Kal-El was the name he had been given by his natural parents Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van. He was renamed Clark Kent after being found by his adoptive parents Jonathan and Martha Kent.
Planet of Krypton
Kal-El on his home planet of Krypton. Clark Kent by his adoptive family.
Kr is the symbol fir Krypton which shares it's name with superman's birth planet.
lex luther
krypton , KR atomic number 36
Planet of Krypton
Kal-El on his home planet of Krypton. Clark Kent by his adoptive family.
Kr is the symbol fir Krypton which shares it's name with superman's birth planet.
Krypton
lex luther
The element krypton was named after the Greek word "kryptos," meaning hidden or concealed. This name was chosen because krypton is a colorless and odorless gas that is typically not easily detected.
Always remember that Superman is entirely fictional. The authors decided that he left his planet, Krypton, as an infant. He was brought up on a farm by the Kents in the 1930s.
Kal-El--Superman's real name--was born on the planet Krypton. He was shot into space by his parents before the planet exploded. Thus, radioactive fragments of the plant Krypton are called "Kryptonite."
krypton , KR atomic number 36
Krypton, the fictional planet from which Superman hails, shares its name with the chemical element Krypton (Kr) from the periodic table. Krypton is a noble gas known for its colorless and odorless properties, and it is commonly used in lighting and laser technology.
/* There is actually a Superman comic that tells the answer to this question. It's called A Name is Born. Before the planet was settled two people landed on it. A man named Kryp and a woman named Tonn. The planet ended up being named Krypton in honor of the two of them. */Correction: The planet was named for the element krypton which was discovered in 1898.
The real actual element is krypton, it is a noble gas (#36 on the periodic table of elements). In Superman stories the planet is called Krypton, and the green crystals of doom are called Kryptonite.