Earth or Terra?

[Dragon]

Which name would you rather call your home planet?

I personally think 'Earth' is a really awful name and have stuck to calling the planet Terra. Aside from a few strange looks people* generally think it's a much more awesome name

I know it's an odd question, but what would you like our planet to be called? Earth, Terra, or something totally different? I can't wait to read your lame jokes, and the few serious suggested names.



*My friends. <_<

[Tanktunker]

Why is Earth an awful name?

[denacioust]

Why does it even need a name?


Also, Terra is a Terra-bil name.

[Karl]

Terra would certainly fit with the Roman god/dess theme for naming the planets.

I prefer Earth though. Call me a traditionalist.

[zoglander]

Why does it even need a name?


Also, Terra is a Terra-bil name.

Haha... gtfo :( jk init leik...

I prefer Earth because I'm soo used to it. But if scientists think they are cool then they can call it 24,456 different names :)

[swatdude]

Well, if it helps organize the difference between earth and Earth, then by all means. I am excessively orderly that way.

Although I have no problem with Earth

[denacioust]

Well, if it helps organize the difference between earth and Earth, then by all means. I am excessively orderly that way.

Although I have no problem with Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_firma

Terra Firma would be the word for earth, and then Terra for Earth.

[criticism]

I guess I've never really stopped to consider the name. I don't see any "problem" with it, though either.

[Lui]

I call it home planet.

<.<

[denacioust]

I'm yet to see a real reason to rename earth. I know that people want to give it a proper name, similar to how we call our sun 'Sun' and our moon 'moon.'

They won't change.

[Karl]

Well the Sun is Sol, and the Moon is Luna. Makes sense then, to make Earth Terra. Even if I think we should stick with Earth.

[ba,ba,black,sheep]

Earth probably because im used to it.

[Helmic]

An exotic name for something so ubiquitous in our existence just seems wrong. It's appropriate that we refer to it with a familiar term. Calling Earth Terra just seems like addressing your own mother by her maiden name. Sure, it makes sense, but the alien formality seems out of place. It's probably more acceptable to call the Sun and the Moon Sol and Luna because they're a bit more removed, but they're also not unique. There are other suns and moons out there so we need a name to differentiate between those and ours. As far as we know, this is the only life-substaining rock anywhere.

[denacioust]

An exotic name for something so ubiquitous in our existence just seems wrong. It's appropriate that we refer to it with a familiar term. Calling Earth Terra just seems like addressing your own mother by her maiden name. Sure, it makes sense, but the alien formality seems out of place. It's probably more acceptable to call the Sun and the Moon Sol and Luna because they're a bit more removed, but they're also not unique. There are other suns and moons out there so we need a name to differentiate between those and ours. As far as we know, this is the only life-substaining rock anywhere.

But we call our moon and sun the sun and the moon. They are our sun and our moon, I don't see a need to call them anything else.

[Freddy]

Terra.
A lot of other languages call it that too. Also when looking at it in a solar system point of view, or a galaxy point of view, it's a lot more fitting and nicer looking. Also it sounds cooler. Also I apparently like saying also.

[Lumeh]

Earth's fine. But I'm not against naming it Omicron Persei 8.

[DarkReality]

Kind of pointless to give it an "official" name as any extraterrestrial life form we encounter wouldn't know what to do with our labels for planets anyway. And changing a word just for the sake of changing it is pretty stupid. We don't call chocolate "lactated polysaccharide bar" either.

But if we have to call it something different, then it has to be "Sol 3." That sounds all space-y and poop.

[HungryMonkey]

You know, it's also called aarde, la terre, Erde, tierra, etc. Earth is fine. It's a good, simple and familar name.

[crusty]

I wouldn't give the thought an ounce of my own energy if it weren't for this thread. Earth works.

[Dragon]

Well the Sun is Sol, and the Moon is Luna. Makes sense then, to make Earth Terra. Even if I think we should stick with Earth.

Sol and Luna are both awesome names as well.

An exotic name for something so ubiquitous in our existence just seems wrong. It's appropriate that we refer to it with a familiar term. Calling Earth Terra just seems like addressing your own mother by her maiden name. Sure, it makes sense, but the alien formality seems out of place. It's probably more acceptable to call the Sun and the Moon Sol and Luna because they're a bit more removed, but they're also not unique. There are other suns and moons out there so we need a name to differentiate between those and ours. As far as we know, this is the only life-substaining rock anywhere.

But it's still a planet. Terra is a great name for a rock, whether it supports life or not.

Terra.
A lot of other languages call it that too. Also when looking at it in a solar system point of view, or a galaxy point of view, it's a lot more fitting and nicer looking. Also it sounds cooler. Also I apparently like saying also.

This.

Terran Empire anyone? It also sounds awesome to call yourself a Terran. We aren't "Earthians", we call ourselves Humans right now. This way our worlds name could fit our own.

>_> But mostly it just sounds cool.

[Luisd.]

i like earth better.

[Freddy]

Earth's fine. But I'm not against naming it Omicron Persei 8.
You, good sir, are a hero of mine.

[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]

Sol 3 here.

[Karl]

Sol and Luna are both awesome names as well.
They are in the same sense that Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto are.

By which I mean not particularly. They're just Roman.

Although I do see your point with Earthlings v. Terrans. I'd much rather be called a Terran than an Earthling. That's probably campy science fiction's fault, though.

[Circuit]

Terra Nullius. :P

I'd go for Terra, sounds nicer. Also, why don't we have a name for our Moon? All the other planets have names for their moons, why don't we?

[KattFire]

Terra Nullius. :P

I'd go for Terra, sounds nicer. Also, why don't we have a name for our Moon? All the other planets have names for their moons, why don't we?

Luna is to Moon as Terra is to Earth.
So, you can start calling the moon Luna, if you wish.

[Circuit]

D: But it isn't officially "Luna". It'd be pretty cool though. :3 I've been calling Earth "Terra" For quite a while. Being referred to as an Earthling is demeaning, kind of like being referred to as a Munchkin. I get people to refer to me as an "Inhabitor of the Human Planet". :P

[KattFire]

D: But it isn't officially "Luna". It'd be pretty cool though. :3 I've been calling Earth "Terra" For quite a while. Being referred to as an Earthling is demeaning, kind of like being referred to as a Munchkin. I get people to refer to me as an "Inhabitor of the Human Planet". :P

Luna is the Latin name for the moon, and yes, it is as official as it gets. "Lunar" being the term scientists use when something's related to the moon, I'd assume that it's valid.

[Circuit]

What I mean is that nobody calls our Moon "Luna". I'm going to start calling it that, just because I want to annoy the people who hate Latin.

[WaterZoma]

Why just limit it to Earth or Terra? Why not Gaia?

[Circuit]

That just sounds unfitting for a planet.

[WaterZoma]

More unfitting than Uranus? Uranus being the son of Gaia and still have a planet named as such.

[Circuit]

Fair enough. =/

Still, Earth = Terra = Much better than Earth

[KattFire]

My WHAT is the son of WHO?
And I prefer to keep things Latin, since Latin was the language of science some couple thousand years ago, blah blah
Plus, Gaia was the Goddess of the Earth, if I'm not mistaken

[WaterZoma]

True, but it would be much more fitting than Terra considering all our other planets are named after gods.

[Trask]

I think Gaia is an amazing name! I'm going to start calling Earth that <3

[DarkReality]

My WHAT is the son of WHO?
And I prefer to keep things Latin, since Latin was the language of science some couple thousand years ago, blah blah
Plus, Gaia was the Goddess of the Earth, if I'm not mistaken

Latin. And Greek. Oh and arabic as well. A little bit of chinese, perhaps.

Yeah.

[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]

I'm telling you guys. It's Sol 3 for Earth and Sol 3 part 2 (electric boogaloo) for the moon.

[denacioust]

D: But it isn't officially "Luna". It'd be pretty cool though. :3 I've been calling Earth "Terra" For quite a while. Being referred to as an Earthling is demeaning, kind of like being referred to as a Munchkin. I get people to refer to me as an "Inhabitor of the Human Planet". :P

Who ever refers to you as an Earthling? As far as we know there is no life outside of Earth, we do not need to refer to ourselves by the planet which we come from.

[literealm]

Who ever refers to you as an Earthling? As far as we know there is no life outside of Earth, we do not need to refer to ourselves by the planet which we come from.
Actually, there has been bacteria on Mars. A living organism. But who in the right mind cares, it's a germ. It WAS there is the problem now. On to the topic: Earth suits the planet fine. Terra makes the planet sound like it's a terror.

[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]

Who ever refers to you as an Earthling? As far as we know there is no life outside of Earth, we do not need to refer to ourselves by the planet which we come from.

Because, y'know, out of the trillions of stars, it's impossible to have any more than one lifebearing planet.

[denacioust]

Because, y'know, out of the trillions of stars, it's impossible to have any more than one lifebearing planet.

That's why I said as far as we know. I'm saying for the time being, there's no need to be referred to as an earthling. And I'm pretty sure that even if other lifeforms came, we could just call them by whatever planet they're from and consider calling us people.

[zoglander]

That's why I said as far as we know. I'm saying for the time being, there's no need to be referred to as an earthling. And I'm pretty sure that even if other lifeforms came, we could just call them by whatever planet they're from and consider calling us people.

I really hope we are not called earthlings... it sounds silly :O

[Jalik]

I'd actually thought the name "Quam" would be an awesome name for Earth.

Because it's just awesome.

[zoglander]

I'd actually thought the name "Quam" would be an awesome name for Earth.

Because it's just awesome.

I disagree.

[Jalik]

I disagree.
Why is that?

[Tanktunker]

Why is that?
Wait so are all names great names until someone proves they're not? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof)

[zoglander]

Why is that?

It's too hard to pronounce? Maybe?

[Jalik]

Wait so are all names great names until someone proves they're not? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof)

I didn't say anything about great.

I said amazing.

It's too hard to pronounce? Maybe?
It's pronounced like 'quack' except instead of the 'ck' sound you'd replace it with an 'm' sound.

Not hard.

[YoureANubcake]

Should be named Sera.

[Jalik]

Should be named Sera.
That sounds ridiculously close to a woman's name.

We don't need a girl-named planet.

[Karl]

Where are you people getting these names from?

[KattFire]

That sounds ridiculously close to a woman's name.

We don't need a girl-named planet.

Well, as we often refer to "Mother Earth," I hardly see the problem.

[Jalik]

Well, as we often refer to "Mother Earth," I hardly see the problem.
I see where you're coming from, but that is because we reefer good things as women. Like lots of fancy cars are reefered to as "shes" because hot women are the equivalent of the look of their cars.

Mother Earth would be the same, but probably more like a mature woman, as earth is so old. Thus, 'mother'.

And 'mother' isn't exactly a woman name, so it is different.

[KattFire]

I see where you're coming from, but that is because we reefer good things as women. Like lots of fancy cars are reefered to as "shes" because hot women are the equivalent of the look of their cars.

Mother Earth would be the same, but probably more like a mature woman, as earth is so old. Thus, 'mother'.

And 'mother' isn't exactly a woman name, so it is different.

Through human history, the belief has often been that we were created from the Earth, thus the Earth was our mother, and again, we have Mother Earth. Not simply the anthropomorphization of an object.

[Jalik]

Through human history, the belief has often been that we were created from the Earth, thus the Earth was our mother, and again, we have Mother Earth. Not simply the anthropomorphization of an object.
Didn't even think about that, but now that you've mentioned it, I've heard that before and stupid me that I didn't think of it originally.

Good point.

[WaterZoma]

Well, as we often refer to "Mother Earth," I hardly see the problem.Earth being another word for Gaia and her being the Goddess of Earth.

[denacioust]

I'd actually thought the name "Quam" would be an awesome name for Earth.

Because it's just awesome.

I'd have my qualms with that. >_<

That sounds ridiculously close to a woman's name.

We don't need a girl-named planet.

Terra is a Goddess' name. All the other planets are God's names. Why can't there be a female planet?

[Circuit]

*Ahem* Venus *cough*

[Jalik]

I'd have my qualms with that. >_<



Terra is a Goddess' name. All the other planets are God's names. Why can't there be a female planet?

Well it'd make it sound weak, from our often stereotypical selves. Women aren't fit to be big, strong, round planets. God's are. I wouldn't consider a 'goddess' to fit in the same plate as an average woman.

They are a different ball game.

[Frosty]

Which name would you rather call your home planet?

I personally think 'Earth' is a really awful name and have stuck to calling the planet Terra. Aside from a few strange looks people* generally think it's a much more awesome name

I know it's an odd question, but what would you like our planet to be called? Earth, Terra, or something totally different? I can't wait to read your lame jokes, and the few serious suggested names.



*My friends. <_<
If I had the chance to rename the Earth, then I would probably call it Gaia after the Greek goddess of the same name who ruled the land.

[Liokae]

Well it'd make it sound weak, from our often stereotypical selves. Women aren't fit to be big, strong, round planets. God's are. I wouldn't consider a 'goddess' to fit in the same plate as an average woman.

They are a different ball game.

Uh.

Many goddesses were considered far stronger than males.

I'd pick Artemis over Hephaestus in the ring ANY day.

[Jalik]

Uh.

Many goddesses were considered far stronger than males.

I'd pick Artemis over Hephaestus in the ring ANY day.
Many people don't know as much mythology as you do.

Hell, I barely know.

[shane23]

Terra sounds like something a fat person would say. I'll stick with earth.

[Jalik]

Terra sounds like something a fat person would say. I'll stick with earth.
Why would that be?

[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]

It's Sol 3. Sol 3 people.

[game-bot]

Until we find ourselves in the local galactic empire, this is pointless.

[crusty]

Many people don't know as much mythology as you do.

Hell, I barely know.
What's your point? Is your point that, because you know little about mythology, you're still right and it's all okay? Or is your point a self-realization that you should learn a bit about a topic before delving into discussion about it? I'm a little confused.

[Jalik]

What's your point? Is your point that, because you know little about mythology, you're still right and it's all okay? Or is your point a self-realization that you should learn a bit about a topic before delving into discussion about it? I'm a little confused.
People won't even know any God/Goddesses names and won't understand.

Mainly the younger children of this forum. Meaning that it's pointless that it is in fact a God/Goddesses name, they will think it's just another 'cool' name.

[Alejandro]

Earth definalety sounds better, in my country is called: "Tierra".

[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]

Sol 3.

[KattFire]

Sol 3.

So you admit you wish to simply classify planets by the name of the system, followed by a numerical value based on the relative place within the system? How boring and impersonal.

[Toasterovenmakingtoast]

I'll admit, Terra sounds like something I can see earth being called.

Terra, home of the Human race.

[Ttrain]

Wouldn't the entire world have to agree to this change?

[Karl]

Wouldn't the entire world have to agree to this change?
HAH. There will never be anything that everyone on the planet agrees on. There will inevitably be one person who disagrees with everyone else.

[Tanktunker]

HAH. There will never be anything that everyone on the planet agrees on. There will inevitably be one person who disagrees with everyone else.
You're wrong.

[Freddy]

I'm thinking only the scientific community has to agree on it. The folks who get all dressed up in the 'good' lab coats and go to prestigious scientific conventions and lectures and and ass kissing parties and talk about sticking it to Pluto.

I'm sure it only takes them to agree to make a it official.

[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]

So you admit you wish to simply classify planets by the name of the system, followed by a numerical value based on the relative place within the system? How boring and impersonal.

The universe is a boring and impersonal place.

[Karl]

The universe is a boring and impersonal place.
I disagree.

http://forums.xgenstudios.com/showthread.php?t=187619

[OG 123zooboy1]

I'd defiantly not call it earth but not terra neither. I'd call it Planet pac-man instead.

[Blade_the_fox]

I'd call it something more related to water. Y'know, cause most of the planet is covered by it.

Failing that, why not just call it "Pollution"? That's the way it's headed.