In the same year another element was also initially named after Ceres, but when cerium was named, its discoverer changed the name to palladium, after the second asteroid, 2 Pallas.
Pada tahun yang sama, unsur lain juga dinamai dari Ceres, namun penemunya mengganti namanya menjadi palladium (dari asteroid 2 Pallas) ketika cerium dinamai.