Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

In spanish, the name for the Moon is "Luna", and also, the name for the Sun is "Sol". When we talk about other Planet's satellites, we name them "lunas" too... same thing but talking about others suns.

Then, if you ask me, think the true names in English are simply Moon and Sun.

Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

I say Lord Chane has it about right. Likewise, the Greeks called the moon goddess "Selene". I'm sure there are other names in other Languages that I'm not aware of, but it seems safe to assume that early names for the moon in any language referred to our moon, and not just any satellite. Naturally, our moon was the only such body known in prehistoric times.

edit: It's discoverer is sometimes referred to as Pithecanthropus, which I think refers to the first human being.

[ January 27, 2004, 16:52: Message edited by: Cipher7071 ]

Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

The answer is: The Moon

The source is: HERE

Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Actually, according to this source, the name is: Moon

There is no capitalized "the" in the name.

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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Actually, according to this source, the name is: Moon

There is no capitalized "the" in the name.

Greybeard http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Wrong ! according to thi source, the name is: the Moon http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

beeep...beeep...beeep...

Anglo-centric alarm! Anglo-centric alarm!

Moe, Larry, the cheese!! Moe, Larry, the cheese!! Whooop whooop whoooop!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

you are all wrong! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif the real name is: der Mond

... or Bob http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">The response from spoon is: Bite Me!

(I always want to capitalize the first word after a colon. It is wrong, I know, but sometimes you have to give into your grammatical weaknesses or else you end up like Greybeard).

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Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

Hey, what about the Earth? its Earth and dont give me that Gia stuff...

Re: What is the Name our Moon?
 

The Earth is Terra. That's where all those Terrans come from.