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The name "Luna" is [[Latin]] for the [[Moon]]. This obviously refers to Luna's absentmindedness and clearly unconventional patterns of thought, since in ancient times the moon was thought to induce insanity in people (hence the word "lunatic," which is, unsurprisingly, the source of Luna's nickname, "Loony"). The origin of the surname "Lovegood" is more ambigious. Obviously, it combines the [[English language|English]] words "[[love]]" and "[[good]]", both of which have very positive conotations (as in "a fight between good and [[evil]], love and [[hate]].") This could refer to her kind character, or be simply an idiosyncracy of the author. Her last name could also be a reference to [[Elliot Lovegood Grant Watson]], who wrote numerous books highlighting the insufficiencies of [[Darwinism]] after he was raised by a mother who adored [[Charles Darwin|Darwin]]. It could, therefore, be a reference to how ''The Quibbler'' attacks widely accepted beliefs.

It has been rumored that [[Lindsey Lohan]] will play the part of Luna in the fifth movie., but this not likely.

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