The planet Uranus was almost named George's Star

The planet Uranus was named Georgium Sidus by its discoverer to honor his patron, King George III. This choice met with no success outside of Great Britain, where multiple alternatives were put forward by rival astronomers. It was not until the year 1850 that the name derived from Greco-Roman mythology, proposed as early as 1781 by Johann Bode, finally became universal.