don't you think the name Earth is a bit too plain? I mean we have other planets called after the Roman gods, why wasn't OUR planet called after a Roman god or goddess (for example, Ceres - the Roman goddess of the Earth)? Earth is such a plain and ordinary name...
and if you had a chance to rename it, what would you call it?
http://www.crystalinks.com/ceres.html
2007-09-17 05:11:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Blue Jewel
Perhaps the sound of it would be lovelier spoken in a language besides English.
2007-09-17 05:23:34 · answer #1 · answered by jaicee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. The name Earth is an English/German name which simply means the ground. It comes from the Old English words 'eor(th)e' and 'ertha'. In German it is 'erde'. The name Earth is at least 1000 years old.
2007-09-17 05:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the bible thumpers out there, it was not called Earth until around the 14th century and it comes from eerde, erda, ertho or a combination and ended up in old English that started as erthe or eorthe. We could not have named the planet until we knew it was a planet, so there goes your theory that it was in Genesis (and I hope you are not really that uneducated to think it was refered to earth two thousand years ago). remember that book you put so much faith in has be rewritten hundreds of times.....and I would call it Idio, becase that would make the inhabitants Idiots, sort of fitting these days.
2007-09-17 05:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "Earth" originates from the Middle English word, erthe, which came from Old English eorthe; related to Old High German erda, then traces back to the Greek, eraze which comes from the Hebrew erez, meaning ground.
2007-09-17 05:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by phrog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The correct name is Terra. Earth just means "dirt" or "soil". Of course, Terra is Latin for "earth".
If you find an old solar map, you will see the name Terra. Years ago, when they began talking about going to the moon in serious fashion, they made "coins" (tokens, really) to indicate our planet, Terra.
Guess too many people associated Terra with terror!
2007-09-17 05:18:01 · answer #5 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Moses is the one who called Earth by its name. However, he was inspired by God.
2007-09-17 05:20:05 · answer #6 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with frog. I believe that "earth" is a corruption of the Hebrew "Eretz" referring to this planet where "Elohim" or God,Yahweh,Jehovah, or Lord created us and the other creatures.
2007-09-17 05:24:15 · answer #7 · answered by man2mal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth is just a name given to Olafland by those who don't know this extraordinary actor.
2007-09-17 05:31:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from Middle English erthe, from Old English eorthe meaning "land"
2007-09-17 05:19:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God
2007-09-17 05:16:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋