Where did Earth get its name from?

Answer 1

The Earth was not really named after anyone. It has evolved over at least a thousand years and can be recognized in several old languages of Europe.

The word is found in older forms of English, as well as an old form of Norse.

The Norse word means "dirt" or "the ground," and carried a meaning of "a place that is not the sky or the heavens."

The origin can be traced to the Anglo-Saxon word Erda (Erdaz), which means ground, soil or earth, the word changed to Eorthe or Erthe in Old English.

The name Earth existed in Old Saxon as the word 'ertha', in Dutch as the word 'aerde' and in German as the word 'erda'.

Earth is (beside Sedna) the only planet in the solar system, whose name is not derived from the Greek or Roman mythology.

It is interesting to note that the Latin word for Earth, Terra, has made its way into current vocabulary with the phase "terra firma."

Answer 2

All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. The name Earth is an English/German name which simply means ground. It comes from the Old English words 'eor(th)e' and 'ertha'. In German it is 'erde'. The name Earth is at least 1,000 years old.

Answer 3

"Earth" is actually an Old English word that basically means ground.

Answer 4

History does not record the name of the person who named the Earth.

Answer 5

Earth is not named after a Roman God or Goddess