Moon Name Generator
Names for the moons of invented worlds
Generate moon names for sci-fi and fantasy worldbuilding: mythic names in the style of real moons like Io and Titan, poetic fantasy moons, folk moon names, and catalogue-style designations for hard science fiction.
About moon names
Real moons follow strict naming traditions, and borrowing them is the quickest way to make an invented moon sound astronomical. Jupiter's moons are the lovers and descendants of Zeus (Io, Europa, Callisto, Himalia), Saturn's are Titans, Norse giants and Inuit spirits (Enceladus, Ymir, Siarnaq), Uranus's are Shakespeare characters, and Neptune's are sea nymphs. A setting feels coherent when every moon of one planet shares a mythology.
The list below covers several styles. There are Greek, Latin and Norse names coined in the manner of the real catalogue, and names inspired by lunar deities and moon words from Sanskrit, Arabic, Japanese and other languages. Fantasy settings get poetic English moons (Silverwane, Hollowlight, The Pale Sister) and folk names tied to seasons and trades (Lambing Moon, Drover's Moon), which suit worlds with several moons that farmers and sailors track. Further groups follow other real traditions and folk habits: Celtic figures, underworld names in the manner of Pluto's moons, Shakespeare characters, canonical hours (Vespers, Compline), tide and sailor names, and night animals. Hard science fiction gets designations with Roman numerals or letters (Veylar III, Tarsis-B) and colony nicknames like Anvil or Landfall.
A good moon name contrasts with its planet: a grand planet called Ossandra reads well with a small, plain companion named Little Lamp or Ossandra Minor.
How to choose moon names
- Name the planet first, then its moons as a family: pick one mythology or one theme (sea nymphs, canonical hours, metals) and draw every moon of that planet from it, the way Jupiter's moons all come from the Zeus myths.
- Give a big moon a short, strong name and small moons diminutives: Titan and Triton dominate their systems, while Minor, Secundus, -ette and 'Little' suffixes signal a pebble of a moon.
- For fantasy worlds, write the folk name alongside the formal one (scholars call it Selardi, shepherds call it the Shepherd's Lamp) and use whichever fits the speaker's voice.
- In hard sci-fi, use a designation until colonists arrive: Kethra II becomes Landfall or Anvil once people live there, and the rename itself is a useful bit of history.
- Say the moon's name in a sentence with its planet ('the moons of Veylar: Thessaly, Nerissa and Tarsis-B') to check the set sounds varied and that nothing clashes with a famous real moon unless you intend it.
Frequently asked questions
How are real moons named?
The International Astronomical Union assigns moon names by theme per planet: Greek mythological figures linked to Zeus for Jupiter, Titans and Norse, Gallic and Inuit giants for Saturn, Shakespeare and Pope characters for Uranus, and Greek sea deities for Neptune. Newly found moons get a provisional designation like S/2023 J 1 until a mythological name is approved.
Can I use these moon names in a novel, game or tabletop campaign?
Yes. Names drawn from mythology, languages and ordinary words cannot be copyrighted, and the coined names here are free to use. If you pick one that matches a real minor moon (there are hundreds), that is fine too: real astronomical names are public.
What makes a moon name sound fantasy rather than sci-fi?
Fantasy moons tend to be descriptive or personified (Silverwane, The Pale Sister, the Hunter's Lantern) and often have folk names tied to seasons or trades. Sci-fi moons lean on Latin and Greek mythology or on catalogue designations such as Orsk Minor, Tarsis-B or Halcyon Secundus.
How many moons should a fictional planet have?
As many as the story needs, but each extra moon should earn its place: two moons give you eclipses and a double-tide calendar, three or more suggest a gas giant where moons are the inhabited worlds. Name only the ones characters would actually talk about and leave the rest as numbered designations.
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All 1,000 moon names
A: 72 names
- Abnoba
- Abraxa Minor
- Acaste
- Acheron
- Actaea
- Admete
- Aeacus
- Aegira
- Aegle
- Aerope
- Aestiva
- Agave
- Aglaope
- Aglibol
- Airmid
- Akna
- Albedo
- Albina
- Alcyone
- Alderlight
- Alignak
- Amatheia
- Amberwatch
- Amphinome
- Amphiro
- Anchorage Moon
- Ancilla
- Andraste
- Angrboda
- Aningan
- Annulus
- Anthea
- Antiope
- Antumbra
- Anumati
- Anvil
A, continued
- Anwar
- Aphelion
- Apogee
- Apsis
- Arduinna
- Ardun-E
- Arethusa
- Argenta
- Ariake
- Arianrhod
- Arma
- Artemisia
- Artio
- Artume
- Arviragus
- Ascalaphus
- Ashen Light
- Ashenmoon
- Ashglow
- Ashkelon-C
- Ashpetal
- Asphodel
- Asterope
- Astraea
- Astrid Inner
- Astrolabe
- Aurantia
- Aurboda
- Aurorae
- Aurvandil
- Autolycus
- Autumna
- Auxo
- Avatea
- Avernak Tertius
- Awilix
B: 48 names
- Badger's Lamp
- Badr
- Badriya
- Bahloo
- Ballast
- Banquo
- Barley Moon
- Barycenter
- Bat's Lantern
- Baugi
- Beacon Moon
- Bedrock
- Beekeeper's Moon
- Belarius
- Belenus
- Belisama
- Belisar-K
- Bellows
- Bendis
- Benedek III
- Benvolio
- Beryl Moon
- Bestla
- Bil
- Birchglow
- Bittermoon
- Blodeuwedd
- Blodughadda
- Boann
- Bolthorn
- Bonewhite
- Borvo
- Bosun's Lamp
- Bramble Moon
- Brannoch Minor
- Branwen
- Brassmoon
- Breakwater
- Brecken-N
- Brewer's Moon
- Brigantia
- Brightwane
- Brinemother
- Brizo
- Budding Moon
- Bulan
- Buwan
- Bylgja
C: 68 names
- Caela
- Caelum
- Caerula
- Cairn
- Caliadne
- Callianeira
- Callirhoe
- Calloway II
- Calpurnia
- Calyssa
- Camulos
- Candela
- Candida
- Candlemas
- Candlewane
- Cantor Prime
- Castellan Quartus
- Cauldwell IV
- Cerceis
- Ceridwen
- Ceto
- Chalkwing
- Chandrika
- Chang'e
- Changxi
- Charcoal Burner's Moon
- Charmian
- Chia
- Chione
- Chryse
- Cider Moon
- Cinderlight
- Cinerea
- Cistern
C, continued
- Clara
- Cliodhna
- Cloudmere
- Cloudshepherd
- Clymene
- Cobweb
- Cockcrow
- Cocytus
- Coinlight
- Cold Comfort
- Coldharbor
- Comes Minor
- Compline
- Cooper's Hoop
- Copperlamp
- Coriolis VIII
- Coronis
- Corvath-A
- Corvina
- Coventina
- Coyolxauhqui
- Crane Moon
- Crater's Bride
- Creiddylad
- Crepusca
- Crescent Minor
- Crucible
- Curfew
- Custos
- Cymatolege
- Cymbeline
- Cymodoce
- Cynthia Minor
- Cyrene
D: 26 names
- Daeira
- Dalan
- Damona
- Dawnless
- Deione
- Dellingr
- Dero
- Dewcatcher
- Dhuha
- Dimhallow
- Dione Minor
- Dockyard Moon
- Dogwatch
- Dolunay
- Doto
- Dravik Prime
- Dreamtallow
- Driftglass
- Drover's Moon
- Dry Dock
- Dufa
- Dunmore V
- Duskember
- Duskhollow
- Duskpetal
- Dynamene
E: 33 names
- Earthshine
- Ebbmother
- Eburnea
- Ecliptic
- Eiar
- Eione
- Eir
- Elcomb IV
- Elivagar
- Elk Moon
- Elongation
- Elowen Proxima
- Elysion
- Emberveil
- Enyo
- Equinox
- Erato
- Erebus
- Erytheia
- Eskar-J
- Etain
- Eucrante
- Eudora
- Eulimene
- Eumelia
- Eupompe
- Eurydice
- Eurynome
- Evagore
- Evensong
- Eventide
- Everdusk
- Eversilver
F: 31 names
- Fallowmoon
- Fand
- Farglimmer
- Farthing
- Fathom
- Favilla
- Fenja
- Fennick-L
- Fenrisel
- Ferra
- Feste
- Filiola
- Firefly
- First Frost Moon
- Firstlight
- Fisher's Moon
- Fjorgyn
- Fleance
- Flidais
- Flint
- Floodmark
- Florizel
- Forge Minor
- Fortinbras
- Foundry
- Foxfire
- Frostchime
- Frostquill
- Frostsister
- Fulgora
- Fuscina
G: 40 names
- Galaxaura
- Gallowslight
- Galt-M
- Garnetwane
- Gealach
- Gegenschein
- Geirrod
- Gelida
- Gemella
- Gerd
- Ghislaine-F
- Ghostbloom
- Ghostlantern
- Ghostpetal
- Gibbous
- Gjalp
- Glacia
- Glasscradle
- Glassharp
- Glauconome
- Gleaner's Lamp
- Gleti
- Glimmerhold
- Glimmerwick
- Gloamsickle
- Gloamwatch
- Glowworm
- Gna
- Gonzalo
- Goose Moon
- Gorgyra
- Granary
- Grannus
- Greymantle
- Greywing
- Grindstone
- Gullveig
- Gunnlod
- Gwydion
- Gymir
H: 62 names
- Hadrun Inner
- Halcyon Secundus
- Hale's Moon
- Half-Crown
- Halfshadow
- Halfway
- Halia
- Haliya
- Hanwi
- Harbor Bell
- Hardscrabble
- Hare in the Moon
- Hare Moon
- Harmonia Secundus
- Harrowmoon
- Harvestlight
- Hawthorn Moon
- Haymaking Moon
- Hearthglow
- Hecaerge
- Hefring
- Heidrun
- Helmsman
- Hermia
- Heron's Egg
- Hesketh-B
- Hesperethusa
- Hesperia
- Hiberna
- High Water
- Hilal
H, continued
- Himanshi
- Himinglaeva
- Hina
- Hippolyta
- Hipponoe
- Hippothoe
- Hjuki
- Hlin
- Hoarfrost
- Hollin Proxima
- Hollowbell
- Hollowlight
- Hollowmere
- Hollyglimmer
- Homeward
- Honey Moon
- Horatio
- Horologia
- Hraesvelgr
- Hrimfaxi
- Hrimvald
- Hronn
- Hrungnir
- Huitaca
- Hunger Moon
- Hushfeather
- Hushmoon
- Hvergelmir
- Hymir
- Hyndla
- Hypnos
I: 21 names
- Iah
- Ianeira
- Ianthe
- Icebox
- Icevigil
- Idaea
- Ides
- Idunna
- Idyia
- Igaluk
- Ilargi
- Ilmaren Ultima
- Imogen
- Indumati
- Ingram's First
- Ione
- Isolde VII
- Ivorymere
- Ix Chel
- Iynx
- Izayoi
J: 6 names
- Jaci
- Jade Rabbit
- Jadewatch
- Jarnvid
- Jessamine-D
- Jyotsna
K: 20 names
- Kagetsu
- Kaguya
- Kalanidhi
- Kalends
- Kalliope
- Kaumudi
- Kelpie
- Kessler
- Kethra II
- Keystone
- Khonsu Prime
- Killa
- Kiln
- Kolga
- Kuhu
- Kusuh
- Kuu
- Kuutar
- Kuyen
- Kymothoe
L: 63 names
- Lactea
- Lacus Oblivionis
- Lacus Somnii
- Lacus Spei
- Lacus Umbrarum
- Lambing Moon
- Lammas
- Lampad
- Lampetia
- Landfall
- Lanterna
- Lanternfall
- Lanternmere
- Lanternseed
- Laomedea
- Larchmoon
- Larder
- Larkspur Moon
- Last Stop
- Lastlight
- Lauds
- Laufey
- Lavinia
- Layl
- Leadlight
- Leagore
- Leeward
- Lenta
- Leontes
- Lethe Secundus
- Leuce
L, continued
- Leucothea
- Levana
- Libration
- Ligeia
- Lighthouse Moon
- Limnoreia
- Lindqvist
- Lisbeth Secundus
- Little Lamp
- Lleuad
- Loar
- Lodestar's Child
- Lodestone
- Lofn
- Lona
- Long Night Moon
- Long Wait
- Longshadow
- Losna
- Low Ebb
- Lowhalo
- Lowlantern
- Lucan XII
- Lucerna
- Lucetta
- Lumena
- Lunar Moth
- Lunation
- Lunula
- Lysandra
- Lysianassa
- Lyssa
M: 72 names
- Macaria
- Maddox Minor
- Mahina
- Mahtab
- Maia Prime
- Malina
- Mama Quilla
- Mamillius
- Managarm
- Manawydan
- Mani
- Maponos
- Marama
- Marchetti's Third
- Mare Cinerum
- Mare Desiderii
- Mare Frigoris
- Mare Serenum
- Mare Silentii
- Mare Vaporum
- Mariner's Coin
- Marrowlight
- Masina
- Matins
- Matutina
- Mawu
- Mayari
- Melete
- Melinoe
- Meliora
- Melite
- Melobosis
- Meness
- Menestho
- Menglod
- Menippe
M, continued
- Menja
- Mensa
- Menulis
- Mercutio
- Meridian
- Merrow II
- Metztli
- Michaelmas
- Midsummer
- Midwife's Moon
- Midwinter
- Mikazuki
- Mile Marker
- Milkthistle
- Miller's Moon
- Mimring
- Minthe
- Mistblain
- Mistcrown
- Mistmantle
- Modgud
- Molpe
- Mons Argenteus
- Moonglass
- Moros
- Morpheus
- Morrowlight
- Morwenna Tertius
- Mothlight
- Mournglass
- Mourning Moon
- Mundilfar
- Munira
- Mustardseed
- Mwezi
- Myrren-C
N: 39 names
- Nadir
- Naglfar
- Nanna
- Nanna-Suen
- Nantosuelta
- Nanurjuk
- Narfi
- Narvik-H
- Neap
- Nebulae
- Nehalennia
- Nemertes
- Nemetona
- Nephele
- Nerissa
- Nesaea
- New Caledon
- New Tethys
- Nidhogg
- Nightbloom
- Nightingale
- Nightjar
- Nightmantle
- Nightorchard
- Nightspindle
- Nightwatch
- Nikkal
- Nishakara
- Nivea
- Njorun
- Noctua
- Nocturne
- Nodens
- Nones
- Norma
- Nubila
- Nuraya
- Nutation
- Nyx Secundus
O: 28 names
- Oakenlamp
- Oathmoon
- Obscura
- Occultation
- Oceanus Noctis
- Ocyrhoe
- Oduya VI
- Oenone
- Ogmios
- Oizys
- Okhale II
- Okonkwo III
- Old Grey
- Old Toad
- Onyx Sister
- Opal Moon
- Orbita
- Oreia
- Orithyia
- Orlov's Lantern
- Orphne
- Orsino
- Orsk Minor
- Ossandra Minor
- Ostrander's Rock
- Outpost Four
- Owl's Coin
- Owlwatch
P: 63 names
- Pale Hound
- Palefire
- Paleharrow
- Palewatch
- Pallene
- Pallida
- Palus Nebularum
- Palus Somni
- Panope
- Parallax
- Parvula
- Pavonia
- Paydirt
- Pearl Diver
- Pearlhaven
- Pearlthorn
- Peaseblossom
- Peitho
- Pellam Minor
- Penumbra
- Peregrina
- Periapsis
- Periboea
- Perigee
- Perrault's Second
- Perse
- Perseis
- Petraea
- Petrov Minor
- Pewtermoon
- Phaenna
P, continued
- Phaesyle
- Phantasos
- Pharus
- Pherusa
- Philyra
- Phlegethon
- Phobetor
- Phyllodoce
- Pilot's Moon
- Pinga
- Pitys
- Placida
- Plexaura
- Ploughman's Lantern
- Plumb Bob
- Poacher's Friend
- Polixenes
- Polynoe
- Polyxo
- Pontoporeia
- Port Halcyon
- Praxithea
- Precession
- Pronoe
- Proto
- Protomedeia
- Pruina
- Pryderi
- Prymno
- Purnima
- Pyrrha
- Pyxis
Q: 13 names
- Qailertetang
- Qamar
- Qamariya
- Qasar Tertius
- Quadrant
- Quadrature
- Quarantine Moon
- Quarry
- Quennel III
- Quicksilver Moon
- Quieta
- Quietspire
- Quillshade
R: 27 names
- Raka
- Ran
- Ratatosk
- Ratri
- Reaper's Lamp
- Regolith
- Relay Moon
- Resonance
- Reticula
- Rhadamanthus
- Rhodeia
- Rhodope
- Rhosyn Ultima
- Rhun III
- Rima Ariadne
- Rimeflower
- Rind
- Ringwatch
- Riverglint
- Rohinika
- Rona
- Rook Moon
- Rorida
- Rosmerta
- Rowanmoon
- Rubra
- Rupes Alba
S: 98 names
- Sablecrown
- Saga
- Sagitta
- Sahar
- Sallowmere
- Salmon Moon
- Salt Moon
- Saltglass
- Saltwife
- Saros
- Scathach
- Scintilla
- Scrapyard
- Seaglass
- Second Chance
- Seed Moon
- Selardi
- Selene's Daughter
- Selenite
- Semele
- Sequana
- Serena
- Sext
- Sextant
- Shardlight
- Shashin
- Shearing Moon
- Shepherd's Lamp
- Shoal Sister
- Short Straw
- Sicklemoon
- Sidera
- Signal Hill
- Sigyn
- Sila
- Silentia
- Silkshadow
- Silverreed
- Silverwane
- Sina
- Sinivali
- Sinmara
- Sinus Fidei
- Sinus Roris
- Sinus Stellarum
- Sirona
- Sirrah Minor
- Sjofn
- Skadi
S, continued
- Skadvir
- Skerry Outer
- Skinfaxi
- Skrymir
- Skypearl
- Skyrend
- Slackwater
- Slate Sister
- Sleepstone
- Sleetveil
- Small Hours
- Smertrios
- Snotra
- Snow Moon
- Snowbell
- Snowmantle
- Solara Minor
- Solitaria
- Solstice
- Soma Minor
- Somaya
- Somnia
- Sororia
- Sorrel VI
- Sorrowlight
- Sowing Moon
- Speio
- Spindrift
- Splendora
- Springtide
- Stag's Eye
- Starcradle
- Starfallow
- Station Moon
- Stellina
- Sterope
- Stillhalo
- Stillwater Moon
- Stopover
- Storm Moon
- Sucellus
- Sulis
- Sumaya
- Surtling
- Svadilfari
- Swan's Egg
- Syn
- Syrinx
- Syzygy
T: 102 names
- Tachimachi
- Tacita
- Tailings
- Tala
- Tallowlight
- Tamsin II
- Taraka
- Tarqiup
- Tarsis-B
- Tartarus Minor
- Taurin V
- Tearstone
- Tecciztecatl
- Tekkeitsertok
- Tenebra
- Tennant Major
- Terce
- Terminator
- Terra Nivium
- Thaisa
- Thaleia
- Thallo
- Thanatos
- Thatcher's Moon
- Thaw Moon
- The Beggar's Bowl
- The Blind Eye
- The Blue Sister
- The Bride
- The Broken Moon
- The Chipped Plate
- The Cold Hearth
- The Counting Stone
- The Dancer
- The Drowned Moon
- The Ember Sister
- The Fallen Crown
- The Far Lantern
- The Ferryman
- The Ghost Ship
- The Gravedigger's Candle
- The Herald
- The Hunter's Lantern
- The Iron Moon
- The Keeper
- The Laggard
- The Last Guest
- The Lesser Light
- The Lost Twin
- The Milk Bowl
- The Night Mother
T, continued
- The Old Queen
- The Orphan
- The Pale Sister
- The Pearl in the Well
- The Quiet One
- The Red Pilgrim
- The Shepherd
- The Sickle
- The Silent Bell
- The Sleeper
- The Smuggler's Friend
- The Swift One
- The Thief's Moon
- The Third Eye
- The Thumbprint
- The Tin Mirror
- The Wanderer
- The Watchman
- The Weaver
- The White Stag
- The Widow's Coin
- The Younger Brother
- Thessaly
- Thistledown
- Thjazi
- Thoe
- Thoosa
- Thornlight
- Threadmoon
- Three-Legged Toad
- Thresher's Moon
- Thrud
- Thule Major
- Thurayya
- Tidecaller
- Tidepuller
- Tidewhisper
- Tinder
- Tinglint
- Tinker's Penny
- Tiur
- Tolland Major
- Tollgate
- Tornarsuk
- Torrin II
- Totality
- Touchstone
- Tranquilla
- Tsukiyo
- Tsukuyomi
- Twelfth Night
U: 7 names
- Ullr
- Umberwane
- Umbra
- Undertow
- Unnr
- Usumizu
- Uxmar IX
V: 25 names
- Vafthrudnir
- Vali
- Vantis Prime
- Var
- Varga-B
- Vashti X
- Vedrfolnir
- Velox
- Velvetmoon
- Vesperbell
- Vesperine
- Vesperloam
- Vespers
- Vespertina
- Veylar III
- Vidarr
- Vigil
- Vigilia
- Vintner's Moon
- Vitrea
- Volans
- Volumnia
- Vor
- Vorhalt Prime
- Vulpecula
W: 22 names
- Wadd
- Wanderglass
- Wanepearl
- Waystation
- Weaver's Candle
- Whalesong
- Whetstone
- Whippoorwill
- Whisperlight
- Whitethorn
- Willowlight
- Windbreak
- Windward
- Wintergleam
- Winterlamp
- Wintersalt
- Wolf Moon
- Wolfsbane Moon
- Wolfsong
- Wort Moon
- Wraithpearl
- Wrecker's Lantern
X: 1 name
- Xanthe
Y: 11 names
- Yareach
- Yarikh
- Yarrow XI
- Yewshade
- Yingyue
- Ymirra
- Yoimachi
- Ysolde Prime
- Yueliang
- Yuletide
- Yutu