Meaning & Story
Lua means moon in Portuguese and Spanish, from the Latin luna. It is a bright, lyrical word name that carries all the mysterious, luminous qualities of the night sky's most beloved light — constant, beautiful, and always present even in darkness.
Lua is a name of genuine poetry — four letters that carry the entire luminous mythology of the moon within them. In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking cultures it is the everyday word for moon, so there is a naturalness to it that more obviously manufactured celestial names lack. Lua suits a female pet with a serene, slightly mysterious quality: the silver-coated cat who moves silently through moonlit rooms, or the quiet dog who always seems to know your mood before you do. Luminous, lyrical, and quietly magnificent.