Anonymous

Nobody, it just happened. It used to mean ground and then people realised it was a globe and like other planets. It does also get called Terra and Gaia, which are Latin and Greek names.

Anonymous

God.

Anonymous

when you get right down to it, it was a committee decision..............

Anonymous

Ancient alchemy considered earth one of the four elements. Earth, air, fire and water, along with a hypothetical fifth element called "Quintessence". I would guess that is where it entered into the English.

Anonymous

Its not really our planet ,we don't own it;we are Just tenants.The planet in the Biblical record of Creation is referred to as Eretz in the Hebrew language.

Anonymous

Dunno, but it used to be called Jennifer

Anonymous

Probably a scientist named "Earth", who named it after himself.

Anonymous

The name "Terra" is Latin for "ground". So it wasn't a "who" that came up with it, it was a "how".