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The element Uranium was named after Uranus.
The element named for a Cajun country is Americium, which is named after the United States of America.
Francium is an element named for France in Western Europe.
Well, darling, the only continent with a chemical element named after it is Europe. The element is europium, and it's as fabulous as the continent itself. So, there you have it, Europe strutting its stuff in the periodic table like the diva it is.
It is "Curie" and the element is curium. Polonium is also named after their home country of Poland.