Stellaluna
Stellaluna is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Star and moon.
What Stellaluna means
Star and moon.
Stellaluna is a long name at 10 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Stellaluna comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Stellaluna is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Stellaluna?
Stellaluna does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Stellaluna
Stellaluna spans Star, Moon and the stars and sky, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Stellaluna
These share Stellaluna's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
- Luna — The moon.
- Nova — New; a blazing star.
- Estelle — Star.
- Vesper — The evening star.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Selene — Goddess of the moon.
- Seren — Star.
- Sitara — Star.
- Soraya — The Pleiades; a star cluster.
- Tsuki — The moon.
- Astra — Of the stars.
More Latin names
- Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
- Sylvester — From the forest; wild.
- Solace — Comfort in sorrow.
- Sylvia — From the forest.
- Severus — Stern; resolute.
- Temperance — Moderation and restraint.
- Serenity — Peace and calm.
- Tiberius — Of the Tiber river.
- Sabina — A Sabine woman.
- Titus — Title of honour; a defender.