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Is Luna a weird name?

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Sophpau · 17/01/2017 21:23

I like the name Luna thanks to Harry Potter but I have been set on Thea for a while. Luna, Thea or maybe even Aurora

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pieceofpurplesky · 17/01/2017 22:58

Luna is lovely. The PPs saying looney and lunatic - I teach a Luna and have not heard this at all - looney is not a word many kids use at the moment.

I don't see the lovely Luna from Harry Potter as a lunatic; rather an ethereal moon child

proseccoMama · 17/01/2017 22:35

Reminds me of 'loony' or 'loony asylum' and also witchy full moon wolf type black magic stuff

Layla is nice ?

TalkingofMichaelAngel0 · 17/01/2017 22:30

Lunatic for me too im afraid. There are nicer names.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 17/01/2017 22:29

No it's gorgeous, but. I just can't get past tic

SummerBobbi · 17/01/2017 22:27

I love the name Luna. It was on my list for this pregnancy but have settled on another name in the end. I think it's unusual but pretty

pictish · 17/01/2017 22:26

Aurora looks and sounds so pretty but really it is a bit of a tongue twister for a name isn't it? I considered it for dd briefly but decided that at the time. It's difficult to say.

BikeRunSki · 17/01/2017 22:25

I like it. I knew one at primary school, long before Harry Potter.

megletthesecond · 17/01/2017 22:23

It's pretty. It might surge in popularity due to Chrissy Teigen plastering instagram with pics of her baby Luna. shallow and proud

pictish · 17/01/2017 22:22

No it is nice. It's our cat's name but I think it's perfect for a lovely girl.

HumphreyCobblers · 17/01/2017 22:19

I know an Aurora. It is a brilliant name.

LastGirlOnTheLeft · 17/01/2017 22:17

Nooooo - she will be called Looney by horrible children.

ScarletForYa · 17/01/2017 22:13

I think it's horrible. Just a very ugly word.

pepperpot99 · 17/01/2017 22:09

It's weird

SittingDrinkingTea · 17/01/2017 21:56

I like Luna better than Thea or Aurora. Thea just sounds like fear to me, and I find Aurora a bit of a tongue twister. I like the moon connection, if I had girl twins and I was feeling brave I'd call them Luna and Stella i.e. Moon and star.

squiggleirl · 17/01/2017 21:54

At a push, I'd go with Thea. Luna has the potential to lead to mocking name-calling when she's older. Aurora makes me think of Sleeping Beauty.

SallyGinnamon · 17/01/2017 21:52

I'd be worried she'd be nicknamed Loony Luna. Sorry. Hmm

BeastofCraggyIsland · 17/01/2017 21:51

I speak Spanish so first think 'moon' closely followed by the 'lunatic' thing too. It's very popular as a dog name, I see loads of them in the practice and almost all are fondly known as Looney or Looney Tunes!

LilQueenie · 17/01/2017 21:50

I like it and dont actually get the Harry Potter connection.

RubyFlint · 17/01/2017 21:48

Sorry just kidding. I actually think Luna is quite sweet.

RubyFlint · 17/01/2017 21:47

How about Moonie?

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Sophpau · 17/01/2017 21:42

I no what you mean some time it's just the sound of a name that can just put some people off like the loon sound.
I do find a lot of names from books And films.
I love the name aurora but I fear it is getting very popular now. Still love it though

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Filibustering · 17/01/2017 21:41

It screams parents who are HP fans but haven't noticed that the reason JKR gave her character a name suggestive of lunacy is because she's a radish-earringed wacko who reads magazines upside down and is a general laughing stock.

Thea and Aurora are a thousand times nicer and not so specifically and datably associated with a character (assuming people don't read Aurora Leigh a lot these days...)

ScruffyTheJanitor · 17/01/2017 21:38

Luna is a pretty name.

But I worry about names when kids grow up, Doctor Luna, Judge Luna, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Luna Sophpau.
I dunno, its pretty though.

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 17/01/2017 21:35

Luna is my dog's name :p

TheTartOfAsgard · 17/01/2017 21:34

I love Luna - it's on my list if bump is a girl. I don't think it's weird and, even though I'm a huge fan, I didn't choose it for the Harry Potter connection - I'm into astrology and and looking for a celestial name.

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