List of nations by name etymology

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
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	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.

CivClassic 2.0 Nations

Country Name	Language of Origin	Notes
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	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 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