<Li> a property of the element, or </Li> <Li> a scientist . </Li> <P> Chemical elements are sometimes named after people, especially the synthetic elements discovered (created) after ca . 1940 . However, very few are named after their discoverers, and even fewer are named after living people . The element seaborgium is named after Glenn Seaborg, who was alive at the time; and oganesson is named after Yuri Oganessian (still living as of May 2017). </P> <P> Many of the transuranic elements are named after recipients of the Nobel Prize, including: </P>

Where do the names of the elements come from