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Which sounds least silly?

Lunans
- 12 (22.2%)
Lunatics
- 9 (16.7%)
Lunarians
- 29 (53.7%)
Mannies
- 0 (0%)
Loonies
- 1 (1.9%)
Lunites
- 3 (5.6%)
Selenian
- 0 (0%)

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Author Topic: What would be the word for a person from the moon?  (Read 4483 times)

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What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« on: September 24, 2012, 07:37:36 pm »
This is a linguistic question that I doubt english teachers will need to address for a long time but I feel like Bay12 is probably up to the task.  Naming people from the planets seems easy, but not the moon, what's up with that?

Mercury: Mercurians
Venus: Venusians
Earths: Earthlings, Terrans, Earthicans
The Moon: ???
Mars: Martians
Jupiter: Jovians
Saturn: Saturnians
Uranus: Uranians
Neptune: Neptunians
Pluto: Plutonians

So what the correct word for someone from the moon?  Lunars?  Moonians?
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2012, 07:38:20 pm »
Lunarian.

At least according to Final Fantasy 4.
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2012, 07:39:27 pm »
I think the answer is obvious, to people from the Moon.

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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2012, 07:42:21 pm »
...sometimes it's a fine line between Bay12 and /b/
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2012, 07:48:49 pm »
Moon Tribe.
Lunans

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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2012, 07:53:13 pm »
Quote from: kaijyuu on September 24, 2012, 07:38:20 pm
Lunarian.

At least according to Final Fantasy 4.
Lunarian's about the most regular one I see used (Sailor Moon has a disturbingly large amount of good fanfiction, crossover and otherwise. S'all there is to say, there.), and it fits the pattern better than most alternatives. I'd go with that'un.

Though a different naming heuristic might be in order for those living on satellites and non-planets. Hrm...
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2012, 07:57:42 pm »
Escaped lunatic.
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2012, 07:58:32 pm »
Lunatic is a pretty good word come to think of it.  Lunarians sounds funny but I guess it works.
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2012, 07:59:21 pm »
Lunatics are the rebel faction :P

... or the ethnic slur. Either/or.
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2012, 08:05:22 pm »
Somehow "Saturnians" seems really awkward to me.

Anyway, I vote for Lunarian as well. 
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2012, 09:09:57 pm »
Lunarian. Or Lunatic. Or Loonie. Or Mannie.


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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2012, 09:41:52 pm »
Lunan. How is that even a question?
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2012, 11:37:05 pm »
Quote from: mainiac on September 24, 2012, 07:37:36 pm
what the correct word for someone from the moon?

Loonies. People are nostalgic. The US carrier Enterprise and space shuttle Enterprise were both named after the starship Enterprise from Star Trek. I think the most likely fictional source for the name would be this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress

"Publication date   1966
 the Moon (Luna), of whom most inhabitants (called "Loonies")"
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2012, 11:43:03 pm »
Wikipedia says: Lunarian. Or Selenite.

More interestingly, did you know there is a entire article on space demonyms? Thats what you're looking for here, a demonym. its lunarian. I'm being serious, thats what it says. Right here: Moon, Lunarian. Did you know the milky wayers are Lacteals? I bet you didn't. Not that organisms from other galaxies will be capable of communicating in english, but good to know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_adjectivals_and_demonyms_of_astronomical_bodies#Planets
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Re: What would be the word for a person from the moon?
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2012, 11:48:58 pm »
It really depends on if you care more about (at least semi-standard) classical designations for the people of a place, or for Heinlein's vision of the future.

It has been rather difficult to avoid referencing the Sailor Scouts.
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