2007-08-04 11:14:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Moon's name is Moon.
Of course, that's the English name. You will find that each country with it's own language has it's own name for our satellite. Even Hawaii has it's own name for it called Mahina.
So the answer to your question is there are many names.
Some of the more common names, other than Moon, are Luna (Latin), Selene or Artemis (Greek), Chandra (Indian sanskrit), Quamar (Arabic), and Yah or Yareach (Egyptian and Hebrew).
2007-08-04 11:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by Troasa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Moon was named long before it was realised that many of the other planets had one or more moons. When these were discovered they needed names to distinguish them.
2007-08-04 18:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If that is the formal name of the moon shouldn't it be Moon? Proper Noun? Same with the Sun?
2007-08-04 18:17:52 · answer #3 · answered by JimBob 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We only have one moon, we have been watching it for thousands of years - why would we need any name for it?
And it does have other names - Selene, Luna, Diana. We just don't use them.
2007-08-04 21:06:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, I think moon is the name. I mean if it didn't have a name, then it would be called a satelite wouldn't it?
2007-08-04 18:37:10 · answer #5 · answered by AD 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the moon is called the moon bec ause Modern English: month (one month is about one phase of the Moon)
Middle English: mone (moon)
Old English: mona (moon)
Old High German: mano (moon)
Old Norse: mani (moon)
Latin: mensis (month)
Ancient Greek: mene (moon)
Sanskrit: masa (moon, month)
lol
2007-08-04 19:22:31 · answer #6 · answered by nicole 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the name of our moon is Luna.
2007-08-04 18:18:44 · answer #7 · answered by Joan H 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
ours is not only moon, its "the Moon", and for other planets.. they r "natural satallites"..
2007-08-04 18:28:24 · answer #8 · answered by GalNextDoor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned this in 8th grade but sorry hun forgot it all!
2007-08-04 21:57:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because we have only one.
2007-08-04 18:22:49 · answer #10 · answered by Paulie D 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋