Herschel

Meanings

1. A surname.
2. A male given name.
3. The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.
4. One of several impact craters in the Solar System, such as the one on Mimas.
5. A place name:
6. A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.
7. A former settlement on Herschel Island, Yukon, Canada.
8. A settlement in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Sir John Herschel.

1. A heptomino shaped like the lowercase letter h, critical as a methuselah.

Etymology

(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.