Chemical elements named after people

For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies.

• Bohrium (Bh, 107) – Niels Bohr
• Curium (Cm, 96) – Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
• Einsteinium (Es, 99) – Albert Einstein
• Fermium (Fm, 100) – Enrico Fermi
• Gallium (Ga, 31) – although named after Gallia (Latin for France), the dicoverer of the metal Lecoq de Boisbaudran subtly attached an association with his name. Lecoq (rooster) in Latin is gallus.
• Gadolinium (Gd, 64) &ndash Johan Gadolin
• Lawrencium (Lr, 103) – Ernest Lawrence
• Meitnerium (Mt, 109) – Lise Meitner
• Mendelevium (Md, 101) – Dmitri Mendeleev
• Nobelium (No, 102) – Alfred Nobel
• Rutherfordium (Rf, 104) – Ernest Rutherford
• Seaborgium (Sg, 106) – Glenn T. Seaborg

Named after fictional persons

• Cerium (Ce, 58) – named after the asteroid 1 Ceres which in turn is named after Ceres, the goddess of plants and motherly love in Greek mythology
• Niobium (Nb, 41) – Niobe, a mortal woman in Greek mythology
• Promethium (Pm, 61) – Prometheus, a Titan from Greek mythology
• Titanium (Ti, 22) – the Titans, from Greek mythology
• Vanadium (Va, 23) – Scandinavian goddess Vanadis

See also

• List of elements by name
• Chemical elements named after places
• Lists of people

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