Names Categorized "dwarf planets"
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Etymology and Origin Ceres is a feminine name of Latin origin, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-, meaning "to grow, to nourish." This root is also the source of Latin creare ("to create") and Ceres, the Rom...
Crescentia is a feminine given name primarily used in German and Medieval Latin. It is the feminine form of Crescentius, which itself is derived from the earlier Latin name Crescens. The root word is related to the Latin...
Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord, whose name directly means "strife, discord" in ancient Greek. In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Nyx (Night) and the sister and companion of Ares, the god of war....
EtymologyGonggong is a name of uncertain etymology, most commonly written with the Chinese characters 共 (gòng, "together") and 工 (gōng, "work"). Alternative spellings exist, such as 龔工, though the phonetic shift in M...
Haumea is a feminine name of Polynesian origin, primarily from Hawaiian mythology and culture. It means "red ruler" or "ruler of the red (earth)", derived from Hawaiian hau meaning "ruler" and mea meaning "reddish brown"...