Planet names 🪐

[oceansea]

What are your favourite planet names?

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_u]Neptune[/name_u] for a girl and [name_u]Mercury[/name_u] for a boy

[LynnG]

George! The original name for Uranus.

[oceansea]

that’s so cool! I never knew that!

also just discovered that when the romans studied greek astronomy they gave the planets their own god’s names. [name_f]Venus[/name_f] ([name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]), Mercurius ([name_m]Hermes[/name_m]), [name_u]Mars[/name_u] ([name_m]Ares[/name_m]), Luppiter ([name_m]Zeus[/name_m]) and Saturns ([name_m]Cronus[/name_m]). Then later when [name_u]Neptune[/name_u] was discovered they named [name_u]Neptune[/name_u] Neptūnus after [name_m]Poseidon[/name_m].

how cool is that!

[planetnames]

Ok so I did a double take when I read this title

My absolute favourite is [name_u]Neptune[/name_u], followed by [name_u]Mercury[/name_u], then [name_u]Jupiter[/name_u].

I also love the moon’s names, especially [name_u]Jupiter[/name_u]’s and [name_m]Saturn[/name_m]’s!

[ethelmary]

Jupiter!

[Greyblue]

I like [name_u]Mars[/name_u] and [name_u]Jupiter[/name_u]

[Johannaa]

Terra

[LynnG]

@oceansea yes! There is a very cool “Cosmos” episode (by [name_u]Neil[/name_u] deGrasse [name_u]Tyson[/name_u]), available on Netflix or Hulu, that goes into the history in an almost standup comedian way

It’s the only planet whose moons are not the god’s [planet’s] dieties/minions.

Why?
As a kind of concession for rescinding the namesake naming of the planet after one of the world’s most powerful countries at the time, the planet’s moons were given names from characters from Shakespearean plays. As an homage to [name_f]England[/name_f].

[RainbowMermaid]

My favorite planet name for a girl is [name_f]Venus[/name_f] and for a boy is [name_u]Mars[/name_u] or [name_u]Jupiter[/name_u].

[EdgeOfTheMeadow]

Jupiter is the one I like most, but [name_m]Saturn[/name_m] is intriguing as a name.

[itsjustjack]

Mars, one hundred percent. I’m also intrigued by [name_f]Venus[/name_f], but I don’t think I could ever use it.

[rhodes2nowhere]

Jupiter for me!!

[winterara]

Mars & [name_u]Jupiter[/name_u] for a boy, and [name_f]Venus[/name_f] for a girl

[Elle1]

Elio means [name_u]Sun[/name_u], if that counts!

[kasatka]

Venus for a girl is definitely my favourite!

I also have to give a shoutout to [name_m]Pluto[/name_m] for a boy. Does [name_m]Pluto[/name_m] still count as a planet…? I wouldn’t name a HUMAN this, but this is what I named my cat. I honestly think all the planet names (except maybe Uranus…) make amazing pet names!

[gracegillian]

Mars, [name_u]Jupiter[/name_u], [name_u]Mercury[/name_u] and [name_f]Venus[/name_f]!

I love putting them as middles, [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] [name_u]Mars[/name_u] and [name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_u]Jupiter[/name_u]

[Klaralinnea]

My favourite is [name_u]Neptune[/name_u]🥰

[LynnG]

If you like [name_u]Jupiter[/name_u] (how could you not, it’s a beautiful, terrifying, and just really fascinating celestrial body!!)… It’s associated prefix is [name_m]Jov[/name_m]- .
Ie the moons surrounding it are apart of the [name_u]Jovian[/name_u] system.

You may be able to find a name that is related, like, Jovia, Juvia, Juvian, Jovian, [name_u]Jovial[/name_u] (meaning cheerful, good-spirited, etc).

There’s also dwarf planets [name_f]Ceres[/name_f] and [name_u]Eris[/name_u] to consider as well!

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