What Are Planets Called in Other Languages?
There are eight planets in our solar system — nine if you’re still clinging to those nostalgic memories of Pluto. For millennia, these planets were unnamed orbs floating around space. But once they were spotted by humans, the celestial bodies needed names. Depending on which language you speak, those names
may slightly differ. In most Western languages, planet names derive from Roman and Greek gods, with Earth being the only exception. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune are based on Roman mythological figures, while Uranus is named after the Greek god of the heavens. Earth’s name comes from Old...
