Luna

Name

1. (Roman) The sister of Aurora and Sol; the goddess of the moon; equivalent to the Greek Selene.
2. (poetic) The name of Earth's moon; Moon.
3. A female given name from Latin.

Noun

1. (rare, uncountable) Argent (silver), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
2. (obsolete, uncountable) Silver.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈluːnə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lune

In summary

From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Roxane.

Synonyms

Moon

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moon

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satellite

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