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View Name: Uranus


URANUS
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Ουρανος (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: yuw-RAY-nəs (English), YUWR-ən-əs (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From Greek Ουρανος (Ouranos), the name of the husband of Gaia and the father of the Titans in Greek mythology. His name is derived from ουρανος (ouranos) meaning "the heavens". This is also the name of the seventh planet in the solar system.
Related Names
VARIANT: Ouranos



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