I don't know how they came up with the name maybe it was related to the Latin word mercari (to trade) but Mercury was a God. He was the Roman messenger God and the god of travelers. He had a winged hat and sandals, and could fly.
the planet Mercury is named after the god... Mercury!
Yes, the planet Mercury was named after the god Mercury. Mercury's other names are Thoth and Hermes (pronounced Her-meez).it wasn't named after a god it was named after a messenger when he found the planet in the sky so he named it mercury.
Mercury was named after Hermes, the Roman god of travel.
Mercury is named after the ROMAN god Mercurius (Mercury).
the planet mercury was named after the roman god mercury because it's the planet that rotates the sun the fastest than any other planet. they named it mercury because the roman god mercury was really fast because he sent messages for other gods.
No. But there is a Roman god named Mercury.
mercury was named by the Romans after a messenger god.
The Roman god Mercury.
It was named after the Roman god Mercury.
Mercury is the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes.
Mercury was named by astronomers in 4th century BCE. The name comes from the Roman god Mercury, who was the messenger god and the fastest of the gods.
Mercury was a messenger and god of trade in Roman mythology.