Copper was named after Cyprus, as the Latin word for the island is "Cuprum." Cyprus has historically been a major source of copper ore.
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.
Copper
If you add tin to copper (named after an island off the coast of Cyprus), you get bronze.
The element Uranium was named after Uranus.
The name of the chemical element is derived from Polonia because Marie Curie was born in Poland.
The element named for a Cajun country is Americium, which is named after the United States of America.
The element scandium was named after the country Scandinavia.
Very probable the name of the element is derived from the name of the island Cyprus.
Francium was the element named after a country in Western Europe.
The element, Francium, was named for a country in western Europe, France.
The element named after a country in Asia is Francium, which is named after France.
Europe is the only continent with a chemical element named after it. Europium, a rare earth element, was discovered in the 19th century and named in honor of the continent where it was first isolated.
This chemical element is polonium (Po).