Lunet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lunet

What is the meaning of the name Lunet ?

The baby name Lunet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-net (IPA: /ˈluːnɛt/).

Lunet is French, Latin in Origin.

Lunet is a medieval Arthurian name most familiar from Chrétien de Troyes’ Yvain, where Lunete (Lunet) is the clever maid who helps Yvain win and reconcile with Laudine. The form likely arose in Old French, and later traveled into English romances; Tennyson’s Lynette reflects the same tradition. As a given name, Lunet has remained rare, with occasional modern usage among lovers of Arthuriana and moon-evoking names.

Etymology is contested. In Old French, lunete/lunette means “little moon,” from lune plus the diminutive suffix -ette/-et, which yields the appealing meaning “small moon, crescent.” Scholars also connect Lunet to the Welsh Luned, a short form of Eluned/Eiluned, from elun “image, idol,” giving an alternative sense of “icon, likeness.” Variants and related forms include Lunete, Lunette, Luned, Eluned, Eiluned, and the literary Lynette; Lunette and Lunet are the closest spellings.

⚙ Lunet barely registers. Across 7 countries, we found just 12 recorded uses of it.