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|Rowa, or ''Гоша'' comes from the russian fashion designer Gosha Rubchinskiy. (Гоша Рубчинский) |
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Revision as of 19:51, 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 |
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. |
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 | 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 | Tagalog (Filipino) | Translates to "fishing net", in an undisclosed reference. |
Nro'Meagh | Jevokro'uv | Translates roughly to "highland villages" in Nro'Meaghev conlang. |
Beretia | English | Named for Beretism, the state religion. |
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 | 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. |
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. |
Yoahtl | Nahuatl | Exact etymology unknown. |
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. |
Nations without known etymology
Name | Notes |
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Varkonia | No records of anything called "Varkonia" from before Civ exists. |
Astonia | Even its founder doesn't remember why it was called that. |