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New Territory

Posted by DudeMap555 on 14 March 2019 in English.

so i recently got my new territory. its ID is AR054, however, i have not decided on a name yet. so is there any tips you have? also, i have been reading the wiki too.

thanks, DMP5

Discussion

Comment from TheIlluminix on 14 March 2019 at 23:17

Dudania, perhaps. (Dude-ain-ia)

Comment from DudeMap555 on 14 March 2019 at 23:20

no, that seems a bit narcissistic, and unreal.

Comment from mstr on 14 March 2019 at 23:58

It also strongly depends on the language, which language should be spoken in AR054?

Comment from DudeMap555 on 15 March 2019 at 00:04

MSTR, it is an English-speaking country

Comment from mstr on 15 March 2019 at 00:11

You mean Ingerish?

Then it should be a name which should make sense in Ingerish. You can look for other Ingerish countries here to get some inspiration or look at neighbors (okay, I’m not sure what they are) or it could be a former Ingerish colony… there are many possibilities, take a few days to think about a good name, it’s better to think about it some time instead of changing it several times.

Comment from zhenkang on 15 March 2019 at 00:38

Another Ingerish colony? Oh no…

Comment from Alessa on 15 March 2019 at 01:53

@DudeMap555: Mstr has great advice here. If you’re going to do an Ingerish-speaking place, do consider the surroundings. I’d also encourage you to look at the potential terrain (and maybe even map a bit of it) as a source of inspiration. Also keep in mind that many English-speaking places in our world have names that are derived from words created by the original inhabitants. Here are three very good lists to reflect on: Australia, Canada, United States.

Comment from MOI N on 15 March 2019 at 02:16

Rebello

Comment from Megacity2005Creator on 15 March 2019 at 14:28

I’ve looked at the etymology of states in the FSA, and found that most names come from either…

  1. [The native peoples,] (https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/wiki/index.php/Passamaqueets)
  2. [Something related to the founder,] (https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/wiki/index.php/Aidlenaide) or
  3. [The natural features,] (https://wiki.opengeofiction.net/wiki/index.php/Fermont) which in this case was even derived from another OGF language! Perhaps a different Ulethan superpower could have claimed the area first before being overpowered by the Ingerish.

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