Latona: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Latona – Meaning: the Roman name for the Greek goddess Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis; Leto's own ultimate root is disputed among classicists – Origin: Latin (from Greek) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: luh-TOH-nuh


Latona is a Latin (from Greek) girl's name meaning “the Roman name for the Greek goddess Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis; Leto's own ultimate root is disputed among classicists”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted.

Meaning & Origin of Latona

Meaning: The Roman name for the Greek goddess Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis; Leto's own ultimate root is disputed among classicists.

Origin: Latin (from Greek).

A common claim: Sometimes presented as a 'moon' name because Latona (Leto) was mother of the moon goddess Diana/Artemis Actually: Latona wasn't a moon goddess herself -- she's the mother of Apollo and Artemis, and only Artemis (Diana) carries the moon association.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Latona

Phonetic: luh-TOH-nuh   IPA: /ləˈtoʊ.nə/

Popularity of Latona

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1956–1991.

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