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Ancient names for the elements. Atoms of the same element with the same atomic number but different. The list below gives the element name symbol old name name source for these oddly symboled elements. In the 19th Century the name kalium was the cause of a major dispute.

Recommendations for the Naming of Elements of Atomic Numbers Greater Than 100 Pure and Applied Chemistry volume 51 number 2 1979. Hebrew term meaning worthless. These elements have symbols that refer to their old element names.

The Greeks proposed the existence of five basic elements. All of these elements are integral parts of matter or the physical universe and the human body is a physical creation existing in the material realm. This term is used in later Christian tradition as a name for an evil angel associated with lawlessness and lust.

The source of the seven elements named for mythological figures are as follows. Earth water air and fire. Promethium was named after Prometheus the Greek god who gave fire to mankind.

The ancient Greeks believed that there were four elements that everything was made up of. Doi101021 ed062p787 Chatt J. Agilulf m Ancient Germanic Germanic name derived from the elements agil edge of a sword blade and wulf wolf.

By Holly Riordan Updated May 15 2018. If you are bored of the same common names you see in every novel and romantic comedy then you should browse through ancient greek names to find something unique. As of now Germanic countries use the word kalium and English speaking countries use the word potassium.