Pagan Names Honoring the Moon

Aapep -Aapep is an Egyptian name meaning "moon snake". Aapep is a giant snake in Egyptian lore who is nothingness. If he catches your soul on its journey to the afterlife, you become nothing.

Abalendu -Abalendu is a Hindi name meaning "full moon".

Ala -Mother Goddess and guardian of societal law of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. She who creates the living and rules the dead being a Goddess of fertility and Queen of the Underworld. Her symbol is the crescent moon.

Calypso -The name Calypso means "hidden" or "concealed". It is the name of one of Saturn's moons and a species of orchid and a musical genre. In the Odyssey, Calypso was the name of a nymph who fell in love with Odysseus and kept him hidden on her island for seven years.

Chandra -Chandra is a Sanskrit name meaning "the moon" or "shining". It can be a boy's name or a girl's name.

Luna -Luna is Latin for Moon

Salina -The name Saline may refer either to the moon by relating to the Goddess Selene or to salt

Selene -Selene is the Greek Goddess of the moon.

Umbra -Umbrae comes from the Greek meaning shadow or shade, as in a ghost. It now refers to an area of darkness, particularly the shadow over the moon.

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