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Moon name meaning

Last Name
46k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Moon mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Moon

User Submitted Origins

Korean
56%
English
40%
Indian (Sanskrit)
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Moon means "Protector of our world, our lives, our hearts".
  2. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Moon means "The protector of our world, our lives, and our heart".
  3. A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Moon means "Shining bright".
  4. A submission from India says the name Moon means "Bright".
  5. A user from Canada says the name Moon is of Korean origin and means "Learning, Study, literature and letters".
  6. A user from Korea, Republic of says the name Moon means "Letter, writing and language which origin from chinese character".
  7. A submission from Indiana, U.S. says the name Moon means "Celestial" and is of English origin.
  8. A submission from Luxembourg says the name Moon means "Door" and is of Korean origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Moon
Senses
  1. The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month."The crescent moon, the diadem of night." [Cowper.]
  2. A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.
  3. The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.
  4. [Fort] A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.
  5. The deliberately exposed naked buttocks.(slang)

Etymology: OE. mone, AS. mōna; akin to D. maan, OS. & OHG. māno, G. mond, Icel. māni, Dan. maane, Sw. måne, Goth. mēna, Lith. menů, L. mensis month, Gr. mh`nh moon, mh`n month, Skr. mās moon, month; prob. from a root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. to measure), from its serving to measure the time. √271. Cf. Mete to measure, Menses Monday Month

verb Moon
Senses
  1. To expose to the rays of the moon."If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and mooned." [Holland.]
  2. To expose one's naked buttocks to (a person); -- a vulgar sign of contempt or disrespect, sometimes done as a prank.
verb Moon
To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Any natural satellite of a planet ("Jupiter has sixteen moons")
  2. The natural satellite of the Earth ("the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers" and "men first stepped on the moon in 1969")
  3. Any object resembling a moon ("he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light" and "the clock had a moon that showed various phases")
  4. United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)
  5. The light of the Moon ("moonlight is the smuggler's enemy" and "the Moon was bright enough to read by")
  6. The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
  7. Expose one's buttocks to ("moon the audience")
  8. Be idle in a listless or dreamy way
  9. Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
Wiktionary

From Middle English Mone, mone, from Old English mōna, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), from *mē-² (“to measure”)

  1. The Earth's moon Luna; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.
  2. (paganism) The god of the Moon in Heathenry.
  3. A surname​.
  4. The 54th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Notable Persons Named Moon

Notable Persons Named Moon

Joo Won

Joo Won is an actor, singing, and singer. Joo was given the name Moon Jun-won on September 30th, 1987 in Seoul.

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Moon Zappa

Moon Zappa is an actress and author. She has had major accomplishments since 1982. Moon was given the name Moon Unit Zappa by her parents Frank Zappa and Gail Zappa on September 28th, 1967 in New York City, New York, U.S.

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Moon Chae-won

Moon Chae-won is an actor and actress. She was most active from 2007 to present. Moon was born on November 13th, 1986 in Daegu.

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Moon Geun-young

Moon Geun-young is an actor and actress. She was most prominent from 1997 to present. Moon was born on May 6th, 1987 in Gwangju.

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Moon Jae-in

Moon Jae-in is a Chairman of The Minjoo Party of Korea, Member of the National Assembly, Member of theNational Assembly, and Chairman ofThe Minjoo Party of Korea. His military service ended in 1978. Moon was born on January 24th, 1953 in Geoje.

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Moon Hee-joon

Moon Hee-joon is a rock music and pop music singer-songwriter, choreography, and presenter. He was most prominent from 1996 to present. Moon was born on March 14th, 1978. Moon is also known as Moon Hee-jun.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Moon

Notable Persons With the Last Name Moon

Keith Moon

Keith Moon was a musician, songwriter, producer, and actor. Keith was given the name Keith John Moon on August 23rd, 1946 in Wembley, London. He left this life on September 7th, 1978.

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Warren Moon

Warren Moon is a football player. Warren was born on November 18th, 1956 in Los Angeles.

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Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon was a religious leader, businessperson, media mogul, political activist, and media proprietor. Sun was given the name Mun Yong-myeong on February 25th, 1920 in Chongju. He left this life on September 3rd, 2012.

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Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon is an animanga character.

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Cindy Moon

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Sailor Chibi Moon

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  • Willy Moon
    Musician
  • Jamario Moon
    Athlete
  • Charlotte Digges "Lottie" Moon
  • Darvin Moon
  • Wally Moon
    Baseball Player
  • Alan R. Moon
    Board Game Designer
  • Arctic Moon
    Record Producer
  • Fabio Moon
  • Aliona Moon
    Musician
  • Paul Moon
    Historian
  • Melissa Moon
  • Rupert Vance "Mick" Moon
    Military Person
  • Henry Moon
  • Edgar Moon
    Tennis Player

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Moon U.S.
  White 65.69% 64.26%
  African American 10.02% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 19.10% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.99% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.18% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.02% 16.26%

Of Last Name Moon

People with the last name Moon are most frequently White, African American, or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Moon

  • What name lists does Moon rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Moon? Moon is the 26,951st most popular name of all time. As a last name Moon was the 758th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Moon have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 211 babies born with the first name Moon in the United States. That's more than enough people named Moon to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Moon? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1972 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Moon first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Moon is Sunday, September 9th, 1877.
  • What year had the most people named Moon born? The highest recorded use of the first name Moon was in 2018 with a total of 30 babies.
  • Random Moon Factoid: According to the 2018 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Moon is not a popular baby girl's name in California. Imagine that, only 6 babies in California have the same name in 2018.
  • Weird things about the name Moon: The name spelled backwards is Noom. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nmoo. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Moon? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 45,528 people with the last name Moon.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Moon? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 15 of them will have Moon as their last name.
  • Moon name meaning

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