OOP: Re: What's in a name . . . Luna/Lupin

[werebearloony]

No: HPFGUIDX 64131


> Em wrote:
> Luna means moon.  We all know what happens to Lupin when the moon 
is full.  Could it be that Lupin meets his demise when he can't get to 
> his potion, transforms, attacks someone (luna?) and has to be 
> killed?  
>  
> Cindy wrote:
> > I have been thinking about Luna's name a lot. This is what I came 
up with...
> > Luna is a bit crazy/mad, and so is her father (just think - the
> > Quibbler). The students do call her "loony Luna" - and 'lunatic' 
is another word for crazy. This has a bit of history behind it as 
well, but I'll skip that and get to what I think... Perhaps Luna is 
called Luna because she is a bit of a Lunatic? Not because she is a 
> werewolf.
> 
> ~Calimora:
> Here's anouther moon connection in classical mythology the moon, 
aka Luna, is associated with both nuturing/protector godesses; 
Rhiannon, Selene, etc. >>>


now me:
Yet another the nickname loony and lunatic are derivatives from the 
latin word Luna for moon so its all interconnected after all.

my two cents

--loony