[SedVictaCatoni]

Uranus is the name of the Roman god of creation, called by the Greeks 'Cronus'. It's pronounced 'yur - ah - nus', much to the disappointment of thousands of third-graders, and it's a fine name for a planet.

Er, and 'Mohammed' is not a god in anyone's mythology.

[IAmNotAnAnimal]

It's pronounced 'yur - ah - nus'

You say yur-ah-nus, I say yur-ah-nus, you say tom-a-tow, I say tom-ah-tow, but I'm not here to start any backdoor, smelly war on semantics when it comes to Uranus. That would stink!

And, some of us still enjoy 3rd grade joke, I like the yo-mama ones personally.

[correctthought]

Er, and 'Mohammed' is not a god in anyone's mythology

Oh yeah.

Maybe this Cal Tech guy should sell the name to the highest bidder on ebay.

[Destro]

Uranus is the name of the Greek god of the sky. In Greek it is pronounced Ouranos - Uranus is the inferior Latin pronounciation and spelling.

OURANOS was the solid dome of the sky and one of the ancient element gods called PROTOGENOI (The First Born). He was the first ruler of the universe but was castrated and deposed by his son Kronos.

[Denver Ditdat]

It's pronounced 'yur - ah - nus'

Urinous? Named by a You're-a-peein' from Yurrup, perhaps?