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Elements of the Periodic Table using Meanings

There are 118 named elements in the Periodic Table. How many can you guess with the help of their meanings?
I used Wikipedia. What else?
If the name comes from something that also has a meaning, use the base meaning.
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H
2
He
3
Li
4
Be
5
B
6
C
7
N
8
O
9
F
10
Ne
11
Na
12
Mg
13
Al
14
Si
15
P
16
S
17
Cl
18
Ar
19
K
20
Ca
21
Sc
22
Ti
23
V
24
Cr
25
Mn
26
Fe
27
Co
28
Ni
29
Cu
30
Zn
31
Ga
32
Ge
33
As
34
Se
35
Br
36
Kr
37
Rb
38
Sr
39
Y
40
Zr
41
Nb
42
Mo
43
Tc
44
Ru
45
Rh
46
Pd
47
Ag
48
Cd
49
In
50
Sn
51
Sb
52
Te
53
I
54
Xe
55
Cs
56
Ba
72
Hf
73
Ta
74
W
75
Re
76
Os
77
Ir
78
Pt
79
Au
80
Hg
81
Tl
82
Pb
83
Bi
84
Po
85
At
86
Rn
87
Fr
88
Ra
104
Rf
105
Db
106
Sg
107
Bh
108
Hs
109
Mt
110
Ds
111
Rg
112
Cn
113
Nh
114
Fl
115
Mc
116
Lv
117
Ts
118
Og
57
La
58
Ce
59
Pr
60
Nd
61
Pm
62
Sm
63
Eu
64
Gd
65
Tb
66
Dy
67
Ho
68
Er
69
Tm
70
Yb
71
Lu
89
Ac
90
Th
91
Pa
92
U
93
Np
94
Pu
95
Am
96
Cm
97
Bk
98
Cf
99
Es
100
Fm
101
Md
102
No
103
Lr
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Meaning
Element
63
Broad-Faced/Well-Watered
Europium
117
Tennessee
Tennessine
36
Hidden
Krypton
91
First Beam Element
Protactinium
4
Beryl
Beryllium
92
Sky
Uranium
39
Ytterby
Yttrium
47
Refine/Smelt
Silver
38
Strontian
Strontium
107
Bohr
Bohrium
53
Violet
Iodine
102
Nobel
Nobelium
46
Little Maiden
Palladium
43
Artificial
Technetium
83
White Mass
Bismuth
116
Livermore
Livermorium
14
Flint
Silicon
118
Oganessian
Oganesson
2
Sun
Helium
94
God of Wealth
Plutonium
73
Bearer/Sufferer
Tantalum
9
Flowing
Flourine
115
Moscow
Moscovium
59
Green Twin
Praseodymium
3
Stone
Lithium
113
Japan
Nihonium
48
Earth/Calamine
Cadmium
34
Moon
Selenium
41
Snowy
Niobium
1
Water Begetter
Hydrogen
42
Lead Like
Molybdenum
27
Goblin
Cobalt
89
Beam
Actinium
103
Lawrence
Lawrencium
76
Smell
Osmium
30
Cornet
Zinc
15
Light Bearer
Phosphorus
75
Rhine
Rhenium
6
Charcoal
Carbon
22
Titans
Titanium
#
Meaning
Element
110
Darmstadt
Darmstadtium
32
Germany
Germanium
71
Paris
Lutetium
23
Dís of the Vanir
Vanadium
18
Inactive
Argon
80
Mercury
Mercury
5
Borax
Boron
56
Heavy
Barium
109
Meitner
Meitnerium
33
Male
Arsenic
58
Grain/Bread/Ceres
Cerium
87
France
Francium
97
Berkeley
Berkelium
81
Green Twig
Thallium
35
Dirt/Stench
Bromine
7
Native-Soda Begetter
Nitrogen
93
Neptune
Neptunium
88
Ray
Radium
8
To Bring Forth Acid
Oxygen
114
Flerov
Flerovium
85
Unstable
Astatine
55
Blue Gray/Sky Blue
Cesium
20
Pebble/Limestone
Calcium
82
Lead
Lead
74
Heavy Stone
Tungsten
50
Tin
Tin
64
Gadolin
Gadolinium
65
Ytterby
Terbium
62
Vassili Samarsky-Bykhovets
Samarium
40
Gold Like
Zirconium
90
Thunder
Thorium
98
California
Californium
84
Poland
Polonium
16
To Burn
Sulfur
24
Colour
Chromium
25
Magnesia
Manganese
51
Opposed To Solitude/Monk Killer
Antimony
104
Rutherford
Rutherfordium
44
Ruthenia
Ruthenium
#
Meaning
Element
86
Radium Emanation
Radon
60
New Twin
Neodymium
61
Forethought
Promethium
54
Foreign
Xenon
10
New
Neon
69
Thule
Thulium
77
Of Rainbows
Iridium
78
Little Silver
Platinum
45
Rose
Rhodium
106
Seaborg
Seaborgium
95
America
Americium
67
Stockholm
Holmium
96
Curie
Curium
100
Fermi
Fermium
101
Mendeleev
Mendelevium
37
Deepest Red
Rubidium
99
Einstein
Einsteinium
21
Scandinavia
Scandium
11
Soda
Sodium
52
Earth
Tellurium
29
Which is from Cyprus
Copper
31
Gaul
Gallium
66
Hard To Get At
Dysprosium
112
Coper Nickel
Copernicium
17
Pale Green
Chlorine
72
Copenhagen
Hafnium
79
Yellow/Bright
Gold
70
Ytterby
Ytterbium
12
Magnesia
Magnesium
13
Bitter Salt
Aluminium
49
Indigo
Indium
57
Escape Notice
Lanthanum
111
Röntgen
Roentgenium
108
Hesse
Hassium
105
Dubna
Dubnium
19
Pot Ash
Potassium
28
Copper Coloured Ore
Nickel
68
Ytterby
Erbium
26
Holy Metal
Iron
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