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|Named by [[Neosaur]] after the words "Tree" and "Island" in japanese<ref>{{Cdisc|server=Yoahtl|channel=marketplace-of-shuba|sender=NeoTide|sender-link=Neosaur|text=if anyone's adding to it, Okashima was named for the words "Tree" and "island" in japanese |
|Named by [[Neosaur]] after the words "Tree" and "Island" in japanese<ref>{{Cdisc|server=Yoahtl|channel=marketplace-of-shuba|sender=NeoTide|sender-link=Neosaur|text=if anyone's adding to it, Okashima was named for the words "Tree" and "island" in japanese |
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i think i came up with it|date=February 6th, 2022|access-date=February 6th, 2022|url=https://discord.com/channels/278045721742147586/670060843274338335/940023296819343390}}</ref> |
i think i came up with it|date=February 6th, 2022|access-date=February 6th, 2022|url=https://discord.com/channels/278045721742147586/670060843274338335/940023296819343390}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:15, 7 February 2022
This is a list of nations by the origin of their names. This list is in progress, and needs to be improved with more information about different Civ Servers.
CivRev Nations
Country Name | Language of Origin | Notes |
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Astonia (CivRev) | English | Comes from the English region of Aston |
Saint Lola | English | Named after the character Lola Bunny. |
São Tomé | Portugese | Named after an island that makes up part of the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe |
Icarus | Greek | Named after a legendary Greek hero. |
Partyland 2: Oh God It's Back | English | Named after Partyland and based on the American tradition of direct-to-video sequels. |
Kenosha | Potawatomi[1] | Named after Kenosha, Wisconsin. |
Fortuna | Italian | Means 'fortune'. Named after the Roman goddess of luck. |
Numenor | High Elvish | Named after a continent in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium. |
Holy Shaded Empire | English | Combination of the names of Holy Jaded Empire and the player shadedoom. |
Columbia (CivRev) | Latin | Name taken from Columbia. |
Hyperborean Confederation (CivRev) | Greek | Named after the Continent of Hyperborea, the Great North |
Free Territory of Sovia | English | Named after Sovia, with the Free Territory naming implying the anarchist nature of the country |
CivRealms Nations
Country Name | Language of Origin | Notes |
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Norlund | Debated | "Nor-" could derive from proto-germanic "north": "nurþrą" and "-lund" either from proto-germanic "land": "landą" or old-norse "grove": "lundr" |
CivClassic 2.0 Nations
Country Name | Language of Origin | Notes |
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Columbia | Latin | There is one country, one Canadian province, and one U.S federal district named Columbia. The name comes from a Latin feminized form of the name Christopher Columbus |
Imperial Truidence | English | Named by a random name generator. |
Gigachadtopia | English | Named after Gigachad. |
Pacem | Latin | Translates to "peace" in the accusative (direct object) case. |
Hjaltland | Old Norse | Comes from the Old Norse name for The Shetland Islands |
Gensokyo | Japanese | Comes from the name of the primary setting of Touhou Project. Gensokyo is variously translated as "Lotus Land", "land of dreams" and "Wonderland". |
Acadia | French | Comes from a name for a region in Canada that once hosted French settlers, that were later expelled during the Seven Years' War. |
City of England | English | Comes from the name of the country of England. |
Astonia | English | Comes from the English region of Aston |
SPQR | Latin | Comes from the motto of the Roman Republic, "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (The Senate and the People of Rome) |
Mythril | Sindarin | Comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium. |
Adina | Tahar | Means 'heaven' in the Adina conlang. |
Sussex | English | Named after Sussex Courthouse, in keeping with former land occupant Appomattox, similarly named after a courthouse. |
Cortesia Del Mar | Spanish | Translates to "Courtesy of the Sea". |
Lambat (CivClassic 2.0) | Tagalog (Filipino) | Translates to "fishing net", in an undisclosed reference. |
Nro'Meagh | Jevokro'uv | Translates roughly to "highland villages" in Nro'Meaghev conlang. |
Beretia | French | Named for Beretism, the state religion, which was named after a youtuber named RedBeret, which is a combination of the English word Red, and the French word Beret. |
Mount September | English | Mount Augusta plus one month. |
Confederation of Socialist Augusta | English | Name describes its nature ("Augusta" in the name refers to the Augustan region) |
South Augusta | English | Name describes its location ("Augusta" in the name refers to the Augustan region) |
Gabon | French | Named after the country. |
Lusitania (CivClassic 2.0) | Latin | Named after an ancient Roman province in what is now Portugal due to it's heavy basis on Portuguese customs. |
Jolington | English | Combination of the name of SinjoroJoCrafter and Arlington, Texas. |
Icenia | Latin | Named after the Iceni tribe of Roman Britain. |
Nyasaland | English | Comes from the name of a British colony that is currently the nation of Malawi. It is also named for cat"girl"s. |
Yoahtl | Nahuatl | Roughly translates to "noble struggle" or "great war" in Nahuatl.[2] |
Atlantis | Greek | Comes from the writings of Plato. |
Tierra de Conciencia | Spanish | Means 'land of conscience'. |
Risk Republic | English | Named after the Roblox group 'Risk Universalis'. |
Thalassocracy | Greek | Means 'Maritime Empire'. |
Vitelia | Oscan | The name Vítelia comes from Oscan víteliú which is believed to be where the Latin Italia was derived through Greek transmission. |
Rowa | Russian | Rowa, or Гоша comes from the russian fashion designer Gosha Rubchinskiy. (Гоша Рубчинский) |
Krowatia | Russian | Comes from the name of Rowa's capital Krowa. |
Nudist Beach | English | Comes from the name of an anti-government resistance group in the anime Kill La Kill. |
Boatmurdered | English | Comes from the name of a famous let's play of Dwarf Fortress. |
Christopia | English | Named after ChrisChispie and Chris-Chan |
Varkonia | None | Named after the player Varkanos. |
Kallos | None | Deliberately made up. |
Caledonia | Latin | Roman name for Scotland. |
Communist Cities Caretaker-Protectorate | English | Acronym deliberately the same as the Russian acronym for the Soviet Union (CCCP). |
Monterrey | Spanish | Presumably named after Monterrey, Mexico, which itself is indirectly named after Monterrei, Spain. |
Veldt | Dutch | Named after a type of biome common in southern Africa. |
Batavia | Latin | Ancient Roman name for a region in the modern-day Low Countries (Batavia's players are Dutch). |
Äggland | Swedish | Named after Agania. Also from the Swedish words for Egg (Ägg) and Country (Land). |
Southshire | English | Named for the fact it was once the southernmost region of The Commonwealth. |
Capeland | English | Named in honor of its main settlement, Cape Cocoa. |
Gondolin | Sindarin | Named after the city of Gondolin in The Silmarillion. |
Laconia | Greek | Named after a region of Greece that the city of Sparta resided in. |
Mauritanië | French | Named after Mauritania. |
Wolken | German | German for "clouds". Presumably named after its location in a highland region. |
Kingdom of Fish | English | You should be able to solve this. |
Nipplerock | English | Named after an oddly-shaped landform back on Civcraft. |
Kaltsburg | German | Originally named 'Kaltberg' (meaning Cold Mountain) referencing the terrain Kaltsburg was first settled in. Slowly morphed into Kaltsburg because it sounds better. |
Lumière | French | French for "light". |
Shrimptopia | English | Named after its founder, WimpyShrimp. |
Pogland | None | Named after the PogChamp emote on Twitch.tv. |
Buckeye | English | Possibly named after the nickname of the state of Ohio. |
Gempire | English | Presumably a combination of the words Gem and Empire. May also be a Steven Universe reference, but this is unknown. |
Frostwall | English | Presumably a combination of the words Frost and Wall. |
Partyland | English | Definitely a combination of the words Party and Land. |
Ossenkirch | German/Russian | The name Ossenkirch comes from a combination of the Russian word for "Fall" (Осень) and the German word for "Church" (kirche). |
Riverland | English | Presumably a combination of the words River and Land. |
Mir | Russian | Presumably named after the Russian space station Mir meaning "Peace" or "World" |
Piltover | English? | Named after a town in League of Legends. |
Eddie Murphy | English | Named after the actor Eddie Murphy, known for such movies as Coming to America and Beverly Hills Cop. |
Amyr | None | Comes from the ancient Military order in The Name of The Wind. Conveniently an anagram of Army |
Potatoeland | English? | Named after player CommradePotatoe. |
Okashima | Japanese | Named by Neosaur after the words "Tree" and "Island" in japanese[3] |
Sovia | English | From the word Soviet which means Council in Russian, a reference to the socialist nation of the nation |
Civcraft Nations
Country Name | Language of Origin | Notes |
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New Danzilona | German | Named by one of its founders after the heavy metal band Danzig |
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Kenosha
- ↑ Im sorry bg (February 6th, 2022). “Yoahtl roughly translates to ‘noble struggle’ or ‘great war’ in Nahuatl It was named that by Eaohtl who was our leader on factions servers years ago Because we were an Aztec war party” – via Discord (#marketplace-of-shuba). Yoahtl. Retrieved February 6th, 2022.
- ↑ NeoTide (February 6th, 2022). “if anyone's adding to it, Okashima was named for the words "Tree" and "island" in japanese i think i came up with it” – via Discord (#marketplace-of-shuba). Yoahtl. Retrieved February 6th, 2022.