Where do the names of our planets come from?

Answer 1

They were named after gods.

Answer 2

The planets names came from the Ancient Romans. They named the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

Answer 3

All of the planets are named after Roman and Greek Gods. For example, Neptune is named after the god Neptune whom commanded the seas. This is because of Neptune's deep blue color which looks like the ocean. Most of the planets are direct names such as Uranus and Venus. Venus was the godess of beauty, Mars is the God of War (Mars is red like blood), and Uranus is the god of the the sky (Uranus is sky blue with some white spots that resemble clouds). The planets are named after the gods that are closest in relation to them.

Answer 4

Most of the names come from Roman gods (particularly the major planets). The names of the dwarf planets come from Roman mythology, Greek mythology, Rapa Nui mythology, and Hawaiian mythology.

The word "Earth" comes from Old English.

Answer 5

All of the planets except for Earth go their names from Roman Mythology.

Answer 6

The word "planet" comes from the Greek for "wanderer".

Answer 7

With the exception of Earth and Uranus,

the planets in our Solar System are named after Roman Gods.

Uranus is derived from Greek mythology.