The planet Uranus was discovered in 1781 by the astronomer Sir William Herschel.
Herschel initially wanted to name his discovery "The Georgian Planet", after his scientific patron King George III. (Yes, "brown-nosing the boss" has been a tradition of civilization since time immemorial!)
Finally, the name "Uranus" received its official endorsement in 1850 when His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office stopped referring to it as Georgium Sidus and called it Uranus.
Yet, ever since 1850 (considering all the jokes made about "observing Uranus", "have you ever seen Uranus" and so on) just about everybody thought that Georgium Sidus was not such a bad idea after all!

The name “Uranus” was definitely the WORST name that scientists could ever have bestowed on anything.
In order to avoid its weird-sounding pronunciation, some people attempt pronouncing it more politely as UR'-A-NOUS. But that presents a problem too. There is a word “urinous” but what does it mean? Having the qualities of urine!

But that's not the end of this planet's "weirdness".

As we all know, this planet was discovered in 1781 and it was the first planet ever to be discovered in historic times!
To think, this planet awaited being discovered ever since humans trod upon the face of the Earth.
So, humans had thousands upon thousands of years to name one planet and the best name they could come up with was ... Uranus?!?!?!

Eight of the nine planets (yes, I still count Pluto as a planet) are named after Roman gods, yet Uranus is the only one that received a Greek name. (Yes, it was Greek to me too!)

Also, most people never even heard of the God Uranus.
Just about everyone remembers from Greek mythology that Mercury is the “Messenger of the Gods” which is an appropriate name for the fastest planet.
Venus, the third brightest celestial object shines so brightly it is quite beautiful to see. It is fitting that this beautiful, brilliant planet is named after the Goddess of Love.

But Uranus?!?!
It is the God of what? Paper towels? Decaffeinated coffee? Automobile muffler brackets?
For those awaiting the translation, Uranus is the god of the sky.

Uranus has an extreme rotational tilt. It would be incredibly naïve to think that nature would have created the Solar System with each planet having its rotation exactly perpendicular to its orbital plane. For example, Earth tilts about 23.5º and Mars has a rotational tilt of 25.2º. But lopsided Uranus rotates at 97.8º to the orbital plane. Yes, Uranus rotates on its side! And each of its 2 poles spend 42 years each facing the Sun.
Does this cause meteorological problems? It sure does and here's a great article about that:
What is the Weather Like on Uranus?
(That's a REAL article!!!)