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Luna

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Roo79 · 02/01/2016 23:23

I've just stumbled across the name Luna, and I think I'm totes in love with it.

What are people's opinion on it? It's not a name you hear very often!

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Missmonkey123 · 19/01/2016 15:41

Really dislike it for a child.....only because it reminds me of lunatic, also our cat is called Luna.
I used to teach in a nursery and It got really common. We had 4 luna's at one point.... but its totally upto you!

squoosh · 18/01/2016 10:59

I also think of it as a footballer/Wag name.

GruntledOne · 18/01/2016 10:43

If you call a child Luna it is inevitable that she will be called lunatic at school. Might you be better with Louisa?

Aspergallus · 18/01/2016 10:32

I love it, but then my 4 year old is a big fan of Earth to Luna. La la lalala Luna! Loooo-naaah!

IoraRua · 17/01/2016 19:04

Lughnasa was a pagan festival, yes. Celebrating the god Lugh iirc. August is Lunasa in Irish too. :)

I think Luna is a very pretty name but unfortunately I do think of lunatic when I hear it!

KoalaDownUnder · 17/01/2016 15:09

My brain always, always fills in '...-tic' when I hear Luna.

So, no. Not a fan.

MamaLazarou · 17/01/2016 13:58

Loony, Lunatic... Just no.

jemimastar · 17/01/2016 13:14

OP its lovely. Sick of these boring comments about dogs name, guinea pigs names, know a horse called this or that....such completely pointless comments!! If we all listed every single pets name we have heard of most names would fall under one of them, it really doesn't matter.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 17/01/2016 11:52

Gorgeous name but I can't get past the Lunatic part, sorry

ThursdayLastWeek · 17/01/2016 11:13

I instantly think Harry Potter, but as I'm considering Ronnie for a boy I don't think that's a bad thing Smile

It's a bit 'out there' for my tastes but I think it's a lovely name for someone else's kid!

MackerelOfFact · 17/01/2016 11:10

I think of it as a bit of a footballer/WAG name.

It sounds quite pretty if you ignore the lunatic/moon connotations.

pictish · 17/01/2016 11:09

The kids called our girl cat Luna. I like it. We considered it for dd but vetoed owing to Harry Potter association. I think it stands alone as a good name though, all of that asides.

Pandora97 · 17/01/2016 11:06

I know a couple of baby Lunas so I think it's getting more popular, but not massively so. It is pretty but I do have to stop myself from adding -tic on the end.

CarShare · 17/01/2016 09:40

Wish I hadn't called the cat Luna as I'd def have considered it for our baby girl.

StarkyTheDirewolf · 05/01/2016 23:38

Love it. Doesn't work with our surname. Our kid would essentially be 'Moon Moon'

Ellieboolou27 · 03/01/2016 22:31

It's becoming quite popular now (my mum works in a primary school so keeps me up to date with the trending names) it's quite common for dogs too, I'm a professional dog groomer and have a few Luna's on my books, not a horrible name though but I do associate it with lunatic as others have mentioned Grin

themumfairy · 03/01/2016 22:23

Love it. Dp won't allow me to use it on baby due in a few weeks but that's only because I'm a harry Potter fanatic and he isn't.

Salene · 03/01/2016 18:39

I associate it as a animals name

I know a horse, a dog and few cats called Luna

Raxacoricofallapatorius · 03/01/2016 18:38

It's really lovely.

GoldPlatedBacon · 03/01/2016 18:34

I think it's lovely. Bit on the hippy/alternative side but that isn't a bad thing

Pinklily1 · 03/01/2016 18:17

The Harry Potter thing wouldn't have occurred to me. I think its a pretty name but Frank Lampard has a little girl called Luna, so I think its a bit 'footballer'. That said, all names have someone else you can associate with don't they, so I say if you like it go for it.

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Cinnamon2013 · 03/01/2016 18:11

I love it. But know too many dogs called Luna.

Lovelydiscusfish · 03/01/2016 18:09

There's an evil Princess Luna in My Little Pony. Well not evil perhaps, that's overstating it, but she has a bit of a shady past.
That's probably a fairly obscure reference, but I do think the Harry Potter one would be more well known. Still, if you like the name, why not?

Penfold007 · 03/01/2016 17:37

Next door's cat is called Luna. She is lovely but very noisy.

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