This is a list of chemical elements named after people. The symbol and atomic number are given in brackets. For other lists of eponyms_ (names derived from people) see _Lists of etymologies. For a list of eponyms sorted by name see List of eponyms. bohrium (Bh, 107) — Niels Bohr curium (Cm, 96) — Pierre and Marie Curie einsteinium (Es, 99) — Albert Einstein fermium (Fm, 100) — Enrico Fermi gallium (Ga, 31) — although named after Gallia (Latin for France), the discoverer of the metal Lecoq de Boisbaudran subtly attached an association with his name. Lecoq (rooster) in Latin is gallus. lawrencium (Lr, 103) — Ernest Lawrence meitnerium (Mt, 109) — Lise Meitner mendelevium (Md, 101) — Dmitri Mendeleev nobelium (No, 102) — Alfred Nobel roentgenium (Rg, 111) — Wilhelm Roentgen rutherfordium (Rf, 104) — Ernest Rutherford seaborgium (Sg, 106) — Glenn T. Seaborg The element naming controversy that surrounded elements 104 to 109 saw two further names derived from people gain partial acceptance. Neither was or is accepted by IUPAC. hahnium (Ha, 105) — Otto Hahn. Now known as dubnium. kurchatovium (Ku, 104) — Igor Kurchatov. Now known as rutherfordium. Named after mythical characters niobium (Nb, 41) — Niobe, a mortal woman in Greek mythology promethium (Pm, 61) — Prometheus, a Titan from Greek mythology tantalum (Ta, 73) — Tantalus, from Greek mythology thorium (Th, 90) — Thor, the Norse god of thunder titanium (Ti, 22) — the Titans, from Greek mythology vanadium (V, 23) — Scandinavian goddess Vanadis (Freyja) Many chemical elements are named after astronomical bodies which are named after Greek or Roman deities. See Chemical elements named after places. Gadolinium (Gd, 64) is named from the mineral gadolinite, which in turn is named after the Finnish chemist and geologist Johan...