What was the first name for 'Earth" Was it "Earth" what language is it in and is there another meaning.

Question

I heard it meant "Home in the Far away" Is the world called Earth in all Languages

Answer 1

Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek/Roman mythology. The name derives from Old English and Germanic. There are, of course, hundreds of other names for the planet in other languages. In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was Tellus - the fertile soil (Greek: Gaia, terra mater - Mother Earth).

It was not until the time of Copernicus (the sixteenth century) that it was understood that the Earth is just another planet.

Answer 2

It is impossible to know what the first name for earth was because there was no writen language. But you can be sure what they reffered to as earth and our conception of earth are very different.

Haha God didn't name it Earth because he didn't speak english.

Answer 3

i dont know all of your question, but Earth means dirt. God named it Earth. Don't know what language was used if any since there were no people yet when God named the Earth, Earth.

Answer 4

Terra is the latin name for Earth -in old English it was Erdh which originated from Deutsch (German)

Answer 5

Here is a answer for you:
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~strous/AA/en/antwoorden/namen.html#v370

Answer 6

I think it was Gaia