Who named the planet 'earth'?

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Do you know that The name Earth originates from the 8th century Anglo-Saxon word erda, which means ground or soil. In Old English the word became eorthe, then erthe in Middle English. Earth was first used as the name of the sphere of the Earth around 1400. It is the only planet whose name in English is not derived from Greco-Roman mythology.    

Neal h · Apr 25, 2010 8:46 PM · 6,873 views

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Wiki has this: The name Earth comes from the Old Saxon word 'ertha', the dutch word 'aerde' and the German word 'erda'. See the related link for more information. 

बैरागिकाइलो · Apr 27, 2010 2:08 PM

Copy was ditto, sorry pals.

बैरागिकाइलो · Apr 27, 2010 2:11 PM

eartha na bartha govinda gai, tauko dukhya ausadi naito ma lai

CyLegend · Apr 27, 2010 2:17 PM

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