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Is Luna timeless & classic?

137 replies

Laylea · 05/03/2024 19:46

Just that really!

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1960swhatshappened · 05/03/2024 23:34

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

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.

Teentaxidriver · 05/03/2024 23:40

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

lucknowsilver · 06/03/2024 07:03

Hate it, sorry OP!

How about Liva?

MustBeNapTime · 06/03/2024 07:22

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

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Minikievs · 06/03/2024 07:59

It's a pets name

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...

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.

Mercurial123 · 06/03/2024 09:02

The only Lunas I've met are cats.

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!

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

Rosindub · 06/03/2024 10:23

It is neither.

Mazuslongtoenail · 06/03/2024 10:25

It’s a lovely name but very of the moment and very popular with pets.

LenaLamont · 06/03/2024 10:31

Isn’t it just Latin for the Moon? So very ancient as a word, not so much as a first name.

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 06/03/2024 10:32

It goes in phases.

jonnyjanetkeogh · 06/03/2024 10:48

I have a Luna. She is 13 and named after the Lucy Schwartz song. We are not Harry Potter fans at all and never realised there might be that connection until our daughter started school. She however loves Harry Potter and is very proud of the fact she shares a name with one of her favourite characters in it. When we named her we had lots of people say the same thing you're getting on here about potential bullying and pets names. 13 years in I can say nobody has had any issue with our Luna's name. Not at all. We do now know several people with cats, dogs and horses named Luna but it's never bothered us or or daughter. Why would it? We have a cat with a 'person name'. When we call to our cat we don't expect a bunch of women and children to come running all confused Wink Luna is a beautiful name and it is much older than mumsnetters would have you think, it really is a beautiful name and our girl has only ever had compliments on her name. I am so glad we chose it- though I am glad we chose it in a year when it wasn't at all popular but that's personal preference.

scoliworrier · 06/03/2024 10:49

Lovely name. But every other dog I know seems to be called Luna, so regretfully, no.

scoliworrier · 06/03/2024 10:50

Mind you, people call their dogs people names like Nigel. So maybe it doesn't matter. Except that always seems to be done slightly ironically

Whatevershallidowithmylife · 06/03/2024 10:52

For a dog where I am it seems to be

Yozzer87 · 06/03/2024 10:54

Sorry, I really dislike it. It reminds me of loony. I can also think of at least 1 dog with this name.

emmylousings · 06/03/2024 10:58

Its popular for dogs!

NigelHarmansNewWife · 06/03/2024 11:12

It's the Spanish word for moon to me. I wouldn't use it for a child in the same way I wouldn't use Star, Dawn, Summer, etc.

KirstenBlest · 06/03/2024 11:46

@Alltheyearround
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.

Mizuki
Sylvia - not moon-related
Selena
Lucille - not moon-related
Celeste
Cordelia - not moon-related
Elara - not moon-related, other than it's the name of a moon of Jupiter
Larissa - not moon-related
Meridian - not moon-related
Miranda - not moon-related

gettingolderbutcooler · 06/03/2024 11:52

It's a bit 'Harry Potter' to me.

WasntExpectingSunshine · 06/03/2024 11:54

I work with dogs and there are a lot of dogs called Luna!

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