Names for 113 through 118
When peer-reviewed reports of discoveries of elements 113 to 118 have been confirmed, the discoverers will be able to suggest names for their discoveries. Doubtless as with roentgenium (111) and copernicium (112), they will have worthy people in mind, but I would suggest the following:
113 lazulium læ'z(j)uwlijəm], Lz after (lapis) lazuli, the deep blue mineral much valued in antiquity. The spectra of all the members of group 13 show prominent violet, blue, or green lines, hence a name to suggest the prediction that element 113 would show similar features.
114 kieslerium [kiz'lɛriəm], Ks after Hedwig Maria Kiesler (Markey) inventor of frequency-hopping, whose World War II invention was made practical through the use of semiconductors, which are prominently found in group 14.
115 sadimium [sə'dɩmijəm], Sd after Egyptian sdm-t (in Gardner's transliteration) kohl, Sb2S3; the Egyptian name, which, through Greek and Latin permutations gave stibium, the alchemical name of element 51 and the source of its symbol Sb; through Arabic and Middle German permutations it is the probable source of bismuth, element 83; sadimium would recognize the unaltered Egyptian source of these two elements in group 15
116 sklodowskum [sklə'dofskəm], Sk after Marja Sklodowska, birth name of Marie Curie, discoverer of its period 6 analog, polonium. Curium is named for the husband and wife team Pierre and Marie Curie, so this name would honor her separately, not doubly.
117 proserpine ['prɑsərpin], Ps, after Proserpina goddess of the underworld. The suffix keeps the practice ending halogens in -ine and the name refers to the extraordinary energies required for its synthesis.
118 eilon ['ilɑn], Ei, after Ionic Greek εἴλη (eile) 'radiance' denoting the radioactivity of the element with the suffix customary for group 18 elements.