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The Earth's moon is called Luna. That is where we get the terms lunar eclipse, lunar landing, etc.     ANSWER:   The name of the moon is simply Moon. As ans â¦ wered above, the word Luna is latin for the word moon. Now that we no longer, or have never spoke Latin, we call it the moon.
They get named in all kinds of ways. Some are named for famous people (usually westerners who claim to have discovered the volcanoes). Other volcanoes are named for gods who might be said to live there. Others are named for what the volcano looks like (there are lots of volcanoes named Cerro Azul (blue hill)) in the world. There are also lots named Azufre or La Soufriere (Sulfur in spanish and french).