name
luna
LOO-nuh
name
1
A female given name from Latin, meaning "moon."
"They named their daughter Luna after the full moon on the night she was born."
2
A poetic or formal name for Earth's Moon, or the Roman goddess who personified it.
"The novel imagines a colony of scientists living on Luna by the year 2100."
noun
1
A luna moth, a large pale-green North American moth (Actias luna).
"A luna moth landed on the porch light, its long tails fluttering in the breeze."
How to Use Luna
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLatin for "moon" — used as a girl's name, a name for the Moon itself, and for the luna moth.
Common pairings
Luna moth
the goddess Luna
Word Forms
lunas plural, luna plural, lunas plural
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Etymology
From Latin lūna, meaning "moon."