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What is the Name our Moon?
What is the name of our moon? I mean we call it the moon, but does it have a name? Other planets that have moons are all named. Why is our moon not named, or simply just named moon?
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January 27th, 2004, 07:23 AM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
I think it is just "the Moon."
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January 27th, 2004, 07:25 AM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
scientifically, Luna. i think.
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
I think it is sometimes referred to, as Narf said, Luna.
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January 27th, 2004, 09:32 AM
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
I think it is just "the Moon."
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That would be like naming your cat, CAT
I have heard the Luna name before, but I thought it was in referance to Luner Suface. So I guess one possible name is Luner.
What a dumb name that is! 
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
it's not stupid, it's lazy.
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
The name of the moon is LUNA. Named by the romans. Took this long to confirm but thats our moons name.
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
Our moon's name is the Moon - at least in English.  |
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
And to think that name was posted within the first 5 posts of this thread. It took 3 years for you to believe it, AT?
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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
You know, if there is some big alien space empire out there, then our planet and moon might have names based upon THEIR language and naming system. And since they would out-number us (and be more technically advanced), that means they get to pick the name. So, stay tuned.
H.G. Wells wrote a book in which two men go to "The Moon" and encounter Selenites. Even earlier, Jules Verne discussed the (past) existence of Selenites. According to Wikipedia, Verne's novels "inspired the first science fiction film, Le Voyage dans la Lune, made in 1902 by Georges M�li�s (English title: A Trip to the Moon)." That movie definitely has Selenites. But there are even earlier references to Selenites in scientific (!) and classical literature, according to this website:
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclo.../Moonlife.html
So, I vote for Selene. Now all you Greek-speaking people can write in and complain that selene is just the Greek word for moon.
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