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Is Luna timeless & classic?

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Laylea · 05/03/2024 19:46

Just that really!

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Rosindub · 06/03/2024 10:23

It is neither.

Teamarugula · 06/03/2024 10:22

Laylea · 05/03/2024 21:01

Google told me it is a Latin name, so I thought must be a classic!

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It’s not a Latin name in the sense of Claudia, Flavia, Julia, Emilia, Livia etc. It’s the Latin word for the moon.

Mercurial123 · 06/03/2024 09:02

The only Lunas I've met are cats.

Sickoffamilydrama · 06/03/2024 08:35

OlgaRhythm · 05/03/2024 22:26

The OP did garner opinion on the name. It is the whole point of this thread...

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AHH but I'm talking about in person comments.

It would be highly rude to go to your friend that name is used for dogs to their face, although none of my friends were nasty about it, it was mostly work colleagues (who were generally not nice people anyway) and MIL who always had an opinion on everything.

Minikievs · 06/03/2024 07:59

It's a pets name

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MustBeNapTime · 06/03/2024 07:22

Round my way, every other white / mostly white cat is called Luna.

lucknowsilver · 06/03/2024 07:03

Hate it, sorry OP!

How about Liva?

Teentaxidriver · 05/03/2024 23:40

No, sorry. It’s a pet name (I know a cat and 2 dogs called Luba)

HemlockSoup · 05/03/2024 23:39

Not timeless and not classic.

It's this generation's Dawn/Lisa/Gemma type name.

And is it mandatory for people to call their dog Luna in 2024? Feels like it is.

1960swhatshappened · 05/03/2024 23:34

Luna is not timeless…it’s just not a name!

SoOutingWhoCares · 05/03/2024 23:31

Sorry, no. Here in the UK it's pretty much the opposite!

Trendy and gimmicky and will date like names like Kylie, Jade, Courtney etc.

Timeless classics imo are names like Charlotte, Alexandra, Eleanor etc.

Marcipex · 05/03/2024 23:27

Lunatic. Sorry.
It’s on a par with Lyra. A pretty name but doesn’t work well because it’s too like Liar.

Selina
Elena
Linnea

Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 05/03/2024 23:21

For personal reasons l loathe it but also makes me think lunatic

NameChangeAgain0224 · 05/03/2024 23:14

It’s what people call their cats.

TwentyFirstCenturyFox · 05/03/2024 23:13

No

Lorelaigilless · 05/03/2024 23:12

No

babbi · 05/03/2024 23:12

Reminds me of Bear in the big blue house !

Postboxwatcher · 05/03/2024 23:09

No, it’s a dogs name. Sorry OP.

Atethehalloweenchocs · 05/03/2024 23:08

Lots of Lunas about at the moment. But lovely.

Crikeyalmighty · 05/03/2024 22:32

I think it sounds like a pets name

OlgaRhythm · 05/03/2024 22:26

Sickoffamilydrama · 05/03/2024 20:12

DS was going to be a girl called Luna but we were wrong! I went to school with one so was around before HP but did cause some interesting responses when we said about using it!

But people will always seem to grace you with their opinion on names 🙄

The OP did garner opinion on the name. It is the whole point of this thread...

Alltheyearround · 05/03/2024 22:16

I know you didn't ask but here are some lovely moon related names possibly more timeless and classic apart from Meridian and Mizuki which I just really took a shine to. I'll get my dressing gown and go to bed now.

Mizuki (Suki?)
Sylvia
Selena
Lucille
Celeste
Cordelia
Elara
Larissa
Meridian
Miranda

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