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|Combination of the name of [[SinjoroJoCrafter]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,_Texas Arlington, Texas]. |
|Combination of the name of [[SinjoroJoCrafter]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,_Texas Arlington, Texas]. |
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|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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|Exact etymology unknown. |
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|Comes from the writings of Plato. |
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|Means 'land of conscience'. |
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|No records of anything called "Varkonia" from before Civ exists. |
|No records of anything called "Varkonia" from before Civ exists. |
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|See above. |
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Revision as of 15:03, 28 September 2021
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.
Nations with known etymology
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 |
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. |
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. |
Sussex | English | Comes from a region in England. |
Gabon | French | Named after the country. |
Lusitania | Latin | Named after an ancient Roman province in what is now Portugal and Galicia, Spain |
Jolington | English | Combination of the name of SinjoroJoCrafter and Arlington, Texas. |
Nyasaland | English | Comes from the name of a British colony that is currently the nation of Malawi. |
Yoahtl | Nahuatl | Exact etymology unknown. |
Atlantis | Greek | Comes from the writings of Plato. |
Tierra de Conciencia | Spanish | Means 'land of conscience'. |
Nations without known etymology
Name | Notes |
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Varkonia | No records of anything called "Varkonia" from before Civ exists. |
Imperial Truidence | See above. |
Astonia | Even its founder doesn't remember why it was called that. |