History Main / APlanetNamedZok

** The Klingon home world, in their language, is spelled Q'ornos. Apparently, the letter "K" does not exist, and humans pronouncing it as "Kronos" and even "Klingon" are just the closest we can come to it.

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** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2011 her Post-Flashpoint series]]'' Supergirl visits a world named I'noxia.

* Some of the planets of ''Franchise/StarWars'' fit this, the best example being Kashyyyk from ''Franchise/RevengeOfTheSith''.

* The solar system features planets named 'Vee-nus' and 'Nep-tune', which makes one wonder if these names really are silly, or only sound silly because they are unfamiliar.
** Unfamiliar for Americans, maybe. Venus and Neptune are the Roman Latin names for the gods Aphrodite and Poseidon, respectively the goddess of beauty and the god of the sea.

* The solar system features planets named 'Vee-nus' and 'nep-tune', which makes one wonder if these names really are silly, or only sound silly because they are unfamiliar.
** Unfamiliar for americans, maybe. Venus and Neptune are the Roman Latin names for the gods Aphrodite and Poseidon, respectively the goddess of beauty and the god of the sea.

Often, fictional extraterrestrials [[LawOfAlienNames have bizarre names with Z's, G's, and apostrophes.]] So it should come as no surprise to any GenreSavvy ScienceFiction viewer that the planets, moons, stars, and other celestial objects from which the aliens hail carry on this strange tradition -- despite the fact that they ''still'' use the Latin alphabet and their names can still be pronounced by English speakers?[[note]]Or Spanish, or French, or really any language that uses the familiar Latin alphabet.[[/note]]

* Planets in ''StarCraft'' share this trait, like Aiur and Zerus (the homeworlds of the Protoss and Zerg).
* The StylisticSuck flash game ''[[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/540541 A Game About Courage]]'' (made by the creator of ''RiddleSchool'') has you unlock a secret ending by [[spoiler:[[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext getting a haircut while playing as]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]].]] It reads:

** In a Bronze Age storyline narrated in''Superman #307-309'', Superman and Supergirl have to protect Xonn (a planet located in Cygni-Gi system) from an AlienInvasion.

* Each level in ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}'' is a planet, and Freon (according to the actual ''{{Scrabble}}'' rules) [[DownplayedTrope just barely qualifies.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': The late and ever-iconic Krypton counts of the Superman and ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' comics is one of the most famous examples. Krypton, however, has a Greek root and means "The Hidden", as in 'cryptic', 'cryptography', and for that matter: 'crypt'. It is also the name of a chemical element (No. 36, a noble gas).

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': The late and ever-iconic Krypton counts.
** Krypton, however, has a Greek root and means "The Hidden", as in 'cryptic', 'cryptography', and for that matter: 'crypt'. It is also the name of a chemical element (No. 36, a noble gas).

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* Planet Bazoik in ''ChexQuest'', the setting of the first game.

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** Of course those familar with B5 will know that Z'ha'dum is really an homage to Khazad-dûm (along with boatload of other nods to LOTR).

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** Likewise, the spinoff ''PlanetSheen'' revolves around Sheen crash-landing on the planet Zeenu.

* Planets mentioned in the CthulhuMythos have especially weird names, the most obvious example being Yuggoth.

* One of the main planets in ''GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' is Xandar.

** Krypton, however, has a Greek root, meaning something like "The Hidden". (As in 'cryptic', 'cryptography', and for that matter: 'crypt').

** Krypton, however, has a Greek root, meaning something like "The Hidden".

* ''RatchetAndClank'': The former character comes from Veldin.