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Luna

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rebs1993 · 15/06/2017 16:40

Me and my partner both love the name Luna- Mae for a girl! We know a dog called Luna and one of our friends says she thinks it's a dogs name ? What does anyone else think! It's the only name we've agreed on for a girl so far. X

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CPtart · 17/06/2017 18:55

A friend has just named her dog Luna

Oleopry · 17/06/2017 18:43

Luna is a lovely name. To me, it has no pet associations!

WeShouldOpenABar · 17/06/2017 15:33

Luna is top of list I'm a bit worried it's about put to become too popular though

Llamacorn · 17/06/2017 15:31

Luna is a beautiful name, Luna Marie is lovely and Luna-Mae is just awful (sorry!)

We have a hedgehog called Luna, but I don't think it's an 'animal' name, my dd named her from Luna Lovegood in HP.

AmyBrookheimer · 17/06/2017 15:27

Luna is beautiful, but step away from the Mae thing.

TeenagersandFurbabies · 17/06/2017 15:26

We have a 4 month old kitten named Luna, it's a great name.

29Palms · 17/06/2017 15:22

Lunatic.
Harry Potter.
Sorry.

Rioja123 · 17/06/2017 11:19

When did May become Mae? It's awful.

Mylittlestsunshine · 17/06/2017 11:16

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blahthisistoohard · 17/06/2017 11:03

I really don't think it is a dogs name, and besides several popular names are often used for dogs/cats (e.g Oscar, Felix etc) and so what! I actually really wanted to use Luna too but in the end wasn't brave enough because I was worried about them being subjected to 'luna-tic'.

I'd still go with Luna but drop the -mae as everyone else has said, it just makes it tacky.

shockofthepops · 17/06/2017 05:06

Sorry it's definitely a dog's name imo

Sunnyside90 · 17/06/2017 04:12

It's crap when you love a name and you know someone's pets called that. I know 3 cats called Luna so I associate that name now with cats.

However soon the name will only make you think of your beautiful baby girl and forget about the pets you've may of known.

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GirlcalledJames · 16/06/2017 11:46

Everything's a dog's name if you give it to a dog.
Somewhere, someone has a Golden Retriever with your mother-in-law's first name.
Ignore her.

SumAndSubstance · 15/06/2017 22:22

I think 'it's a dog's/cat's/cow's name' is the sort of thing people say when discussing names theoretically. If you have a little girl and call her Luna, people won't say 'but that's a dog's name' - it will just become her name to everybody. Go for it, OP, but I agree with everyone else about Luna-Mae!

NameChange30 · 15/06/2017 19:22

And this is why you should never discuss baby names with family! Grin

Luna is a beautiful name. Luna-Mae is not.

If you and your DH love the name, use it and don't worry about what people think or say. It really not too "out there" IMO.

LunaLunaDot · 15/06/2017 19:17

Luna Marie is lovely!

Frazzled2207 · 15/06/2017 19:11

Luna Marie. No hyphen. Lovely.
Do find the -Mae or -May or -Rose tacky sorry.

OwlsinTowls · 15/06/2017 19:04

Top of my list.

FreeNiki · 15/06/2017 18:52

One of my friends has a dd named Luna. She is French.

Nice name.

FreeNiki · 15/06/2017 18:52

One of my friends has a dd named Luna. She is French.

Nice name.

ScarletSienna · 15/06/2017 18:47

I think 'lunatic' whenever I hear the name Luna. It has come up a fair bit over recent years on here and it seems more positively thought of on this thread than usual. I want to like it but just don't. I wouldn't use it because of how close it is to lunatic.

LorLorr2 · 15/06/2017 18:38

Oh, Luna Marie is so lovely!

dandeliondelilah · 15/06/2017 18:37

I know a dog, a cat and a lizard each called Luna, but no human children yet!

paddypants13 · 15/06/2017 18:29

Luna is lovely but I'm not too keen on Mae. I do like Marie or Maria with it though.

Lemondrop99 · 15/06/2017 17:48

Just Luna is lovely. I'm not keen on Mae at all, it's hugely overdone

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