List of nations by name etymology: Difference between revisions

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!Country Name

!Language of Origin

!Notes

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|{{flag|Columbia}}

|Latin

|There is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia one country], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia one Canadian province], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. one U.S federal district] named Columbia. The name comes from a Latin feminized form of the name [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Christopher Columbus]

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|{{flag|Imperial Truidence}}

|English

|Named by a random name generator.

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|{{flag|Gigachadtopia}}

|English

|Named after [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gigachad Gigachad].

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|{{flag|Pacem}}

|Latin

|Translates to "peace" in the accusative (direct object) case.

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|{{flag|Hjaltland}}

|Old Norse

|Comes from the Old Norse name for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland The Shetland Islands]

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|{{flag|Gensokyo}}

|Japanese

|Comes from the name of [https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Gensokyo the primary setting] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touhou_Project ''Touhou Project'']. Gensokyo is variously translated as "[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Lotus_Land_Story Lotus Land]", "land of dreams" and "Wonderland".

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|{{flag|Acadia}}

|French

|Comes from a name for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia region in Canada] that once hosted French settlers, that were later expelled during the Seven Years' War.

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|{{flag|City of England}}

|English

|Comes from the name of the country of England.

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|{{flag|SPQR}}

|Latin

|Comes from the motto of the Roman Republic, "Senatus Populusque Romanus" (The Senate and the People of Rome)

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|{{flag|Mythril}}

|Sindarin

|Comes from J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium.

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|{{flag|Sussex}}

|English

|Named after Sussex Courthouse, in keeping with former land occupant [[Appomattox]], similarly named after a courthouse.

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|{{flag|Cortesia Del Mar}}

|Spanish

|Translates to "Courtesy of the Sea".

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|{{flag|Lambat}}

|Tagalog (Filipino)

|Translates to "fishing net", in an [https://discord.com/channels/810436686021394492/846374210979758100/890490336047161394 undisclosed reference].

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|{{flag|Nro'Meagh}}

|[[Jevokro'uv]]

|Translates roughly to "highland villages" in [[Nro'Meagh]]ev conlang.

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|{{flag|Beretia}}

|English

|Named for [[Beretism]], the state religion.

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|{{flag|Mount September}}

|English

|[[Mount Augusta]] plus one month.

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|{{flag|Confederation of Socialist Augusta}}

|English

|Name describes its nature ("Augusta" in the name refers to [[Geographical Regions#Greater Augusta|the Augustan region]])

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|{{flag|South Augusta}}

|English

|Name describes its location ("Augusta" in the name refers to [[Geographical Regions#Greater Augusta|the Augustan region]])

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|{{flag|Gabon}}

|French

|Named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon the country].

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|{{flag|Lusitania}}

|Latin

|Named after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusitania an ancient Roman province in what is now Portugal and Galicia, Spain]

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|{{flag|Jolington}}

|English

|Combination of the name of [[SinjoroJoCrafter]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,_Texas Arlington, Texas].

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|{{flag|Icenia}}

|Latin

|Named after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceni Iceni tribe] of Roman Britain.

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|{{flag|Nyasaland}}

|English

|Comes from the name of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyasaland British colony] that is currently the nation of Malawi.

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|{{flag|Yoahtl}}

|Nahuatl

|Exact etymology unknown.

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|{{flag|Atlantis}}

|Greek

|Comes from the writings of ''Plato''.

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|{{flag|Tierra de Conciencia}}

|Spanish

|Means 'land of conscience'.

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|[[Risk Republic]]

|English

|Named after the ''Roblox'' group ''<nowiki/>'Risk Universalis'''.

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|[[Thalassocracy]]

|Greek

|Means 'Maritime Empire'.

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|[[Vítelia|Vitelia]]

|Oscan

|The name Vítelia comes from Oscan víteliú which is believed to be where the Latin Italia was derived through Greek transmission.

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|[[Rowa]]

|Russian

|Rowa, or ''Гоша'' comes from the russian fashion designer ''Gosha Rubchinskiy''. (Гоша Рубчинский)

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|{{flag|Krowatia}}

|Russian

|Comes from the name of Rowa's capital Krowa.

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|[[Nudist Beach]]

|English

|Comes from the name of an anti-government resistance group in the anime ''Kill La Kill''.

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|[[Boatmurdered]]

|English

|Comes from the name of a famous let's play of ''Dwarf Fortress''.

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|Christopia

|English

|Named after ChrisChispie and Chris-Chan