The answer is, we don't know. The name "Earth" is derived from both English and German words, 'eor(th)e/ertha' and 'erde', respectively, which mean ground. But, the handle's creator is unknown. One interesting fact about its name: Earth is the only planet that wasn't named after a Greek or Roman god or goddess. For example, Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture, and Jupiter's name comes from the King of the Roman gods.

The name "Earth" is derived from both English and German words, 'eor(th)e/ertha' and 'erde', respectively, which mean ground. But, the handle's creator is unknown. One interesting fact about its name: Earth is the only planet that wasn't named after a Greek or Roman god or goddess.



The modern English word and name for our planet ‘Earth’,  is said to go back at least 1,000 years. Only planet that wasn't named after a Greek or Roman god or goddess. For example, Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture. Originally, humans had no idea that they lived on a planet that was mostly water. But the crumbly, fertile substance they called ‘earth’ (from the German ‘erde’ or the old English ‘ertha’) was crucial to their survival - so when our early ancestors decided to give their home a name, they alighted upon that same vital substance: Earth. It was only later that humans discovered that 70% of our planet is actually covered in water, by which time the original name had stuck.