Mercury -LRB- -RRB- , also called quicksilver -LRB- -RRB- or hydrargyrum -LRB- -RRB- , is a chemical element with the symbol Hg -LRB- Latinized , meaning watery or liquid silver -RRB- and atomic number NUMBER@1 .

The symbol Hg stands for its Latinized MISC@1 name hydrargyrum , meaning watery or liquid silver .
