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It occurred to me that "we" have named all the moons of the planets...but not are own...Im glad because I like the bed time story. Good Night Moon!
An exercise in whimsy would be to name our moon...any bites?? any touches??

It has an official name. The Moon. Capital "M."
No, really.

"The Moon" is a lame name.

I say we rename it to Smiling Juan.

To get fancy about this,

Most human cultures have had specific names for the sun, the moon and the planets.

For example, the Romans had a goddess of the moon, Luna, in their hierarchy of gods and goddesses. The ancient Greeks did too, calling her Selene.

Our own name, "moon" (usually uncapitalized), comes down to us from Old English and Proto-German, and is originally from the Indo-European word "menses" meaning "month." For more details on why the moon's name is "moon," have a look at:

www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/04/doesnt-moon-cool-name-like-moons-solar-system/

(I know, I know, more information than most of us really want to know).

Keep it simple - Shine for short

The widely accepted, the I guess not "official" name would be Luna, right?

Hoku is star....Mahina is moon...Aloha Mahina...