Names that mean “moon”
42 fragments across 30 traditions carry this sense. 29 of them open a name against 13 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Moon names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Elf is among those carrying the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Isil initial · Isi initial · rana final · silme final
- Isilpeth
Isil moon + peth word
moon word
- Isilthir
Isil moon + thir gaze
moon gaze
- Isilhir
Isil moon + hir lord
moon lord
- Isivel
Isi moon + vel gentle
moon gentle
- Isinel
Isi moon + nel gift
moon gift
- Isinia
Isi moon + nia hope
moon hope
- Gilirana
Gili bright + rana moon
bright moon
- Silirana
Sili shining + rana moon
shining moon
- Galarana
Gala radiant + rana moon
radiant moon
- Faensilme
Faen white + silme moon
white moon
- Quensilme
Quen speech + silme moon
speech moon
- Ilmsilme
Ilm clear + silme moon
clear moon
Selia initial · mena final · luna final
- Selialette
Selia moon + lette little
moon little
- Seliamira
Selia moon + mira wonder
moon wonder
- Selialira
Selia moon + lira lyre
moon lyre
- Thaliamena
Thalia bloom + mena moon
bloom moon
- Sabriamena
Sabria patience + mena moon
patience moon
- Amaramena
Amara lasting + mena moon
lasting moon
- Dolceluna
Dolce sweet + luna moon
sweet moon
- Neroluna
Nero black + luna moon
black moon
- Linoluna
Lino thread + luna moon
thread moon
Lun initial · Luna initial · lune final
- Lunpas
Lun moon + pas step
moon step
- Lunjardin
Lun moon + jardin garden
moon garden
- Lunroc
Lun moon + roc rock
moon rock
- Lunacouronne
Luna moon + couronne crown
moon crown
- Lunachace
Luna moon + chace the hunt
moon the hunt
- Lunacorne
Luna moon + corne horn
moon horn
- Beatalune
Beata blessed + lune moon
blessed moon
- Lenialune
Lenia soft + lune moon
soft moon
- Rosalune
Rosa rose + lune moon
rose moon
Mond initial · Luna initial · lune final
- Mondthal
Mond moon + thal valley
moon-valley
- Mondev
Mond moon + ev lineage
moon-lineage
- Mondzahn
Mond moon + zahn tooth
moon-tooth
- Lunathala
Luna moon + thala dale
moon-dale
- Lunanebo
Luna moon + nebo sky
moon-sky
- Lunaberga
Luna moon + berga height
moon-height
- Domnilune
Domni lady + lune moon
lady-moon
- Rosalune
Rosa rose + lune moon
rose-moon
- Stelutalune
Steluta little star + lune moon
little star-moon
Sel initial · Sela initial · lune final
- Selmar
Sel moon + mar memory
moon memory
- Selvex
Sel moon + vex turning
moon turning
- Selgar
Sel moon + gar staff
moon staff
- Selavera
Sela moon + vera truth
moon truth
- Selalis
Sela moon + lis lily
moon lily
- Selaessa
Sela moon + essa essence
moon essence
- Stellalune
Stella fixed star + lune moon
fixed star moon
- Ravalune
Rava raven + lune moon
raven moon
- Salalune
Sala salt + lune moon
salt moon
Ith initial · sil final
- Ithwald
Ith moon + wald forest lord
moon forest lord
- Ithheim
Ith moon + heim home
moon home
- Ithdris
Ith moon + dris path
moon path
- Quillsil
Quill feather + sil moon
feather moon
- Maesil
Mae field + sil moon
field moon
- Fyrsil
Fyr fire + sil moon
fire moon
Levana initial
- Levanarela
Levana moon + rela of God
moon of God
- Levanaphiela
Levana moon + phiela of God
moon of God
- Levanariela
Levana moon + riela of God
moon of God
gealai final
- Corragealai
Corra heron + gealai moon
heron moon
- Seanagealai
Seana old + gealai moon
old moon
- Eaglagealai
Eagla dread + gealai moon
dread moon
mene final
- Eratomene
Erato lovely + mene moon
lovely moon
- Peukomene
Peuko pine + mene moon
pine moon
- Nephelomene
Nephelo cloudy + mene moon
cloudy moon
Yue initial
- Yuebing
Yue moon + bing ice
moon ice
- Yuezi
Yue moon + zi purple
moon purple
- Yueqin
Yue moon + qin zither
moon zither
Lun initial
- Lunland
Lun moon + land home country
moon home country
- Lunutia
Lun moon + utia region
moon region
- Lunea
Lun moon + ea country
moon country
Lun initial
- Lunbelle
Lun moon + belle beautiful
moon beautiful
- Lunee
Lun moon + ee dear
moon dear
- Lunjay
Lun moon + jay chattering bird
moon chattering bird
Merya initial
- Meryasaur
Merya moon + saur serpent
moon serpent
- Meryazyr
Merya moon + zyr glint
moon glint
- Meryarax
Merya moon + rax fury
moon fury
Lunar initial
- Lunarlink
Lunar moon + link chain ring
moon chain ring
- Lunarstrike
Lunar moon + strike landed blow
moon landed blow
- Lunarspark
Lunar moon + spark first flash
moon first flash
Sel initial
- Selor
Sel moon + or light
moon of the light
- Selseth
Sel moon + seth silence
moon of the silence
- Selar
Sel moon + ar throne
moon of the throne
selene final
- Kleoselene
Kleo glory + selene moon
glory moon
- Dioselene
Dio divine + selene moon
divine moon
- Eratoselene
Erato lovely + selene moon
lovely moon
Mahina initial
- Mahinalani
Mahina moon + lani heavenly
heavenly moon
- Mahinalaa
Mahina moon + laa sacred
sacred moon
- Mahinaolino
Mahina moon + olino brilliant
brilliant moon
Chandra initial
- Chandraprasad
Chandra moon + prasad grace
moon grace
- Chandraendra
Chandra moon + endra chief
moon chief
- Chandravardhan
Chandra moon + vardhan increasing
moon increasing
selene final
- Gioia Selene
Gioia joy + selene moon
joy and moon
- Manuela Selene
Manuela god with us + selene moon
god with us and moon
- Alessandra Selene
Alessandra defender of men + selene moon
defender of men and moon
Tsuki initial
- Tsukisuzu
Tsuki moon + suzu bell
moon bell
- Tsukiine
Tsuki moon + ine rice plant
moon rice plant
- Tsukiha
Tsuki moon + ha leaf
moon leaf
Lun initial
- Lunheim
Lun moon + heim home
moon home
- Lunrike
Lun moon + rike realm
moon realm
- Lunheath
Lun moon + heath heathland
moon heathland
Wol initial
- Wolha
Wol moon + ha summer
moon summer
- Wolse
Wol moon + se generation
moon generation
- Wolna
Wol moon + na graceful
moon graceful
Tungl initial
- Tunglyfir
Tungl moon + yfir over-reach
moon over-reach
- Tunglfen
Tungl moon + fen quagmire
moon quagmire
- Tungldjup
Tungl moon + djup deep
moon deep
Selina initial
- Selina Norton
Selina moon + norton north settlement
moon, north settlement
- Selina Ramsey
Selina moon + ramsey wild garlic island
moon, wild garlic island
- Selina Bradford
Selina moon + bradford broad ford
moon, broad ford
luna final
- Stillaluna
Stilla drop + luna moon
drop moon
- Amaraluna
Amara bitter + luna moon
bitter moon
- Mortialuna
Mortia death + luna moon
death moon
Lun initial
- Lunophora
Lun moon + ophora bearer
moon bearer
- Lunetum
Lun moon + etum grove
moon grove
- Lunaria
Lun moon + aria district
moon district
Gealach initial
- Gealachan
Gealach moon + an little
moon little
- Gealachdale
Gealach moon + dale dell
moon dell
- Gealachwick
Gealach moon + wick bay
moon bay
Lunar initial
- Lunar Corvette
Lunar moon + corvette small warship
moon small warship
- Lunar Compendium
Lunar moon + compendium everything gathered
moon everything gathered
- Lunar Sextant
Lunar moon + sextant sixth part
moon sixth part
Lunar initial
- Lunarcanyon
Lunar moon + canyon a deep gorge
moon a deep gorge
- Lunarwombat
Lunar moon + wombat burrowing marsupial
moon burrowing marsupial
- Lunarthicket
Lunar moon + thicket dense scrub
moon dense scrub
Luna initial
- Lunafell
Luna moon + fell deadly cruel
moon deadly cruel
- Lunamane
Luna moon + mane neck hair
moon neck hair
- Lunadis
Luna moon + dis lady
moon lady
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “moon”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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