List of chemical element name etymologies

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== List of Chemical Element Name Etymologies ==

The names of chemical elements are derived from a variety of sources, including Latin, Greek, mythology, geography, and the names of scientists. This list provides the etymology of the names of the chemical elements.

Elements Named After Mythological Figures

• Thorium (Th) - Named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
• Tantalum (Ta) - Named after Tantalus, a figure from Greek mythology.
• Promethium (Pm) - Named after Prometheus, a Titan in Greek mythology who stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans.
• Niobium (Nb) - Named after Niobe, daughter of Tantalus in Greek mythology.

Elements Named After Places

• Polonium (Po) - Named after Poland, the homeland of its discoverer, Marie Curie.
• Francium (Fr) - Named after France.
• Hafnium (Hf) - Named after Hafnia, the Latin name for Copenhagen.
• Ruthenium (Ru) - Named after Ruthenia, the Latin name for Russia.

Elements Named After Scientists

• Curium (Cm) - Named after Marie Curie and Pierre Curie.
• Einsteinium (Es) - Named after Albert Einstein.
• Fermium (Fm) - Named after Enrico Fermi.
• Mendelevium (Md) - Named after Dmitri Mendeleev.

Elements Named After Colors

• Chlorine (Cl) - Derived from the Greek word "chloros," meaning green.
• Iodine (I) - Derived from the Greek word "iodes," meaning violet.
• Rhodium (Rh) - Derived from the Greek word "rhodon," meaning rose.

Elements Named After Properties

• Hydrogen (H) - Derived from the Greek words "hydro" and "genes," meaning water-forming.
• Oxygen (O) - Derived from the Greek words "oxys" and "genes," meaning acid-forming.
• Nitrogen (N) - Derived from the Greek words "nitron" and "genes," meaning nitre-forming.

Elements Named After Minerals

• Lithium (Li) - Derived from the Greek word "lithos," meaning stone.
• Calcium (Ca) - Derived from the Latin word "calx," meaning lime.
• Magnesium (Mg) - Named after the mineral magnesite.

Related Pages

• Periodic table
• Chemical element
• List of chemical elements
• History of the periodic table
• List of scientists whose names are used in chemical element names

Periodic table

Group	1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Hydrogen & alkali metals	Alkaline earth metals												Triels	Tetrels	Pnicto­gens	Chal­co­gens	Halo­gens	Noble gases
Period 1	[[ hydrogen |Hydro­gen1H​1.0080]]																		[[ helium |He­lium2He​4.0026]]
2	[[ lithium |Lith­ium3Li​6.94]]	[[ beryllium |Beryl­lium4Be​9.0122]]												[[ boron |Boron5B​10.81]]	[[ carbon |Carbon6C​12.011]]	[[ nitrogen |Nitro­gen7N​14.007]]	[[ oxygen |Oxy­gen8O​15.999]]	[[ fluorine |Fluor­ine9F​18.998]]	[[ neon |Neon10Ne​20.180]]
3	[[ sodium |So­dium11Na​22.990]]	[[ magnesium |Magne­sium12Mg​24.305]]												[[ aluminium |Alumin­ium13Al​26.982]]	[[ silicon |Sili­con14Si​28.085]]	[[ phosphorus|Phos­phorus15P​30.974]]	[[ sulfur |Sulfur16S​32.06]]	[[ chlorine |Chlor­ine17Cl​35.45]]	[[ argon |Argon18Ar​39.95]]
4	[[ potassium |Potas­sium19K​39.098]]	[[ calcium |Cal­cium20Ca​40.078]]		[[ scandium |Scan­dium21Sc​44.956]]	[[ titanium |Tita­nium22Ti​47.867]]	[[ vanadium |Vana­dium23V​50.942]]	[[ chromium |Chrom­ium24Cr​51.996]]	[[ manganese |Manga­nese25Mn​54.938]]	[[ iron |Iron26Fe​55.845]]	[[ cobalt |Cobalt27Co​58.933]]	[[ nickel |Nickel28Ni​58.693]]	[[ copper |Copper29Cu​63.546]]	[[ zinc |Zinc30Zn​65.38]]	[[ gallium |Gallium31Ga​69.723]]	[[ germanium |Germa­nium32Ge​72.630]]	[[ arsenic |Arsenic33As​74.922]]	[[ selenium |Sele­nium34Se​78.971]]	[[ bromine |Bromine35Br​79.904]]	[[ krypton |Kryp­ton36Kr​83.798]]
5	[[ rubidium |Rubid­ium37Rb​85.468]]	[[ strontium |Stront­ium38Sr​87.62]]		[[ yttrium |Yttrium39Y​88.906]]	[[ zirconium |Zirco­nium40Zr​91.224]]	[[ niobium |Nio­bium41Nb​92.906]]	[[ molybdenum|Molyb­denum42Mo​95.95]]	[[ technetium|Tech­netium43Tc​[97]]]	[[ ruthenium |Ruthe­nium44Ru​101.07]]	[[ rhodium |Rho­dium45Rh​102.91]]	[[ palladium |Pallad­ium46Pd​106.42]]	[[ silver |Silver47Ag​107.87]]	[[ cadmium |Cad­mium48Cd​112.41]]	[[ indium |Indium49In​114.82]]	[[ tin |Tin50Sn​118.71]]	[[ antimony |Anti­mony51Sb​121.76]]	[[ tellurium |Tellur­ium52Te​127.60]]	[[ iodine |Iodine53I​126.90]]	[[ xenon |Xenon54Xe​131.29]]
6	[[ caesium |Cae­sium55Cs​132.91]]	[[ barium |Ba­rium56Ba​137.33]]		[[ lutetium |Lute­tium71Lu​174.97]]	[[ hafnium |Haf­nium72Hf​178.49]]	[[ tantalum |Tanta­lum73Ta​180.95]]	[[ tungsten |Tung­sten74W​183.84]]	[[ rhenium |Rhe­nium75Re​186.21]]	[[ osmium |Os­mium76Os​190.23]]	[[ iridium |Iridium77Ir​192.22]]	[[ platinum |Plat­inum78Pt​195.08]]	[[ gold |Gold79Au​196.97]]	[[ Mercury (element)|Mer­cury80Hg​200.59]]	[[ thallium |Thallium81Tl​204.38]]	[[ lead |Lead82Pb​207.2]]	[[ bismuth |Bis­muth83Bi​208.98]]	[[ polonium |Polo­nium84Po​[209]]]	[[ astatine |Asta­tine85At​[210]]]	[[ radon |Radon86Rn​[222]]]
7	[[ francium |Fran­cium87Fr​[223]]]	[[ radium |Ra­dium88Ra​[226]]]		[[ lawrencium |Lawren­cium103Lr​[266]]]	[[ rutherfordium|Ruther­fordium104Rf​[267]]]	[[ dubnium |Dub­nium105Db​[268]]]	[[ seaborgium |Sea­borgium106Sg​[269]]]	[[ bohrium |Bohr­ium107Bh​[270]]]	[[ hassium |Has­sium108Hs​[269]]]	[[ meitnerium |Meit­nerium109Mt​[278]]]	[[ darmstadtium |Darm­stadtium110Ds​[281]]]	[[ roentgenium |Roent­genium111Rg​[282]]]	[[ copernicium |Coper­nicium112Cn​[285]]]	[[ nihonium |Nihon­ium113Nh​[286]]]	[[ flerovium |Flerov­ium114Fl​[289]]]	[[ moscovium |Moscov­ium115Mc​[290]]]	[[ livermorium |Liver­morium116Lv​[293]]]	[[ tennessine |Tenness­ine117Ts​[294]]]	[[ oganesson |Oga­nesson118Og​[294]]]
				[[ lanthanum |Lan­thanum57La​138.91]]	[[ cerium |Cerium58Ce​140.12]]	[[ praseodymium|Praseo­dymium59Pr​140.91]]	[[ neodymium |Neo­dymium60Nd​144.24]]	[[ promethium |Prome­thium61Pm​[145]]]	[[ samarium |Sama­rium62Sm​150.36]]	[[ europium |Europ­ium63Eu​151.96]]	[[ gadolinium |Gadolin­ium64Gd​157.25]]	[[ terbium |Ter­bium65Tb​158.93]]	[[ dysprosium |Dyspro­sium66Dy​162.50]]	[[ holmium |Hol­mium67Ho​164.93]]	[[ erbium |Erbium68Er​167.26]]	[[ thulium |Thulium69Tm​168.93]]	[[ ytterbium |Ytter­bium70Yb​173.05]]
				[[ actinium |Actin­ium89Ac​[227]]]	[[ thorium |Thor­ium90Th​232.04]]	[[ protactinium|Protac­tinium91Pa​231.04]]	[[ uranium |Ura­nium92U​238.03]]	[[ neptunium |Neptu­nium93Np​[237]]]	[[ plutonium |Pluto­nium94Pu​[244]]]	[[ americium |Ameri­cium95Am​[243]]]	[[ curium |Curium96Cm​[247]]]	[[ berkelium |Berkel­ium97Bk​[247]]]	[[ californium |Califor­nium98Cf​[251]]]	[[ einsteinium |Einstei­nium99Es​[252]]]	[[ fermium |Fer­mium100Fm​[257]]]	[[ mendelevium|Mende­levium101Md​[258]]]	[[ nobelium |Nobel­ium102No​[259]]]

Primordial  From decay   Synthetic Border shows natural occurrence of the element

Standard atomic weight A_{r, std}(E)

• Ca: 40.078

— Abridged value (uncertainty omitted here)

• Po: [209] — mass number of the most stable isotope

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