Japanese names that mean moon

The kanji 月 means both moon and month. In names it is usually read tsuki, and it softens to zuki when another sound comes before it, which is why 美月 is said Mizuki rather than Mitsuki. Because the same kanji means month, a few old names built on it, like Hazuki and Satsuki, come from the traditional names of the months rather than from the moon itself.

Moon names are far more common for girls. Parents who want the moon in a boy's name sometimes pair 月 with 彦, an old ending for boys' names, or choose 望, which alone can mean the full moon.