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Revision as of 20:24, 29 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. |
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 | 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. It is also named for cat"girl"s. |
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. |
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 Ireland. |
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). |
Nya-Äggland | Swedish | Named for Agania. |
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 recided 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 | German for "Chisel Fort". Possibly named after its stone architecture. |
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. |
Nations without known etymology
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