What would be a good name for a planet?

Your top 10 names for the tenth planet

• Persephone (Greek) or Proserpina (Roman) Advertisement.
• Peace (or its Latin root, Pax) In a war-torn world, and with terrorism rife, many of you want to use the new planet to send a message.
• Galileo.
• Xena.
• Rupert.
• Bob.
• Titan.
• Nibiru.

Does Planet Earth have a name?

All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. The name Earth is an English/German name which simply means the ground. In German it is ‘erde’. The name Earth is at least 1000 years old.

Can we change the name of Earth?

But No One Can Stop You From Trying. This contest to name exoplanets isn’t official.

What is the first name of planet Earth?

Earth was first used as the name of the sphere of the Earth in the early fifteenth century. The planet’s name in Latin, used academically and scientifically in the West during the Renaissance, is the same as that of Terra Mater, the Roman goddess, which translates to English as Mother Earth.

What will Planet 9 be named?

Originally Answered: If Planet 9 does exist, what should we name it? So the answer to you question is that it’s already named Neptune. If you don’t include dwarf planets, it’s very unlikely any more will be found, because, whatever size they are, they’d be “dwarf planets” due to being in the Kuiper belt.

What type of planet is Earth?

terrestrial planet
Our home planet Earth is a rocky, terrestrial planet. It has a solid and active surface with mountains, valleys, canyons, plains and so much more. Earth is special because it is an ocean planet.

What is Earth’s name?

Terra
Earth

Who name the planets?

Roman mythology is to thank for the monikers of most of the eight planets in the solar system. The Romans bestowed the names of gods and goddesses on the five planets that could be seen in the night sky with the naked eye.