guaraní jaci meaning 'moon'; also functions as a short form of Jacinda (Greek: hyacinth flower)Pronounced JAY-see▶Aylana#4381 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining Ayla ('oak tree' in Hebrew, 'moonlight' in Turkish) to a -ana ending; routes layerPronounced ay-LAH-nah▶Kayana#5505 in the U.S.Modern blend of a Kay- opening with -ana ('grace', Hebrew); also echoes Kiana ('divine; moon', Hawaiian/PPronounced ky-AH-nah▶Eilah#6434 in the U.S.A spelling echoing the Hebrew Elah ('a terebinth tree; an oak') and the Turkish Ayla ('a halo of light arPronounced AY-lah▶Jericho#6472 in the U.S.From the biblical city Jericho — variously 'the city of the moon' (linked to yareach, 'moon') and 'fragraPronounced JEH-rih-koh▶Ayliana#6951 in the U.S.A modern blend joining Aylin (Turkish, 'a halo of the moon; moonlight') with Eliana ('my God has answeredPronounced ay-lee-AH-nah▶Synai#7198 in the U.S.A spelling of Sinai — the sacred mountain where, in the Bible, Moses received the Ten Commandments; the rPronounced SY-ny▶Aiylah#7235 in the U.S.A spelling of Ayla/Aila — variously 'oak tree; a doe' (Hebrew) and 'a halo of light around the moon; moonPronounced EYE-lah▶Levana#7411 in the U.S.From Hebrew levanah, 'the moon; white' (from lavan, 'white'); also the Roman goddess Levana, who lifted nPronounced leh-VAH-nah▶Livana#7787 in the U.S.From Hebrew levanah, 'the moon; white' (linked to lavan, 'white')Pronounced lih-VAH-nah▶Aylaa#8096 in the U.S.A doubled-a spelling of Ayla, a name read as Hebrew ('oak tree; terebinth') and as Turkish ('halo of lighPronounced AY-lah▶Lunamarie#9943 in the U.S.A compound name — Luna ('the moon', Latin) joined with Marie ('of the sea; beloved', from Mary, Hebrew)Pronounced LOO-nah-mah-ree▶Eylah#10506 in the U.S.A spelling of Elah/Ela, Hebrew for 'oak; terebinth tree,' also read near the Turkish Ayla ('halo of lightPronounced AY-lah▶Aaylah#12186 in the U.S.A spelling of Ayla, from the Turkish for 'moonlight; halo around the moon' and separately a Hebrew name mPronounced AY-lah▶Lunamaria#14605 in the U.S.A compound of two names written as one: Luna, Latin for 'moon,' and Maria, the Latin form of Miriam, whosPronounced loo-nuh-muh-REE-uh▶Jericha#14606 in the U.S.Jericha is an invented name that blends Jericho, the ancient city whose Hebrew name Yeriho is linked eithPronounced JAIR-ih-kuh▶

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Frequently Asked

Is Ayla actually a Hebrew name?

It depends on the reading. Ayla is credited with both a Hebrew meaning, 'oak tree,' and a Turkish meaning, 'moonlight' — the moonlight sense is the one that made it a modern favorite.

What does Elora mean?

Elora combines the Hebrew divine root El with -ora, a suffix meaning 'light-giving.' It's often connected to the character from the 1988 film Willow, which helped popularize the name.

Why is Jaci on a list of Hebrew moon names?

Jaci isn't Hebrew — it's a Brazilian name from Tupi-Guaraní meaning 'moon.' It's grouped here because parents searching for moon meanings often want to compare it alongside the Hebrew and Turkish options.