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by wickedwillie on February 20th, 2005

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Why doesn't our moon have a name, like all other planets and moons in our solar system?

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  • by Anonymous on February 26th, 2006

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    It does. Our moon is called Luna.

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on February 25th, 2005

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    It does. It's name is Moon (capital M); moon (lowercase m) is the general term for a smaller body that orbits a planet.

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  • by Anthony on December 15th, 2008

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    i know, it is a question that just suddenly popped into my head one day - out of the blue. . .

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  • by Anthony on December 15th, 2008

    Anthony

    I like this answer the best - it makes more sense, but doesn't luna literally mean 'Moon" in latin?

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  • by jbrecken on December 15th, 2008

    jbrecken

    For the same reason our sun doesn't have a name other than Sun (or the equivalent in some other language).

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  • by twilighti on August 5th, 2010

    twilighti

    the Moon does have a name. its Luna

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  • by C. Cassidy on August 5th, 2010

    C. Cassidy

    I've never heard anyone say, "Hey, what's that white thing in the sky at night called?" Luna, or Moon is the name. As in the Lunar surface, Lunar landing, Lunar module, Moon, or Lunar rocks, Lunar craters, etc.

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  • by michellebarattakammerer on August 5th, 2010

    michellebarattakammerer

    The moon's name is Luna, meaning 'moon' in Latin. The sun's actual name is Sol which means 'sun'. Earth's real name is Terra and, yes, it means 'earth'. But wickedwillie is asking why doesn't our own satellite have a personal name like Europa, Io or Callisto. The name Luna just explains what it is, so what if it's Latin?
    I don't know why we didn't give our planet, moon, and star a proper name. It would be cool if we did. Earth could be called Demeter or Ceres (goddess of the harvest, fertility of earth, the seasons, cycle of life and death) and the moon could be named Persephone (goddess' daughter). Just a thought.

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