Baby Names That Mean Moon
60 baby names meaning moon — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means moon? Here are 60 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of moon. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Luna#27 in the U.S.Moon; the moon goddessAyla#77 in the U.S.Moonlight; or oak tree halo — Hebrew ayla (oak tree) or Turkish ay (moon) + la (light/halo)Celine#207 in the U.S.Heavenly; of the sky or moonSelena#268 in the U.S.Moon; moonlight; from Greek Selene, goddess of the moonAylin#345 in the U.S.From Turkish 'ay' (moon) and the suffix '-lin' suggesting a glow or halo, meaning 'halo of the Elora#354 in the U.S.Likely a blend of Eleanor or Hebrew El (God) with the light-bearing suffix -ora, meaning 'God iItzel#359 in the U.S.From the Mayan deity Ixchel (Ix Chel), the goddess of the moon, rainbows, and childbirth. ItzelHelena#363 in the U.S.Latinate form of Helen, from the Greek Helene, possibly derived from the Greek word 'hele' (torIyla#525 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Isla, from Scottish Gaelic referring to the island of Islay, Scotland; or oHalo#613 in the U.S.From Greek halos meaning 'disc of the sun or moon,' 'ring of light,' or 'threshing floor'; usedSelene#623 in the U.S.From Greek Selene, the goddess of the moon, derived from selas meaning 'light,' 'brightness,' oDayana#716 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Diana, from the Latin divus/diviana meaning 'divine' or 'heavenly'; Diana wAila#827 in the U.S.From Finnish aila, believed to mean 'moonlight' or 'halo around the moon'; also a Finnish and SCelina#829 in the U.S.Variant of Selena or Celine, ultimately from the Greek Selene, goddess of the moon, whose name Yuna#952 in the U.S.In Japanese, Yuna can be written with kanji meaning kindness, gentle, or moon among other meaniArtemis#1022 in the U.S.Etymology uncertain; the name of the Greek goddess of the hunt, the moon, and wild animals; posKamari#1078 in the U.S.Moonlight; from African (possibly Swahili/Arabic-influenced) kamari (moon, moonlight)Kamora#1094 in the U.S.Moonlight; a variant of Kamari, from Arabic qamar (moon)Sia#1270 in the U.S.MoonSelina#1311 in the U.S.Moon, the moon goddessAylah#1326 in the U.S.Oak tree, or halo of light around the moonNila#1675 in the U.S.From Sanskrit nila (नील) meaning "dark blue, indigo, sapphire"; in Tamil the word also means "mAilana#1936 in the U.S.Kazakh feminine name from the Turkic root 'ay' ('moon, moonlight'), related to Ayla; understoodAysel#2064 in the U.S.Pure moonAiyla#2359 in the U.S.moonlight, halo of moonIylah#2465 in the U.S.oak tree or moonlightKamaria#2699 in the U.S.like the moon, moonlightAyzel#2884 in the U.S.Pure moonJaci#3185 in the U.S.From Tupi-Guaraní jaci meaning 'moon'; also functions as a short form of Jacinda (Greek: hyacinIxchel#3232 in the U.S.Often glossed 'rainbow lady' or 'lady rainbow'; the Maya goddess of the moon, fertility, midwifMai#3245 in the U.S.Apricot blossom; from Vietnamese mai, the yellow flower of the lunar new yearMetztli#3354 in the U.S.Moon; the Nahuatl word for the moon and the name of the Aztec lunar deityQamar#3360 in the U.S.Moon; the Arabic word for the moon, used as a name for both sexesHala#3406 in the U.S.The luminous halo around the moon; a classical Arabic girls' nameMahsa#3466 in the U.S.Like the moon, moon-like; from Persian mah, 'moon', with the suffix -sa, 'like'Kamara#3529 in the U.S.Linked to Swahili-Arabic qamar, 'moon' (as in Kamaria); also a widespread West African (MandinkMahnoor#3540 in the U.S.Light of the moon, moonlight; a compound of Persian mah, 'moon', and Arabic nur, 'light'Ajla#3568 in the U.S.Moonlight, the halo around the moon; a Bosnian and Turkish name linked to Arabic-derived elemenKamaiyah#3666 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining the Kama- sound (echoing Kamaria 'moonlight', Kamila) to the melodic -iyMahina#3672 in the U.S.Moon, moonlight; from Hawaiian mahina, also the name of the moon goddessMetzli#3786 in the U.S.From Nahuatl metztli, 'moon' — the Aztec moon deity — a proud indigenous Mexican nameAzyla#3818 in the U.S.Rare modern coinage, most readably an Az- styling of Ayla ('oak/moon-halo') or Isla ('island');
Boy Names
Kamari#391 in the U.S.From Swahili and Arabic origins, related to the Arabic qamar meaning moon; used in East AfricanJericho#886 in the U.S.From Hebrew Yericho, possibly derived from yareach (moon) reflecting the city's ancient associaHalo#931 in the U.S.Ring of light; from Greek halos (disk of the sun or moon, circular threshing floor), used in ChAydin#1218 in the U.S.Enlightened; brilliant; clear; from Turkish aydin (enlightened, educated, an intellectual) — frKamarion#1349 in the U.S.Moon, lunar beauty; modern compoundKhamari#1379 in the U.S.Moon, moonlightArtemis#1638 in the U.S.Name of the Greek goddess of the hunt and moon; etymology uncertain, sometimes connected to GreKairav#2403 in the U.S.White lotus; moon; from Sanskrit kairava (the white lotus, Nymphaea lotus) — the night-bloomingYamir#2544 in the U.S.moonQuamir#3027 in the U.S.Possibly related to Qamar, meaning moon or moonlightKymari#3121 in the U.S.Modern American invented name, likely a phonetic variant of Kamari (possibly Swahili 'moonlightArtemio#3156 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Artemius, from Greek Artemios, meaning 'belonging to Artemis' or 'gKahmari#3414 in the U.S.H-styled variant of Kamari, a modern American favorite popularly linked to Swahili kamari/qamarNaksh#3426 in the U.S.Engraving, imprint, drawn image — from Arabic-Persian naqsh — used in Urdu-Hindi for fine featuAshwin#3449 in the U.S.Linked to the Ashvins — the Vedic twin horsemen of the dawn, divine healers — and to the Hindu Akaay#3515 in the U.S.From Turkish ak, 'white, bright, pure', plus ay, 'moon' — 'bright moon, moonlight'Mehtab#3649 in the U.S.From Persian mahtab/mehtab, 'moonlight, the moon' — mah, 'moon', plus tab, 'glow, radiance'Kamarii#3920 in the U.S.Double-i styling of Kamari — the melodic favorite with Kamaria 'moonlight' echoes; no single fi