List of chemical elements named after places


Of the 118 chemical elements, 41 are named after, or have names associated with, places around the world or among astronomical objects. 32 of these have names tied to the Earth and the other 10 have names connected to bodies in the Solar System.
The first table below lists terrestrial locations and the last table lists astronomical objects which the chemical elements are named after.

Terrestrial locations

LocationElementSymbolZCoordinates
EuropeEuropiumEu63
Magnesia, a district in GreeceMagnesiumMg12
Magnesia, a district in GreeceManganeseMn25
Belur, a city in India BerylliumBe4
India IndiumIn49
CyprusCopperCu29
France FranciumFr87
France GalliumGa31
Lutetia, Latin name for ParisLutetiumLu71
GermanyGermaniumGe32
Hesse, a state in GermanyHassiumHs108
Darmstadt, a city in GermanyDarmstadtiumDs110
Rhine, a riverRheniumRe75
Strontian, a village in ScotlandStrontiumSr38
ScandinaviaScandiumSc21
Hafnia, Latin name for CopenhagenHafniumHf72
Thule ThuliumTm69
Holmia, Latin name for StockholmHolmiumHo67
Ytterby, a village in SwedenYttriumY39
Ytterby, a village in SwedenTerbiumTb65
Ytterby, a village in SwedenErbiumEr68
Ytterby, a village in SwedenYtterbiumYb70
PolandPoloniumPo84
Ruthenia, Latin name for RussiaRutheniumRu44
Moscow, RussiaMoscoviumMc115
Dubna, a town in RussiaDubniumDb105
Americas AmericiumAm95
California, a state in the United StatesCaliforniumCf98
Berkeley, California, a city in the United StatesBerkeliumBk97
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the United States
LivermoriumLv116
Tennessee, a state in the United StatesTennessineTs117
Japan NihoniumNh113

Astronomical objects

LocationElementSymbolZ
HeliumHe2
Mercury*Hg80
Phosphorus**P15
SeleniumSe34
PalladiumPd46
TelluriumTe52
CeriumCe58
UraniumU92
NeptuniumNp93
PlutoniumPu94

* - The element mercury was named directly for the deity, with only indirect naming connection to the planet.
** - Phosphorus was the Ancient Greek name for the planet Venus..