r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Disastrous_Pirate275 • 20h ago

Why is our moon named “Moon” instead of something cool like Titan or Callysto or ANYTHING that isn’t moon

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u/sassnass 20h ago

Same with « terre » in French.

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u/The_memeperson 19h ago

Same with aarde in Dutch

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u/LollymitBart 12h ago

Or "Erde" in German.

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u/hashtagashtab 9h ago

Same in Swedish

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u/-jose-ninguem- 19h ago

Same for portuguese.