Which Elements Are Named for People?

Answer 1

There are 13 elements named after people, although only 12 of the names are formally accepted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

* bohrium (Bh, 107) – Niels Bohr
* curium (Cm, 96) – Pierre and Marie Curie
* einsteinium (Es, 99) – Albert Einstein
* fermium (Fm, 100) – Enrico Fermi
* gallium (Ga, 31) – both named after Gallia (Latin for France) and its discoverer, Lecoq de Boisbaudran (le coq, the French word for 'rooster' translates to gallus in Latin)
* hahnium (105) – Otto Hahn (Dubnium, named for Dubna in Russia, is the IUPAC-accepted name for element 105)
* lawrencium (Lr, 103) – Ernest Lawrence
* meitnerium (Mt, 109) – Lise Meitner
* mendelevium (Md, 101) – Dmitri Mendeleev
* nobelium (No, 102) – Alfred Nobel
* roentgenium (Rg, 111) – Wilhelm Roentgen (formerly Ununumium)
* rutherfordium (Rf, 104) – Ernest Rutherford
* seaborgium (Sg, 106) – Glenn T..

Answer 2

For a definitive listing, including naming not recognized by the IUPAC, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_elements_named_after_people


Another source claims 13 is the number of elements named after people:

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryfaqs/f/peopleelements.htm

bohrium (Bh, 107) – Niels Bohr
curium (Cm, 96) – Pierre and Marie Curie
einsteinium (Es, 99) – Albert Einstein
fermium (Fm, 100) – Enrico Fermi
gallium (Ga, 31) – both named after Gallia (Latin for France) and its discoverer, Lecoq de Boisbaudran (le coq, the French word for 'rooster' translates to gallus in Latin)
hahnium (105) – Otto Hahn (Dubnium, named for Dubna in Russia, is the IUPAC-accepted name for element 105)
lawrencium (Lr, 103) – Ernest Lawrence
meitnerium (Mt, 109) – Lise Meitner
mendelevium (Md, 101) – Dmitri Mendeleev
nobelium (No, 102) – Alfred Nobel
roentgenium (Rg, 111) – Wilhelm Roentgen (formerly Ununumium)
rutherfordium (Rf, 104) – Ernest Rutherford
seaborgium (Sg, 106) – Glenn T.

Answer 3

This is a list of chemical elements named after people. The symbol and atomic number are given in brackets.

For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies.
For a list of eponyms sorted by name see List of eponyms.

* bohrium (Bh, 107) – Niels Bohr
* curium (Cm, 96) – Pierre and Marie Curie
* einsteinium (Es, 99) – Albert Einstein
* fermium (Fm, 100) – Enrico Fermi
* gallium (Ga, 31) – although named after Gallia (Latin for France), the discoverer of the metal Lecoq de Boisbaudran subtly attached an association with his name. Lecoq (rooster) in Latin is gallus.
* gadolinium (Gd, 64) – Johan Gadolin
* hahnium (105) – Otto Hahn. This element name is not accepted by IUPAC. See element naming controversy.
* kurchatovium (Ku, 104) – Igor Kurchatov. This element name is not accepted by IUPAC. See element naming controversy.
* lawrencium (Lr, 103) – Ernest Lawrence
* meitnerium (Mt, 109) – Lise Meitner
* mendelevium (Md, 101) – Dmitri Mendeleev
* nobelium (No, 102) – Alfred Nobel
* roentgenium (Rg, 111) – Wilhelm Roentgen
* rutherfordium (Rf, 104) – Ernest Rutherford
* seaborgium (Sg, 106) – Glenn T. Seaborg

Answer 4

Rutherfordium (At no. 104), Einsteinium(99), Bhorium(107), Seaborgium(106),Meitnerium(109), Mendelevium(101), Nobelium(102), Lawrencium(103), Californium(98), Curium(96).. Any more..?

Answer 5

No-one has yet bothered with Cesium, allegedly named after the Roman leader Julius Caesar.

Answer 6

I think Boron is used quite often....

Most common names are: Gold, Silver, Tungsten

One can look into the Lanthanoids and Actinoids .. to get some funky names...

Dont know whehter my answer suffices