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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread planetoid monikers d(e)rival #120205 01/16/2004 5:05 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Well, Martians come from Mars, and Jovians from Jupiter, but what about those pesky Venusians? Well, some say that the correct form for inhabitants of Venus is Venerean, with an adjectival form of venereal. Of course, venereal has picked up a whole 'nother meaning that has little to do with love and more to do with pathology. So, how about the other planets? Mercury, Hermetic or Mercurian, Mercurial? Earth, Earthling, Terran, Tellurian? Saturn, Saturnine or Chronan? Neptune, Neptunian or Poseidonian? Uranus, Urantian, Uranian, or Uranial? Pluto, Plutonian? Copy Link to Clipboard Re: planetoid monikers d(e)rival #120206 01/16/2004 5:39 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont don't forget the Solarians. and maybe the Moonies? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Re: planetoid monikers d(e)rival #120207 01/16/2004 5:48 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Moonies? Or Loonies? Copy Link to Clipboard Re: planetoid monikers d(e)rival #120208 01/16/2004 5:52 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Lunatics, Selenians (isn't that what H G Wells called them?). Solarians, Helians, Sunny Folk. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: planetoid monikers d(e)rival #120209 01/16/2004 8:00 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Well, I like Terrans, and couldn't we just use figmentarians for the rest, at least for now? noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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