Back to Article List From the January 2011 issue Why doesn’t our Moon have a name? Tod Higgins, Warren, Pennsylvania By Astronomy Staff | Published: January 24, 2011 | Last updated on May 18, 2023 Earth’s Moon. NASA The Moon’s English name — Moon — originated as the Old English word mona.
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