What is the meaning of Neptune's name?

Answer 1

Neptune (planet) is the eighth and outermost planet from the Sun in our Solar System. It is a giant planet and has a ring made up of particles of ice. It is the most remote of the giant gas planets. Its symbol is a stylish representation of the trident, which was the symbol associated with Neptune. Neptune (mythology) is the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses in Roman mythology after whom the planet is named; analogous to the god Poseidon in Greek mythology.

Answer 2

Neptune was the Roman god of the sea. Neptune is a blue colour that people used to think was water, although they now think it is a gas.

Answer 3

Neptune: In Roman mythology Neptune is god of the sea, identified with the greek Poseidon. Son of Saturn and Ops.

Answer 4

Neptune means wet or damp and the god called Neptune was the god of the oceans. Neptune is named for the Roman god of the sea.

Answer 5

Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea.
The name means Sea God and is from Roman times.

Answer 6

Neptune was named after the Roman god of the ocean. It doesn't "mean" anything in particular, it just fit with the classical names of the other planets.

Answer 7

It refers to the planet Neptune, the eighth planet from the sun, the forth largest by diameter, the god of water and sea. It is a proper noun.

Answer 8

Neptune is the Roman God of the Sea, and in Greek Mythology he was Called Poseidon.