Luna (name)
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The coat of arms of Antipope Benedict XIII, who was born Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor, prominently displayed a crescent moon in his coat of arms. | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluːnə/[1] |
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | The Moon |
| Region of origin | Italy[2] |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Latin: Lūna |
| Variant form(s) | Louna, Luneth, Lunetta, Lunette, Lunneta[1] |
| Related names | Lina, Lena, Lana, Lyna, Lona, Luana[1] |
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Look up Luna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Luna /ˈluːnə/ is an Italian and Spanish given name of Latin origin meaning "moon". It is also found as a surname, sometimes with a prefix, for example, de Luna or Deluna.
People with this name
- Alejandro Luna (born 1939), Mexican scenic designer and lighting technician
- Álvaro de Luna (c. 1389–1453), Spanish politician
- Antonio Luna (1866–1899), Filipino general
- Antonio Luna (born 1991), Spanish footballer
- Betty Luna (1927–2004), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher
- Braulio Luna (born 1974), Mexican association football player
- Cardozo M. Luna, Philippine politician
- Diego Luna, Mexican actor
- Francisco Luna Kan (born 1925), Mexican politician
- Gabriel Luna (born 1982), American film, television, and stage actor
- Héctor Luna (born 1980), Dominican baseball player
- Jeff de Luna (born 1984), Filipino pool player
- Jonathan Luna (1965–2003), U.S. Federal prosecutor
- Juan José Bigas Luna (1946–2013), Spanish film director
- Juan Luna (1857–1899), Filipino painter
- Julio César Luña (born 1973), Venezuelan weightlifter
- Luna (footballer), Spanish association football player, also known as Paco Luna
- Luna (singer) (born 1993 as Park Sunyoung), a South Korean singer
- Luna Leopold (1915–2006), American scientist
- Luna Vachon (1962–2010), Canadian professional wrestler
- Pauleen Luna, Filipino actress and host
- Kat DeLuna (born 1987), American singer of Dominican descent
- Pedro de Luna (1328–1423), Avignon Pope Benedict XIII
- Rob Luna , American music producer
- Santiago Luna (born 1962), Spanish professional golfer
- Tristán de Luna y Arellano (1519–1571), Spanish Conquistador
Fictional characters
- Balloona Luna, a "Disrespectoid" from Capri Sun's Respect the Pouch advertising campaign[3]
- Julian Luna, the vampire prince in the TV show Kindred: The Embraced
- Luna, the given nickname of fem-72-batch-19Y in TV series Luna
- Luna in the Incarnations of Immortality novel series by Piers Anthony
- Luna, a character in the visual novel Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.
- Luna, one of the eight Mana spirits in the Mana series, representing the element of the moon
- Luna, one of the spirits in the Tales RPG series
- Luna, a fairy tale character in Shrek
- Luna, a fictional whale in the film Free Willy
- Luna, an enemy character in the video game The Punisher
- Luna (comics), supporting character in the Marvel Comics universe
- Luna (Sailor Moon), in the Sailor Moon media franchise
- Luna (Samurai Troopers), in the Japanese anime Ronin Warriors
- Luna (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's) in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
- Luna Edomai in the manga series My Bride is a Mermaid (Seto no Hanayome)
- Luna Inverse, elder sister of Lina Inverse of the anime, manga and novel series Slayers
- Luna Kozuki, a character in the anime series Casshern
- Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter series
- Luna, a character (Nolan Gerard Funk as Luna) of Riddick (film)
- Luna O'Neill (born Liam), the title character of the novel Luna
- Luna Moody, a minor character in One Life to Live
- Luna Moonfang, a hero in Dota 2, a multiplayer online video game
- Luna Platz, a character in Mega Man Star Force
- Mrs Luna in the Henry James novel The Bostonians
- Princess Luna (Peter Pan) in The Adventures of Peter Pan
- Princess Luna (My Little Pony), one of the two royal alicorn sisters in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Luna (Uninhabited Planet Survive) in japanese it is called Mujin Wakusei Savaivu
See also
- The Moon, Earth's only natural satellite, known as Luna in Latin and other languages
- Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman divine personification of the moon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 www.thinkbabynames.com (2010). "Meaning of the name Luna". Retrieved 10 April 2010. Check date values in:
|date=, |accessdate=(help) - ↑ www.babynames.com (2010). "Origin and meaning of the name Luna". Retrieved 10 April 2010. Check date values in:
|date=, |accessdate=(help) - ↑ http://www.kraftbrands.com//caprisun/disrespectoids