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.

Nations with known etymology


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.
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.
Christopia	English	Named after ChrisChispie and Chris-Chan