Dog Names Meaning Moon

37 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all meaning categories.

Bluna

Candra

Recorded as a given name in Indonesian, for boys and girls

Cenny

A variant of the name 'Cynthia', which means 'moon' or 'moon goddess'.

Chanda

Sanskrit chhandas, the study of poetic metre and verse

Chandra

Means "moon" in Sanskrit, from चन्द (cand), "to shine"

Cindy

Diminutive of Cynthia or Lucinda

Cyndi

The name Cyndi is often considered a diminutive form of Cynthia, which means 'moon goddess'.

Dione

The goddess of the moon in Greek mythology.

Elara

Possibly from Greek ἄλαρα, "hazelnut, spear-shaft"

Hazuki

Japanese name and surname; also the traditional name of August in the Japanese calendar, meaning 'month of leaves'.

Illa

Means 'moon' in various contexts

Jerico

The name Jerico means 'city of the moon' or 'place of the moon'.

Jora

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Kamar

A given name and surname recorded in Georgian Mythology and African American use

Lona

Recorded as a given name in Danish, English, Hawaiian and German

Louna

Possibly a variant of Luna

Luna

Latin, Italian and Spanish word for "the moon"

Lunar

English word meaning "of or relating to the Moon"

Lune

Dutch variant of Luna.

Lunetta

No documented meaning; recorded as an Italian feminine given name

Lunita

A Spanish feminine given name; from luna, moon.

Marama

Means "moon, month" in Māori

Moon

From the English word for Earth's natural satellite, from Old English mona; also a Korean name.

Moony

A nickname for the Italian singer Monica Bragato

Nila

From Sanskrit नील (nīla), meaning "dark blue"; used in Marathi and Telugu

Selena

Latinized form of Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon

Selene

Means "moon" in Greek

Selina

Variant of Celina or Selena, used as a feminine given name

Seline

Recorded as a feminine given name in Dutch

Selyn

A variation of the name Selene, which is derived from Greek mythology and represents the moon

Sena

A Turkish form of the name Thana

Sendy

Derived from a variation of 'Cynthia'.

Tsuki

Japanese word for a thrust; recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese

Ylla

A short form of the Hungarian given name Kamilla

Ylona

A given name of the Filipino-Australian singer Ylona Garcia

Yue

From Chinese 越 "cross, surpass" or 月 "moon"; also other characters

Zynthia

A variant spelling of Cynthia, a feminine given name of Greek origin