is earth the original name of our planet?

Question

my niece wants to know.thanks for your time.

Answer 1

Earth is the only planet whose English name does not come from Greek/Roman mythology. It derives from Old English and Germanic. Suziebarclay is true, the Latin name for the Earth is Terra. Check the other names at:
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/days.html

Answer 2

In each language, there is an original word for an object, which of course existed without that word also for millions or billions of years.

The same round mass was called Geo (or Geos?) in greek, Bhoomi in Sanskrit etc. And it existed without a name till man came along and started naming things.

Answer 3

The original name of this planet was Asia

Answer 4

Earth is the original name based on the oldest historic records that can be researched. Before recorded history people may have had other names but they are lost in the obscurity of time.

Answer 5

There is a lot of names for the earth .............you can call it watever you want it's really.......it should be based on what you think it should be called........ but the scientific name for it is earth and for the other hundreds of languages that have existed throughout the history of the world i bet you they each had their own unique name for this planet

Answer 6

I would think that every culture and civilization had its own name. The world did not start speaking English after all.

Answer 7

well of course not. i don't know what the first name was, but i'm sure it was not earth. mainly because when people started refering to our world, the english language didn't even exist yet.

Answer 8

It is also known as Terra - the latin name for Earth

Answer 9

Yes.

Answer 10

No...it was originally called "UUUHHH". And it was also called (insert random noise). Both were names made up by cavemen.