Etymology of the English word Urania
the English word
Uraniaderived from the New Latin word
Uraniaderived from the Greek word
Ouraniaderived from the Greek word
ouranios, οὐράνιος (celestial; belonging to or coming from the sky)
derived from the Late Greek word
ouranos, οὐρανός (the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity))
Date
The earliest known usage of Urania in English dates from the 17th century.
