Came across an article about weird names like zzyzx I read here.
I know that in our world, there should be numerous ‘weird’ names that are still ‘user-friendly’. In Commonia there are a bunch of them, like Port to Earth or Minn-Am-Gabots for towns.
I just want to know what other weird names are there, for towns, cities, places and even countries and states. Please post them here and their location, and even possible, write a rationale for each name. (Make sure these are mapped with quality before posting!)
I should praise Ūdilugbulgidħū for names like Ūdzđąnąrąt and Telkhug Ēkdŭn. I also favoured names like Khaiwoon, which is a quite exotic name, with, of course, quality mapping.
Discussion
Comment from bhj867 on 3 June 2017 at 15:58
Raggleneth, Ikkingarth, Acapachiqui, Quafteneth, Runkum, Mococo, and Wacksantan
Are all towns loosely based on American Indian -type place names. The wascksantan and rag languages are dead languages and that region of Pretany was the base for those two tribes; now dead and gone excpect for those place names. There are others in thay region of Pretany that are also of that language group.
Comment from bhj867 on 3 June 2017 at 16:03
By the way, mococo ia pronounced “mow(as in mow the yard)- susu”
And wacksantan is pronounced, “Wock (as in walk) santan (as in santa claus)”
Raggleneth is pronounced, “Rag-gul-neth”
Comment from Rasmus Rasmusson on 3 June 2017 at 17:38
Check Řots and Wyster :)
Comment from ilikemaps on 4 June 2017 at 03:06
http://opengeofiction.net/way/6385958#map=11/-47.7118/41.5661