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Well, yes, but they're not used as names in common speech, hence my point.

• ejk314 12y ago
  I bet there's a word for that - using the more general term for something as a proper noun when the meaning is obvious from context. Like calling the largest nearby city just "The City". I figure it's the same general idea behind calling it "The Moon".
  • innguest 12y ago
    Metonym?
    • mturmon 12y ago
      Also, synecdoche ("a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa")
• Shorel 12y ago
  'Sol' and 'Luna' are used as their names in common speech, every single day, in all Spanish speaking countries.
  • quarterto 12y ago
    And this is a conversation about English common names and literature.