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'''Luna''' is the Latin name of the Earth's '''[[Moon]]''' ({{lang-la|lūna}}) as well as the Roman moon goddess '''[[Luna (goddess)|Luna]]'''.
'''Luna''' may also refer to:
== Places ==
;Europe
* [[Luna (Etruria)]], a city in ancient Etruria (now Italy) destroyed by the Arabs in 1016
* [[Luna, Cluj]], Romania
* [[Lonea River|Luna River]], Romania
* [[Luna, Zaragoza]], Spain
* [[Roverè della Luna]], Italy
* [[Luna forest]], a forest on the north bank of the Danube according to Ptolemy
;United States and Canada
* [[Luna County, New Mexico]]
* [[Luna, New Mexico]], (in [[Catron County]])
* [[Luna Lake, Arizona]]
* [[Luna Peak]], two North American mountains
* [[Luna Pier, Michigan]]
* [[Luna Island]], an island in New York that is adjacent to the Niagara Falls
;Philippines
* [[Luna, Apayao]]
* [[Luna, Isabela]]
* [[Luna, La Union]]
* [[General Luna, Quezon]]
* [[General Luna, Surigao del Norte]]
;India
* [[Luna, Rajasthan]], India
== People ==
* [[Álvaro de Luna]] (c1389-1453), Spanish politician
* [[Antonio Luna]] (1866-1899), Filipino general who fought in the Philippine-American War and the founder of the Philippines's first military academy
* [[Cardozo M. Luna]], Armed Forces of the Philippines official
* [[Jeff de Luna]] (born 1984), Filipino pool player
* [[Pedro de Luna]] (1328-1423), Avignon Pope Benedict XIII
* [[Francisco Luna Kan]] (born 1925), Mexican politician
* [[Juan Luna]] (1857–1899), Filipino painter in the late 19th century
* [[Kat DeLuna]] (born 1987), American singer of Dominican decent
* [[Marisol Deluna]] (born 1967), American fashion designer
* [[Luna Celeste]] (born 1963), American voice actress
* [[Luna Leopold]] (1915-2006), American scientist
* [[Luna Vachon]] (born 1962), Canadian professional wrestler
* [[Juan Luna]] (1857-1899), Filipino painter and artist
* [[Héctor Luna]] (born 1980), Dominican baseball player
* [[Jonathan Luna]] (1965-2003), U.S. Federal prosecutor, murdered December 4.
* Luna Zhang
== Fiction ==
* [[Luna (TV series)|''Luna'' (TV series)]], a 1983-84 UK children's TV show
* [[Luna (novel)|''Luna'' (novel)]], a 2004 novel by Julie Anne Peters
* [[Luna (1979 novel)|''Luna'' (1979 novel)]], a 1979 novel by Delacorta
* [[Luna (1995 film)|''Luna'' (1995 film)]], a Spanish film by [[Alejandro Amenábar]]
;Characters
* [[Luna (comics)]], in the Marvel Comics universe
* [[Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete| Luna (LUNAR)]], in the RPG series ''LUNAR''
* [[Luna (Exalted)]], in the RPG ''Exalted''
* [[Luna (Sailor Moon)]], in the ''Sailor Moon'' media franchise
* [[Characters from the Incarnations of Immortality#Luna|Luna Kaftan]], from the ''[[Incarnations of Immortality]]'' series by [[Piers Anthony]]
* [[Luna (Samurai Troopers)]], in the Japanese anime ''Ronin Warriors''
* Luna (or sometimes pronounced as Runa or Lunar) in the Japanese anime [[Seto no Hanayome]]
* [[Luna (Soul Calibur)]], in the video game ''Soul Calibur III''
* [[Mana (series)#Elemental Spirits|Luna]], one of the eight elemental spirits in the ''Seiken Densetsu'' video game series
* [[List of fairy tale characters in Shrek#Luna|Luna]], in the video game ''Shrek SuperSlam''
* [[Luna Lovegood]], in the ''Harry Potter'' series
* [[One Life to Live minor families#The Moodys|Luna Moody]], in the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''
* [[List of Mega Man Star Force characters#Luna Platz and Ophiuca|Luna Platz]], a character in ''Mega Man Star Force''
* Mrs Luna, in the Henry James novel ''[[The Bostonians]]''
* [[La Lunatica]], in the Marvel Comics universe
* [[Luna Inverse]], elder sister of [[Lina Inverse]] of the series [[Slayers]], no real appearance but occasionally pops up in Lina's memories.
* Luna, one of the two summon spirits of light in the [[Gamecube]] [[video game]] ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]''.
;Other
* [[Black Legion (Warhammer 40,000)#Horus|Luna Wolves]], a Space Marine legion in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe
* [[Star Trek: Titan#USS Titan|Luna class starship]], a type of starship in the ''Star Trek'' universe
== Music ==
* [[Luna (band)]], a New York based alternative rock band
* [[Luna (Boston band)]], a late 1970s rock and roll band from Boston, Massachusetts
* [[Luna (Serbian rock band)]], a 1980s new wave band from Novi Sad, Serbia
* [[Luna (Serbian pop group)]], a male/female pop duo from Serbia
* [[Luna (musician)]], bass guitarist in heavy metal bands Ashes to Ashes and [[Chrome Division]]
* [[Luna-C]], a British DJ and record producer
* [[Luna Sea]], a Japanese hard rock band
* [[DJ Luna]], a Dutch hardstyle DJ
* "Luna" a song by [[Juanes]] on their [[2002]] album [[Un Dia Normal]]
* "Luna", a song by the [[Smashing Pumpkins]] on their [[1993]] album [[Siamese Dream]]
* "Luna", a song by [[Omnia (band)|Omnia]]
* "Luna", a song by [[Moonspell]] on their [[2006]] album [[Memorial (Moonspell album)|Memorial]]
* "Luna", a song by [[Alessandro Safina]]
* "[[Luna de Xelajú]]", a [[Music of Guatemala|Guatemalan]] ''[[waltz]]''
* [[Cult of Luna]], a [[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[doom metal]] band
* [[Luna (guitars)]], a guitar manufacturer
* [[Luna (Nation Product Album)]], an album by the rock band National Product
== Other ==
* [[LUNA]], a computer product line of OMRON Tateishi Electric from the late 1980s and early 1990s
* [[Luna (Redwood Tree)]], a California Redwood tree
* [[Luna (theme)]], the codename for the default theme of Windows XP
* [[Luna (vehicle)]], a moped produced in India
* [[Luna (XM)]], XM Radio channel 95
* [[Luna Gotra]], a sub-tribe of the Chadhar clan, located in Punjab, Pakistan
* [[Luna Innovations]], a company based in Virginia, USA
* [[Luna Lounge]], a bar formerly at Ludlow Street, Manhattan, now located at Williamsburg, Brooklyn
* [[Luna Moth]] (''Actias luna''), a lime-green North American silk moth
* [[Luna programme]], a series of unmanned space missions sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union
* [[Luna Publications]], a literary publishing company located in Toronto, Canada
* [[KLNN]], "Luna radio" a U.S. FM radio station
* [[Luna X 2000]], a German unmanned aerial vehicle
* [[RTV Luna]], a television and radio company in Montenegro
* [[Radio Luna]], a radio station in Montenegro
* Luna, an alternate name for the [[FROG-7]] Soviet artillery rocket
* Luna, a small vessel which holds the [[Host (Holy Communion)|Host]] in a [[monstrance]]
* [[Luna Bar]], an energy bar marketed to women by [[Clif Bar|Clif Bar & Co.]]
* [[Luna (Orca)]], an [[Orca]] also known as L98 who lived in [[Nootka Sound]] between 2001 and 2006
* [[Lunawebs]], a web agency in Salt Lake City, Utah
== See also ==
* [[La Luna]]
* [[Luna Park]]
* [[Lunae]]
* [[Lunas]]
* [[Lune]]
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