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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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dizzydizzydizzy · 06/03/2024 11:56

I'm really like it which is surprising since I mainly like old fashioned traditional names like Elizabeth, Lucy, Victoria and Joanna.

I wouldn't see Luna as classic though. The above are.

blushroses6 · 06/03/2024 11:58

It’s lovely but unfortunately I think a pet name now. Last time I went to the vets, with my dog named Luna, the vet said she’d seen three Luna’s in a row!

Pacifybull · 06/03/2024 12:00

No.

Lauren0000 · 06/03/2024 12:24

Quite popular in the last couple of years in children and dogs

Roselilly36 · 06/03/2024 12:26

Pets name to me tbh.

Agapornis · 06/03/2024 15:03

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 06/03/2024 10:32

It goes in phases.

Grin

It's a Latin/Spanish/Italian word, not a name. Girls in ancient Rome were not named Luna.I suppose some people name their child Moon, though...

Classic names tend to be from ancient up to about 100 years ago (not counting puritan weird names, though the virtue names stuck around). Check some classic literature for inspiration. My name has been around for at least 2000 years, it really helps with pronunciation around the world!

CormorantStrikesBack · 06/03/2024 15:19

I have a 10yo dog called Luna and even I am annoyed with how popular it is now as a dog name! :)

KirstenBlest · 06/03/2024 15:32

Most of the dogs I meet are called Luna, Bella, Alfie or Archie. The ones that aren't have quite unusual human names or more traditional dogs' names.

My neighbours have a cute little non-shedding dog with a man's name and a cute cat with a sickly-sweet term-of-endearment name.
It sounds so ridiculous when they call the pets to come in. It always makes me smile.

Nap1983 · 06/03/2024 15:33

sorry but its a dogs name…

Daisybuttercup12345 · 06/03/2024 21:06

I know several dogs and one 5 year old girl called Luna.

Zephyry · 06/03/2024 21:07

No it's wacky and hippiesh to me!

OkPedro · 06/03/2024 21:16

I have a Lucy and we now know 3 dogs called Lucy. My daughter still likes her name 🤷🏻‍♀️ same for Luna really. We also know a cat called Chris.. a budgie called Brian and a tortoise called Desmond 😆

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😄 very true

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KirstenBlest · 06/03/2024 21:39

@Longma , it is to me.

Tetchypants · 06/03/2024 21:42

There isn’t a single Luna in our secondary school (1500 kids) and I don’t know any older than that either. Definitely not a timeless classic!

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 06/03/2024 22:15

My 3yo DN is called Luna. Also my boss's dog.

theduchessofspork · 08/03/2024 09:40

No and no

sunglassesonthetable · 08/03/2024 09:44

I know a dog called Kevin. I wouldn't worry about what dogs are called.

thecatneuterer · 08/03/2024 16:11

sunglassesonthetable · 08/03/2024 09:44

I know a dog called Kevin. I wouldn't worry about what dogs are called.

True. But it's unusual for a pet to be called Kevin, whereas at the moment it feels like it's almost compulsory for pets to be called Luna.

BertieBotts · 08/03/2024 16:28

Luna is an older name (it's a Roman goddess) but it's not timeless in the way that names like Tom or Elizabeth are - timeless generally means that they have remained roughly stable in popularity over a long period of time, which Luna hasn't, it's become very popular recently, which is what classifies it as a trend name.

It likely is the Harry Potter connection as well as it being an older and less widely used name in general which has caused that trend. Basically it's likely that in the future, you'll hear of a Luna and you'll think "She was born between 2010-2025" in the same way that a lot of babies were named Sarah and David in the 1980s.

I think the pet name boom happens when people like a name enough that they want to use it but they consider it a bit too out-there for their child. Luna walks a thin line here where some people think it's fine for a person (I would have used it if I'd had a daughter!) but some people don't, which is why it's currently popular for pets and babies.

This is interesting if you want to read about different name patterns. There's a UK version of this tool too.

https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/12/how-to-name-baby.html

How to Name a Baby — Wait But Why

Meet the Name Fad. In 30 years, the names Natalie, Chelsea, Samantha, and Lindsay will sound how Nancy, Cheryl, Susan, and Linda do today. And in 60 years, the names Ethan, Cody, Brandon, and Matthew will be Earl, Chester, Bernard, and Melvin.

https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/12/how-to-name-baby.html

ilovebreadsauce · 08/03/2024 16:37

Makes me think Luna(tic), not helped by the ditsy HP character

molokoco · 08/03/2024 16:40

I think its more classic in spanish cultures but not in the english speaking world.

TheWordWomanIsTaken · 08/03/2024 19:06

No, I definitely would not think of it as a classic.
I am in the minority but I don't like it at all (nor Lyra).
But then my own daughter's name is a love/hate one so...
If you like it OP then that is all that matters. But certainly not a classic.

KirstenBlest · 08/03/2024 19:29

@TheWordWomanIsTaken , I don't either.
Luna is quite nice soundwise but too close to lunatic, and I don't like Lyra, and I'm bored of all the samey L names.
My DC' names are safe classic ones.

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