The name of the Roman god Mercury, who's Hermes in Greek mythology. Mercury was known as the messenger :)
It was named after the Roman god Mercury.
Mercury is itself a planet - it did not come from a planet!
The names of the planet and chemical elements are derived from the name of the Roman god Mercury.
Planet Mercury and the metal mercury share a name.
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The Maori name for the planet Mercury is 'Takero'.
No, the planet Mercury is just called Mercury. The element Mercury (Hg) is a chemical element and has nothing to do with the naming of the planet Mercury.
Scientist did not name Mercury, Roman/ Greek Gods did. They named it Mercury because it was the fastest moving planet out of all Planets.
The name of the planet closest to our Sun is Mercury.
The planet Mercury was named after the Greek god Hermes. Mercury is his Roman name. A Latin god - the messenger (i.e. the swift one).