Question

Why was the name moon kept for moon?​

Answer 1

Question

Why was the name moon kept for moon?

Answer

It is just called "the moon."

The name is a holdover from the old English word "Mona" and a time when astronomers didn't know other moons existed.

However, the moon goes by other names in our cultures.

To the ancient Greeks, it was "Selene," in Latin and Spanish, it is "Luna," and in Swahili, it is "Mwezi."

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Answer 2

Explanation:

called Luna by the Romans,

Selene and Artems by the greek and many other names by the mythology.