List of places used in the names of chemical elements

The names of some terrestrial locations or astronomical objects are used to name the chemical elements. The first table below lists the terrestrial locations and the second table lists astronomical objects which the chemical elements are named after.^[1]

Terrestrial locations

Location	Element	Symbol	Z	Coordinates
Magnesia, a district in Greece	Magnesium	Mg	12	39°25′N 22°50′E / 39.417°N 22.833°E
Scandinavia	Scandium	Sc	21
Cyprus	Copper	Cu	29
Gaul, ancient name for France	Gallium	Ga	31
Germany	Germanium	Ge	32
Strontian, a village in Scotland	Strontium	Sr	38	56°41′N 5°34′W / 56.683°N 5.567°W
Ytterby, a village in Sweden
	Yttrium	Y	39	59°25′35″N 18°21′13″E / 59.42639°N 18.35361°E
	Terbium	Tb	65
	Erbium	Er	68
	Ytterbium	Yb	70
Ruthenia, Latin name for Russia	Ruthenium	Ru	44
Europe	Europium	Eu	63
Holmia, Latin name for Stockholm	Holmium	Ho	67	59°20′N 18°47′E / 59.333°N 18.783°E
Thule (probably Norway)	Thulium	Tm	69
Lutecia, Latin name for Paris	Lutetium	Lu	71	48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.85°N 2.35°E
Hafnia, Latin name for Copenhagen	Hafnium	Hf	72	55°41′N 12°34′E / 55.683°N 12.567°E
River Rhine	Rhenium	Re	75
Poland	Polonium	Po	84
France	Francium	Fr	87
Americas	Americium	Am	95
Berkeley, a city in the United States	Berkelium	Bk	97	37°52′N 122°16′W / 37.867°N 122.267°W
California, a state in the United States	Californium	Cf	98
Dubna, a town in Russia	Dubnium	Db	105	56°44′N 37°10′E / 56.733°N 37.167°E
Hesse, a state in Germany	Hassium	Hs	108
Darmstadt, a city in Germany	Darmstadtium	Ds	110	49°50′N 8°34′E / 49.833°N 8.567°E
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the United States	Livermorium	Lv	116	37°41′N 121°43′W / 37.683°N 121.717°W

Terrestrial locations (Indirect connotation)

Location	Element	Symbol	Atomic no.	Coordinates
Belur, India[2]	Beryllium	Be	4	13°9′46.44″N 75°51′25.56″E / 13.1629000°N 75.8571000°E

Astronomical objects

Name of the astronomical object	Name of the element	Symbol	Atomic no.
Sun	Helium	He	2
Mercury	Mercury	Hg	80
Moon	Selenium	Se	34
Pallas (asteroid)	Palladium	Pd	46
Earth	Tellurium	Te	52
Ceres (Dwarf planet)	Cerium	Ce	58
Uranus	Uranium	U	92
Neptune	Neptunium	Np	93
Pluto (Dwarf planet)	Plutonium	Pu	94

See also

• List of scientists whose names are used in chemical element names

References

1. Page of Kevin A. Boudreaux and Angelo State university
2. Olivelle, Patrick (2006), Between the Empires, Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE, page 463, Oxford University Press.