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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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Raines100 · 17/01/2017 21:33

Luna- tic for me, I'm afraid.
Aurora is beautiful.

MyBreadIsEggy · 17/01/2017 21:33

I think it's lovely Smile it was on my list for my DD.
A friend of mine has recently had a baby girl named Aurora (So-called because her parents honeymooned in Finland and saw the Aurora Borealis Smile)

Cartright · 17/01/2017 21:31

It's alright. It will mark her parents out as Harry Potter fans, which might be seen as embarrassing or dated in a decade's time; it's hard to tell how well the books are ageing at the moment.

I think it's very likely she'll be called Loony Luna at some stage, as the character is in the books.

plimsolls · 17/01/2017 21:27

I know it's becoming more popular at the moment, I didn't make the HP connection but it makes sense now.

Personally, I don't like it much. I can't put my finger on why, maybe it's the Loo/Loon sound or maybe just because it seems too new so doesn't quite feel right. That's just a personal taste thing.

I do happen to love Aurora. I've loved the sound of the word since I was little (I'm sure there were two characters on something called Aurora and Andromeda). I like the fact it's quite a girly, grand name but can be shortened to Rory which is so sweet and "rough n tumble" sounding.

TLDR version: No, Luna isn't weird but I much prefer Aurora.

HardcoreLadyType · 17/01/2017 21:26

We often call the moon Luna. (My DC are teens, but the habit dates from when they were little.)

It's a very pretty name.

Perhaps you could choose Luna if she is born at night, and Aurora if she is born at dawn. Wink

Bluntness100 · 17/01/2017 21:25

Luna screams Harry Potter to me. I would struggle to name my child after a very obvious Harry Potter character. She would get the piss taken out of her for a good few years if not all of her educational years.

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