AibekmKazakh, Kyrgyz Derived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
AidanafKazakh Means "wise moon" in Kazakh, from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and дана (dana) meaning "wise".
AidayfKazakh Means "moon-like" in Kazakh, from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the suffix дай (day) meaning "like".
AigerimfKazakh From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and керім (kerim) meaning "wonderful, amazing". It was created by the 19th-century Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbaiuly as a nickname for his wife Shukiman.
Aiman 1fKazakh Possibly means "my moon" in Kazakh, from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the Persian possessive من (man) meaning "my". Aiman and Sholpan are sisters in a 19th-century Kazakh epic poem, later adapted into the 1934 play Aiman-Sholpan by Mukhtar Auezov.
AlcmenefGreek Mythology (Latinized) From Greek Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmene), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" combined with μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" or μῆνις (menis) meaning "wrath". In Greek mythology Alcmene was the wife of Amphitryon. She was the mother of Herakles by Zeus, who bedded her by disguising himself as her absent husband.
AyarufKazakh Means "beautiful moon", derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and ару (aru) meaning "beauty".
AyberkmTurkish Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and berk meaning "mighty, firm, solid".
Aydan 1fTurkish, Azerbaijani Means "from the moon", from Turkish and Azerbaijani ay "moon" combined with an ablative suffix.
AygülfTurkish, Uyghur, Azerbaijani Derived from the Turkic element ay meaning "moon" combined with Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose". In some languages this is also a name for a variety of flowering plant that grows in central Asia (species Fritillaria eduardii).
AýnabatfTurkmen Derived from Turkmen aý "moon" and nabat, a type of crystallized sugar candy.
AynurfTurkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur Means "moonlight" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur, ultimately from Turkic ay meaning "moon" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
AyselfTurkish, Azerbaijani Means "moon flood" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from ay "moon" and sel "flood, stream" (of Arabic origin).
AysimafTurkish Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and sima meaning "face" (of Persian origin).
AysufTurkish, Azerbaijani Derived from Turkish and Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon" and su meaning "water".
Chandram & fHinduism, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of the masculine form चण्ड (a name of the moon in Hindu texts, which is often personified as a deity) as well as the feminine form चण्डा.
ChandrakantmMarathi, Hindi Means "beloved by the moon", derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and कान्त (kanta) meaning "desired, beloved". This is another name for the moonstone.
Chang'efChinese Mythology Means "beautiful Chang", from Chinese 嫦 (Chang), a character that refers to the goddess herself, combined with 娥 (é) meaning "beautiful, good". In Chinese mythology this is the name of a goddess of the moon, the wife of the archer Hou Yi. Her original name 姮娥 (Heng'e) was changed to avoid the taboo of sharing a homophonic character with the 2nd-century BC Emperor Wen of Han (personal name Heng).
ChannaryfKhmer Means "moon-faced girl" from Khmer ចន្ទ (chan) meaning "moon" and នារី (neari) meaning "woman, girl".
DilayfTurkish Derived from Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and Turkish ay meaning "moon".
ElayfAzerbaijani From Azerbaijani el meaning "country, society" and ay meaning "moon".
FerayfTurkish Means "radiance of the moon" in Turkish.
GülayfTurkish, Azerbaijani Means "rose moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from gül, ultimately Persian گل (gol), meaning "rose" combined with ay meaning "moon".
HalafArabic Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.
HelenfEnglish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Greek Mythology (Anglicized) English form of the Greek Ἑλένη (Helene), probably from Greek ἑλένη (helene) meaning "torch" or "corposant", or possibly related to σελήνη (selene) meaning "moon". In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. The name was also borne by the 4th-century Saint Helena, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, who supposedly found the True Cross during a trip to Jerusalem.... [more]
Hilalm & fArabic, Turkish Means "crescent moon" in Arabic, also referring to the new moon on the Islamic calendar. As a given name it is typically masculine in Arabic and feminine in Turkish.
HodeshfBiblical Means "new moon, month" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, this is the wife of Shaharaim.
IahmEgyptian Mythology From Egyptian jꜥḥ meaning "moon". In Egyptian mythology this was the name of a god of the moon, later identified with Thoth.
IlargifBasque Means "moon" in Basque, a compound of hil "month" and argi "light".
İlkayf & mTurkish Means "new moon" in Turkish, derived from ilk "first" and ay "moon".
LunafRoman Mythology, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English Means "the moon" in Latin (as well as Italian, Spanish and other Romance languages). Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through the sky.
Maramaf & mMaori, Polynesian Mythology Means "moon" in Maori. This is the name of a moon god (or goddess) in Maori mythology.
MenodorafAncient Greek Means "gift of the moon", derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred with her sisters Metrodora and Nymphodora.
MirayfTurkish Meaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic أمير (amir) meaning "commander" combined with Turkish ay meaning "moon, month".
MitsukifJapanese From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". It can also come from 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", as well as several other kanji combinations.
Mondaym & fEnglish (African) From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English mona "moon" and dæg "day". This can be given to children born on Monday, especially in Nigeria.
NatsukifJapanese From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Alternatively, it can come from 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
NilayfTurkish, Azerbaijani From Turkish and Azerbaijani Nil, the name of the Nile River, combined with ay meaning "moon".
Nima 2mPersian Persian name of uncertain meaning, possibly "just, fair" or "half moon".
NurayfTurkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh Means "bright moon" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Turkic ay meaning "moon".
SasithornfThai Means "the moon" in Thai (a poetic word).
SelenefGreek Mythology Means "moon" in Greek. This was the name of a Greek goddess of the moon, a Titan. She was sometimes identified with the goddess Artemis.
Shashim & fHindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form शशि and the feminine form शशी (spelled with a long final vowel).
SimayfTurkish Means "silver moon" in Turkish, from sim meaning "silver, glitter" and ay meaning "moon".