At a Glance: Name: Noctiluca – Meaning: shining by night – Origin: Latin – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: nok-tih-LOO-kah
Noctiluca is a Latin girl's name meaning “shining by night”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted.
Meaning & Origin of Noctiluca
Meaning: Shining by night.
Origin: Latin.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Noctiluca
Phonetic: nok-tih-LOO-kah IPA: /ˌnɒktɪˈluːkə/
Popularity of Noctiluca
Noctiluca doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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