It's pronounced yoor-uh-nihs, derived from the Greek name of the primordial being ouranos who personified the sky. Then it got translated several times until we got the English version Uranus, which most people say wrong.
Fun fact: It's the only planet whose name is derived from a Greek rather than Roman god. And it was almost named George, after King George III, but was named after a god instead to follow traditions of old astronomers.
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