Names for Girls Meaning "Moon"

Names for girls relating to the moon. The moon is a symbol of feminine energy as its changing phases embody that of female cycles. In a distant age passed, our ancestors believed that the moon represented when women would menstruate and ovulate according to which phase the moon was in. Across different cultures and religions the moon has alternative symbolic meanings. In the Muslim faith, the crescent moon represents the beginning and end of fasting during Ramadan and the new moon is symbolic of the guidance of God through the journey of life. In Chinese culture, the full moon is representative of peace, gentleness, brightness, prosperity and family reunion; there is a festival entirely dedicated to the moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.

Ainaz - Turkish, Beautiful like the moon Akay - Turkish, Shining moon Alayça - Turkish, Moonlight Ayda - Turkish, Moon Ayela - Turkish, Halo of light around the moon Ayla - Turkish, Halo of light around the moon (also of Hebrew origin, meaning ‘oak tree’) Aylin - Turkish, Halo of light around the moon Aysan - Turkish and Persian, Moon-like Aysel - Turkish, Moonlight

Badra - Arabic, Full moon Badriya - Arabic, Like the full moon Bimba - Sanskrit, Disk of the sun or moon Budur - Arabic, Full moon Bulan - Indonesian, The moon Busana - Hebrew, Night girl of the moon Caleen - Greek, The moon Calina - Greek, Beautiful, lovely, the moon Candani - Sanskrit, Star, moonlight Candrima - Hindi, Moonlight, night Celena or Celene - Greek, The goddess of the moon Celina or Celine - French, Heavenly, moon Celinda - Latin, Heaven, the moon Ceyla - Greek, Moon Chandani - Hindi, Moonlight, star Chandara - Sanskrit, Of the moon Chandni - Sanskrit, A river, moonlight Chandra or Chandria - Sanskrit, Moon Chanlina - Cambodian, Moonlight Chanmony - Cambodian, One who shines like the moon Chantrea - Cambodian, Moon Chaundra - Sanskrit, Of the moon Chayana - Hindi, Moon Cherika - Sanskrit, Moon

Feray - Turkish, Radiance of the moon Hala - Arabic, Halo of light around the moon Hinapouri - Māori, Dark lights of the moon Iamar - Arabic, Moon Iluuna - Greenlandic, Moon Induma - Malayali, Moon Innila - Tamil, Sweet moon Jannali - Australian Aboriginal, The moon Jiba - Australian Aboriginal, The moon Kamara - Swahili, Moonlight Kamaria - Swahili, Moonlight

London - English, Fortress of the moon Lousin or Lousine - Armenian, Moon Lua - Portuguese, Moon Lucine or Lusine - Armenian, Moon Luna - Latin, The moon Lunetta or Lunette - French, Little moon

Maahnoor or Mahnoor - Arabic, Moonlight Magena - Native American, Moon Mahdis - Persian, Moon-like Mahdokht - Persian, Daughter of the moon Mahina - Hawaiian, Moon Mahjabin - Persian, Forehead, moon Mahla - Persian, Like the moon Mahnaz - Persian, Glory of the moon Mahrosh - Arabic, Piece of moon Mahsa - Persian, Like the moon Mahtab - Persian, Moonlight Mahwash - Afghan, Having a face as beautiful as the moon Mahzala - Arabic, Light of the moon Maira - Arabic, Moon Manada - Hindi, Giving honour, a digit of the moon Mehlika - Arabic, Moon-like Miakoda - Native American, Power of the moon Migina - Native American, Child born at a new moon Mitena - Native American, Born under a new moon Mitexi - Native American, Born under a new moon Mizuki - Japanese, Beautiful moon Moon - English, From the moon

Neomia - Greek, New moon Neona - Greek, New moon Noorain - Arabic, Moon, light Nuray - Turkish, Bright moon

Parvani - Sanskrit, Full moon Poonam - Sanskrit, Full moon, merit, bright, brilliant Poornima - Sanskrit, Full moon Purnima - Sanskrit, Full moon

Qamara - Arabic, The moon Qamar - Arabic, The moon Qamra - Arabic, The moon Quila or Quilla - Spanish, Goddess of the moon Raaka - Hindi, Full moon Rajini - Hindi, Moonlight, dark night Rasmika - Hindi, Small beam of moonlight or sunlight Rishima - Sanskrit, Moonbeam Riwana - Somali, Moonlight

Saahirah - Arabic, Earth, moon, a spring which flows constantly

Salena - Spanish, Moon

Sashi - Sanskrit, Moon

Selen - Finnish, Moon, light, shine, heaven

Selena or Selene - Greek, Moon goddess

Selina - Greek, Moon goddess

Selinda - Greek, Heaven, the moon

Semine - Danish, Goddess of the sun, moon and the stars

Sena - Greek, The moon

Şenay - Turkish, Merry moon

Shandra - Sanskrit, Variant of ‘Chandra’; the moon

Silenia - Latin, Belongs to the earthly gods, the moon

Soma - Hindi, Moon

Somatra - Hindi, Greater than the moon

Szeléna - Hungarian, Hungarian form of ‘Selena’; moon

Tabana - Arabic, Bright moonlight

Tayen - Native American, New moon

Tiziri - Algerian, Moonlight

Tülay - Turkish, The moon

Tülin - Turkish, Halo around the moon

Valarmathi - Hindi, Growing moon

Varali - Sanskrit, Moon

Varnika - Hindi, Moon, gold-plating

Vrinka - Sanskrit, The moon

Yatziri - Aztec, Maiden of the moon

Yurani - Aztec, Little ray of moonlight

Zelena - Greek, Goddess of the moon