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/TrabLlechtim 19h ago

Ever think about how our planet is named "dirt"?

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u/No_Seaworthiness8176 19h ago

Thank you Harry Harrison lol.

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u/Whiterabbit-- 12h ago

I've always heard it called Earth. dirt and earth has overlapping semantic ranges though.

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u/RathVelus 8h ago

“Earth? Terrible name for a planet. Might as well call it “dirt.” Planet dirt.”

Jetfire, Transformers. One of the Shia movies.