Is earths real name Terra firma?

Question

not sure how it's spelled but i heard this today. but couldnt ask because of time.

whats does the name mean an why do call Earth the name earth if its not the real name?

Answer 1

No. The official name denoted by the International Astronomical Union (the internationally recognized group which names bodies in space) for our planet is Earth. This is the name in English. Other countries and cultures would have their own name but it would still mean Earth in english language.

Earth is (besides the dwarf planet Sedna) the only planet in the solar system, whose name is not derived from the Greek or Roman mythology, the origin of the now used form of naming comes from the Anglo-Saxon word ertha or ertho, and the Dutch aerde. The word meant ground, soil, and Earth since it was not known until the 16th century that our planet was one of many. The word changed to Eorthe or Erthe in Old English and to Erde in German. Derived from the ancient German goddess or goddesses Erdi (Erda) or Nertheus. In Norse mythology, Earth was the son of Nott and Annar.

Other names of Mother Earth come from the
Earth goddesses: Hertha, Jörd, Fjörgyn, Hlödyn, Gaia or Gaea (Greek), and Tellus (Roman).
The Iroquois name for Mother Earth is Etenoha, the Lakota call her Ina Maka.

Answer 2

According to Answers.com: The noun terra firma has one meaning: the solid part of the earth's surface. Synonyms: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid groundmeaning: "Terra Forming" is the new buzz word in elite space circles. It refers to terra forming (converting to an Earth-like environment) all of the 61 moons in our solar system into livable habitats for human beings and other living things.

If you only know about the 9 planets, the sun and the moon, check this out: There are 61 moons in our Solar System alone and 165 to 235 planetary bodies in our own Milky Way Galaxy, not to mention all the other galaxies in the universe. We must build a Dynamo on each one to create an ATMOSPHERE. If it spins on its axis, like Mars, it can be a MOLTEN IRON Dynamo, which will sustain itself because of eddy currents spinning.

If it doesn't spin on its axis like the Moon, then a Superconducting Magnet or Neodymium Boron type of cylindrical/bar magnet must be inserted into the core. The Earth's core conists of Iron and Nickel and is a molten iron Dynamo. The strength of the Magnetic Dynamo must be 10,000 Gauss (1 Tesla) or more. On Earth, the Dynamo is at least 5,000 Gauss (1/2 Tesla) and the magnetic field strength is 0.5 to 2.0 Gauss over the surface of the Earth. With this knowledge, we can build ATMOSPHERES and restaurants throughout the Milky Way Galaxy.

And all they ever told us was that there were 9 planets, the sun, and the moon....hello world!

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Answer 3

"Earth" is just a word that means soil, or ground. It didn't come to mean a name for the planet until humans were able to distinguish the planet from the things around (or "above") it.

Different languages have different names. While some are names of Earth goddesses, most of them are similarly just their words for dirt. Terra is one of those words, specifically the Latin word.

The term "terra firma" just means "solid ground," and is not usually capitalized.

Answer 4

I thought tera firma meant land the saying is when you are out at sea for a long time you say its good to be back on tera firma but

Answer 5

Not actually =Its really called "Eretz"in the Hebrew language.

Answer 6

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