Female Moon Names

Moonmaid Cattery has assembled the following tables with names of moons. Most of the names are moons in our Solar System; when possible, the reference for the names is given. Some of the moons are from fictitious places; the reference to the fictional work is given as well. If no sex could be found in research, the name is listed on the "neutral" tables (i.e., many of the Science Fiction works such as McCaffrey or Bradley have made-up names).

For the purposes of this list, planets of our solar system are treated as 'moons' or satellites to our sun, Sol.

Moon name	Planet	Research
Adrastea	Jupiter	Goddess of Fate, inevitable one
Amalthea	Jupiter	Goat that suckled Zeus, bearer of horn of Cornucopia
Ananke	Jupiter	Nurse of Zeus, a force even gods must obey
Belinda	Uranus
Belior	Pern	Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider books
Bianca	Uranus	Taming of the Shrew: Second daughter
Callisto	Jupiter	Greek goddess lover of Zeus, mother of Pan
Calypso	Saturn	a Nymph, daughter of Atlas, or daughter of Tethys?
Carme	Jupiter	daughter of Phoenix
Ceres	Sun	Asteroid - Roman goddess of corn & creative powers of earth
Cordelia	Uranus	King Lear's youngest & best loved daughter
Cressida	Uranus	Troilus: daughter of Chalchas
Cybele	Sun	Asteroid - "Mountain Mother", identified with Rhea
Desdemona	Uranus	Othello's wife
Dione	Saturn	Zeus' wife, Aphrodite's mother, Atlas' daughter
Earth	Sun	Satelite of Sol
Elara	Jupiter
Europa	Jupiter	maiden seduced by Zeus, mother-in-law to Pasiphae
Ganymede	Jupiter	As You Like It, Rosalind's disguise
Helene	Saturn	Helen of Troy, daughter of Nemesis, raised by Leda
Himalia	Jupiter	Nymph of Rhodes, a miller's wife, taken by Zeus
Hygeia	Sun	Asteroid - Personification of Health
Interamnia	Sun	Asteroid of Sol
Io	Jupiter	Hera's preistess, seduced by Zeus
Juliet	Uranus	Romeo & Juliet
Leda	Jupiter	Zeus turned himself into a Swan to seduce Leda
Lysithea	Jupiter
Metis	Jupiter	first mistress of Zeus. Prudence, treachery
Miranda	Uranus	The Tempest, Prospero's daughter
Nereid	Neptune	sea nymphs, Nereids were the daughters of Nereaus
Ophelia	Uranus	Hamlet: went mad over love of Hamlet
Pallas	Sun	Asteroid, daugher of Triton
Pandora	Saturn	Greek, first woman, wife of Epimetheus
Pasiphae	Jupiter	Wife of Minos, "she who shines on all" = moon
Persephone	Sun	Zeus' daughter, associated with Hades
Phoebe	Saturn	As You Like It
Portia	Uranus	Merchant of Venice: a rich heiress
Rhea	Saturn	Mother of Zeus
Rosalind	Uranus	As You Like It: daughter of exiled Duke of Burgundy
Sinope	Jupiter	Deimos & Phobos sister, kept virgin to Zeus
Telesto	Saturn
Tethys	Saturn	daughter of Uranus, raised by Hera
Thebe	Jupiter	daughter of Prometheus
Titania	Uranus	Midsummer Night's Dream
Umbriel	Uranus	Twelfth's Night
Venus	Sun	Ita Venus=Greek Aphrodite, goddess love, veg. gard
Vesta	Sun	Asteroid -Roman goddess, hearthfire, tended by Vestal Virgins
Titania	Uranus	Midsummer Night's Dream

Didn't find anything that appealed to you?
Try the Neutral names list. (unknown sex)

If you have further information on moon names,
please send information and source to: Darbie Marlin.