Moonchild as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Moonchild

What is the meaning of the name Moonchild ?

The baby name Moonchild is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmuːn.tʃaɪld/ (MOON-child).

Moonchild is English in Origin.

Moonchild is a modern English compound name formed from moon + child. Moon comes from Old English mona (Proto-Germanic *meno), child from Old English cild, together meaning “child of the moon.” The image evokes intuition, dreaminess, cycles, tides, protection, and nocturnal radiance, and in astrology it signals deep feeling and nurturance ruled by the Moon.

As a given name it is rare but traceable from the late 20th century, favored in bohemian and astrology-minded circles. The term appears in Aleister Crowley’s novel Moonchild (published 1929), in rock and pop songs, and as the secret name of the Childlike Empress in The NeverEnding Story. Variants and related options include Moon, the spaced or hyphenated Moon Child/Moon-Child, and stylized Moonchilde; semantic cousins are Luna, Selene/Selena, Cynthia, Diana/Artemis, Chandra, Qamar, and Yue. Unisex; nicknames may be Moon or Moony.

⚙ Moonchild is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 21 recorded uses across 11 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.