希臘文“永遠伴生的金屬”

From the Greek word "anti" plus "monos" - a metal not found alone

拉丁文“地球”

From the Latin word "tellus", earth

希腊文“紫色”

From the Greek word "iodes", violet

希臘文“陌生人”

From the Greek word "xenon", stranger

拉丁文“天藍色”

From the Latin word "caesius", sky blue

希臘文“重量”

From the Greek word "barys", heavy

希臘文“說謊的隱藏者”

From the Greek word "lanthanein", to lie hidden

對應“穀神星”

Cerium was named for the asteroid Ceres

希臘文“綠色”和“雙胞胎”的複合詞彙

From the Greek word "prasios", green, and "didymos", twin

希臘文“新”和“雙胞胎”的複合詞

From the Greek word "neos" meaning new, and "didymos", twin

因神話中盜竊火種造福人類普羅米修士而得名

Named after the Greek "Prometheus", who, according to mythology, stole fire from heaven

因俄羅斯的釤礦區Samarskite而得名

From "samarskite", a mineral named after Russian mine official, Col. Samarski

因歐洲而得名

Europium was named after Europe

從“高德林”得名，一個以芬蘭化學家高德林命名的礦區

From "gadolinite", a mineral named for Gadolin, a Finnish chemist

因瑞典小鎮伊特比而得名

Terbium was named after Ytterby, a town in Sweden

希臘文“很難得到的”

From the Greek word "dysprositos", meaning hard to get at

拉丁文“斯德哥爾摩”

From the Latin word "Holmia" meaning Stockholm

鉺的命名用來紀念瑞典小鎮伊特比

Erbium was named after Ytterby, a town in Sweden

因北歐最早的稱呼Thule而得名

Named after "Thule", the earliest name for Scandinavia

鐿的命名用來紀念瑞典小鎮伊特比

Ytterbium was named after Ytterby, a town in Sweden

鑥的拉丁詞源是巴黎的古代名稱

Lutetia is the ancient name for Paris

從拉丁文“哥本哈根”得名

From "Hafinia", the Latin name for Copenhagen

希臘神話中的尼俄百的父親，坦塔羅斯

Named after "Tantalos", a Greek mythological character, father of Niobe

瑞典語“沉重的石頭”

From Swedish, "tung sten" meaning heavy stone

拉丁文“萊茵河”

From the Latin word "Rhenus" meaning Rhine

希臘文“惡臭”

From the Greek word "osme", meaning smell

拉丁文“彩虹”

From the Latin word "iris" meaning rainbow

西班牙文“銀色”

From the Spanish word "platina", meaning silver

拉丁文“黃金”

From the Latin word "aurum" meaning gold

希臘文“綠色的幼苗”

From Greek "thallos", meanin a green shoot or twig

拉丁文“鉛”

From the Latin word "plumbum"

德文“白色塊狀品”

From the German "Weisse Masse", meaning white mass