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Planet Namespace: A Missed Opportunity

Category: astro
Posted on: September 14, 2006 10:54 PM, by Steinn Sigurðsson

Hrmph. If they must be dwarf planets, should they not at least have dwarf names?

Instead of Eris and Dysnomia couldn't they have gone with Ori and Nori or Þráinn & Þórinn, or go with the real classics Nýi and Niði!

Dwarf names for dwarf planets!

Andvari is a classic...

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1

Grumpy and Sneezy?

Posted by: Brian G | September 15, 2006 2:40 AM

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I'm afraid most Americans, at any rate (I know: how provincial of me), aren't ready for "planets" named Sneezy, Grumpy, or Doc... /ducking/

Posted by: The Ridger, FCD | September 15, 2006 5:45 AM

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Real dwarves, please, not some Disneyfied parodies.
This is serious, dammit!

Posted by: Steinn Sigurdsson | September 15, 2006 10:13 AM

4

There's a neat post on naming here: http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003581.html

The best part, in my opinion, is the revelation that Charon and Dysnomia are named, partially, in honor of the discoverers' wives.

Posted by: Liz | September 15, 2006 11:38 AM

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