Why is the Earth named what it is?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

Both earth and the Earth come from the same Old English root meaning soil or land - Middle English erthe, from Old English eorthe; akin to Old High German erda earth, Greek era.

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Earth is named after what god?

Earth is not named after a god, it was named after God when he built the earth.

Which element is named after the earth?

Tellurium is kind of named after the Earth.

Was Earth named after a Roman or Greek goddess?

No, Earth is the only planet not named after a Roman or Greek god or goddess; it is, instead, named after the the stuff we stand on: earth.

What was eath named after?

Earth was named earth because of the great inventer alexader earth god known in alstrallia

What greek or roman god is earth named after?

earth was named after a but god not any of the English

Is Earth is the only planet not named after good?

actually the earth is named after good just not in the normal sense

Is earth and uranus named after Roman Gods?

The planet Uranus was named for a Greek god. Uranus was the oldest of the Greek gods.

Who named the earth this name?

What is planet Earth named after?

It's named after meh im a Leo Leo's made da name earth

Which element is named after earth?

Tellurium

What planet was named after Gaea?

The Earth.

Which moon is not named after a god?

Earth