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I'm just curious why people chose the names that they did. Is there a story behind it? Did you think hard about it? Or did you just bang your head on the keyboard and see what came out?

I chose my name "The Land of the Enemy" because it is just the word "mordor" translated into English. Yes, I'm a Tolkien fan, no, I'm not a Tolkien linguist. I believe "mordor" is Quenya, "mor-" meaning "enemy," ("morgoth" meant "enemy of all things," [basically, I think, I need to check on that]) and "dor" means (roughly) "land." Mordor was home to Sauron, who, several times, was called simply "The Enemy." And so "Mordor" would in turn be the name given to the domain of "The Enemy." I'm summarizing the process by which I figured this out, but I can't help but think about what Tolkien was doing as he invented all that stuff. :confused:

I had a lack of creativity that day, so I wanted a slight variation on "Ameriica". "Anthrus" was what I came up with. I did not know then that the Greek word anthros is man. It's strange, considering that most of my views are homocentric.

I watched the film 'Dead Babies' the night before.

Thinking about some of the provinces in a game called Medieval: Total War, I just appended the word "New" before Genoa. Yes, I'm serious. I didn't get this name because I was thinking about my Italian heritage...

Very nearly went with 'aspartame' because i saw it on a fanta bottle and liked the sound.
In the end i saw 'toujours' on a coca cola can next to it (i drink too much pop :P) and the rouge probably came into my mind as a conflation of the term 'rogue nation' and the fact the can of coke was red.

I liked the sound, it reflects my socialist ideals, and is a little different to the norm. I hope. :)

Was getting very drunk in a pub about 4 months ago, and agreed to change my name legally to Celebrity Frog, if my friends paid for it. Haven't changed my name yet, but it was the first thing I thought of when I set up my nation!

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=385811

I'm a total math geek.

Cool stories... but mine was just a random name I thought of (hey, writers have to do these things).

Kinda speaks for itself...

BLARG was a funny noise and -istan came from that whole block of nations with it in their name and my plan to add -stan to the end of every nation's name (Americastan, Canadastan, Russiastan etc. . .) and then I just added two letters to make it sound better. Not too interesting I guess.

I chose my name off of the Greek word gnôstikos, "of knowldege". It's occasionally caused confusion for people thinking I'm a Gnostic, but for those who have their etymology down, it's fine.

I did not know then that the Greek word anthros is man. It's strange, considering that most of my views are homocentric.
*chokes* Umm...no? I believe you're referring to the Greek word anêr, "man". Closer to what you have is anthrôpos, "human being". And homocentric means "having a common center", used to describe circles and spheres that have the same center. I believe you meant anthropocentric.

watching My Japan followed up by reading ZERO!. Yeah, I wanted to make Japan.

Random words. I'm pretty unimaginative, so it suits me. :p

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=385811
Come on that was a long time ago. Before I even joined NS.

*chokes* Umm...no? I believe you're referring to the Greek word anêr, "man". Closer to what you have is anthrôpos, "human being". And homocentric means "having a common center", used to describe circles and spheres that have the same center. I believe you meant anthropocentric.
First of all, I don't know Greek. I also have no intention of knowing Greek. Secondly, "homo" is Latin for man. That is opposed to you, as you are naturacentric. Or should I call you stultacentric?

Come on that was a long time ago. Before I even joined NS.
It was New Years Eve

I think it is funny how North Korea has a top of the line counterfiting industry. They manufacture billions in fake US $100 bills. The idea of my country is that it is a isolated authotarian Stalinist regieme, which finances its activities through massive amounts of crime, in particular drug trafficking.

Believe it or not, I chose this name before the War on Terrorism was declared. I couldn't think of a better one.

I'm very, very uncreative, and it took me a hell of a long while to even come up with this. It's an obscure reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- the place Ford Perfect came from.

Mine is self-descriptive. I alternate from being a total bitch :sniper: to soft as a kitten. :fluffle: Comes from being bipolar, I guess. Plus I'm a cat nut.

Come on that was a long time ago. Before I even joined NS.
No, it was a few weeks ago. I didn't post it to suggest that this thread shouldn't exist, though. It's just a reference for you. It will help you find more stories if you want them.

"Why did you name your nation what you did?"

"Eutrusca" is a variant of "Etrusca," which existed as a nation prior to the rise of Rome. Their culture included a surprising level of equality between women and men for the time. The beginning of Etruscan civilization is dated at around 968 BC. They are credited with developing an early version of the wine Chiante. :D

im just oppsesed with mythology its irainian god of agriculture

Cuz East Coast America (not counting any reds on the east coast) is just so much better than Middle america.


....West coast is cool too. Same rule applies.

My friends and I were trying to make the best of our German 3 class by saying random things. I just happened to say "Cake on me!" My other friend then told me about a cool game called Runescape. I needed a name so I came up with Kaykami. I prefer "unique" names! :D
Also go to http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=391820 to find my post! If your bored this could be fun to reply too!

I figure mine is pretty easy to figure out; a number of people already have called me out on it.

Niccolo; First name of Machievelli, writer of The Discourses, The Prince, The Art of War (european title), and Mandragolia.

Medici; The powerful family that Niccolo wrote the Prince as a "resume" for. Very influential throughout Italy.

Thus, Niccolo Medici; a small homage to the very first political science book I read and enjoyed. The one that taught me how power and brutality is best used wisely, not pointlessly. I carry that lesson with me still.

I have a little group at skool called "the Korean Mafia" aka the KM. Mafiosos came from Italy, so I'm the embodiment of the Korean Mafia by being Italian Korea.

:headbang: :mp5: we pwnz your ass any day

Well I started with the word 'Joke', and then I was trying to think of something to add on to it and 'obee' just popped into my head so I combined them.

I hate roaches. Need I say more? :D

I'm obviously a fan of Futurama, and thought I'd be clever and spell Zoidberg with a "u" like in Pittsburg. Looking back now, it's not as cool as I thought then. Woo! Way to go me!

First of all, I don't know Greek. I also have no intention of knowing Greek. Secondly, "homo" is Latin for man. That is opposed to you, as you are naturacentric. Or should I call you stultacentric?
Fair enough, I was just correcting you. And you, homo is Latin for human. But homocentric is derived from the Greek homos, "same", not the Latin homo. And what does stualtacentric mean? I am pretty familiar with etymologies, and I've never seen the prefix "stualta-" before. And naturacentric would mean "birth-centered", since the Latin natura literally means "birth". Physiocentric would be more appropriate, as it comes from the Greek physis, "nature". Also, the suffix "-centric" is typically prefixed by a Greek-derived prefix, so Latin words shouldn't be used.

Don't shit with me on etymologies and lexemes.

My name is Charlie Buechner.

Buechner - ner + oria = Buechoria!

I hate roaches. Need I say more? :D
Roaches're awesome, dude!

I hate roaches. Need I say more? :D
We all hate Roaches. How do you Bust them? I step on them. Poisons make me nervous.

How do you Bust them?

As slowly and painfully as possible.

Fair enough, I was just correcting you. And you, homo is Latin for human. But homocentric is derived from the Greek homos, "same", not the Latin homo. And what does stualtacentric mean? I am pretty familiar with etymologies, and I've never seen the prefix "stualta-" before. And naturacentric would mean "birth-centered", since the Latin natura literally means "birth". Physiocentric would be more appropriate, as it comes from the Greek physis, "nature". Also, the suffix "-centric" is typically prefixed by a Greek-derived prefix, so Latin words shouldn't be used.
I'm creating a new linguistical trend. But if you are the insecure little girl I think you are, and want to hit my head on your big chest of your arrogant little mind, go ahead. I'm tired of trying to stop you.
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I use this name on every Forum I have posted on for the past five years. It just comes naturally to put it in whenever it asks for a name.

The word came from the side of a Brasier burger container, and stands for all the condiments available. It kind of became a joke battle-cry in my old martial arts school.

I'm creating a new linguistical trend. But if you are the insecure little girl I think you are, and want to hit my head on your big chest of your arrogant little mind, go ahead. I'm tired of trying to stop you.
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Children! Children! Let's stop bickering... or at least take it to a different thread.

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Well, okay. I just can't stand her. In fact, I regard people like her (being nature oriented nihilistic existentialists) to be on the same moral plain as rascists. But that is for a different thread.

I'm creating a new linguistical trend. But if you are the insecure little girl I think you are, and want to hit my head on your big chest of your arrogant little mind, go ahead. I'm tired of trying to stop you.

By bastardising languages? That is not exactly a desirable trend. Take the word homosexual for instance. Looking at the etymology, "-sexual" is dervied from the Latin sexualis, which came from sexus, since there are Latin and Greek prefixes "homo-" with separate meanings. So, since the suffix is Latin, the prefix must be Latin. But, lo! The Latin prefix "homo-" means "human"! This is contrary to the definition of "sexually attracted to members of your own sex"! So then, in desparating, you look up the Greek root, homos, to see if perhaps someone wasn't paying attention when they created the word. And it turns out to mean "same", so then you understand how the word came to be. Someone bastardised and spliced the langauges, which is not right at all! It can cause confusion with etymologically savvy. I have a feeling that you're responding like this just because you can see you're wrong, but don't want to admit it.

Sorry about that, but I really just hate it when langauges are bastardised post ex facto.



Children! Children! Let's stop bickering... or at least take it to a different thread.
Oh, no. This isn't really bickering--this is someone getting defensive about getting pwned.

I'm creating a new linguistical trend. But if you are the insecure little girl I think you are, and want to hit my head on your big chest of your arrogant little mind, go ahead. I'm tired of trying to stop you.
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You're all Greek to me, jackasses!

I wanted something that reflected the right wing paranoia that sweeps my country on a regular basis


combined with our motto "Whatever you do .. don't look behind you", I think all right-thinking people will be utterly baffled..
which is nice.

I just can't stand her.
Well, I'm actually a him... And I get pissed off at you too, so we're even! :fluffle:

Well, I'm actually a him... And I get pissed off at you too, so we're even! :fluffle:
Great. I love seeing what two big SOBs do when they are aimed at eachother.

By bastardising languages? That is not exactly a desirable trend. Take the word homosexual for instance. Looking at the etymology, "-sexual" is dervied from the Latin sexualis, which came from sexus, since there are Latin and Greek prefixes "homo-" with separate meanings. So, since the suffix is Latin, the prefix must be Latin. But, lo! The Latin prefix "homo-" means "human"! This is contrary to the definition of "sexually attracted to members of your own sex"! So then, in desparating, you look up the Greek root, homos, to see if perhaps someone wasn't paying attention when they created the word. And it turns out to mean "same", so then you understand how the word came to be. Someone bastardised and spliced the langauges, which is not right at all! It can cause confusion with etymologically savvy. I have a feeling that you're responding like this just because you can see you're wrong, but don't want to admit it.

Sorry about that, but I really just hate it when langauges are bastardised post ex facto

Television

Oh, no. This isn't really bickering--this is someone getting defensive about getting pwned.

Oh but it is. And if you don't mind, no one gives a flying rats ass other than those of us who are sick of reading your shit. Beat it.

Great. I love seeing what two big SOBs do when they are aimed at eachother.
No reconciliation? Though I guess in retrospect, it probably wasn't the best image for you. :p

Television
Agreed. Besides, I like this trend. It is closer to natural communication, and in a way, more democratic. But I digress.

Oh but it is. And if you don't mind, no one gives a flying rats ass other than those of us who are sick of reading your shit. Beat it.
Oh, I said I'd stop. I was just trying to boost my ego. And I would think that people would find my etymological rants interesting...but I think that with pathology and entomology, and no-one cares then...but it's all just so interesting...why don't people want to know...?

Oh but it is. And if you don't mind, no one gives a flying rats ass other than those of us who are sick of reading your shit. Beat it.
LOL. Very good rebuttle there.

Oh, I said I'd stop. I was just trying to boost my ego. And I would think that people would find my etymological rants interesting...but I think that with pathology and entomology, and no-one cares then...but it's all just so interesting...why don't people want to know...?

Ok, here's my problem. I personally find liguistics insanely interesting, but this is not a liguistics thread, to remind you, it's called Why did you name your nation what you did?. Hence why I got pissed off. Now back to the thread's intended purpose!

1. i'm probably gonna join the navy
2. if i dont i'll join the USMC and be a marine sniper

Hence why I got pissed off. Now back to the thread's intended purpose!
Ahh, ok, I see. My mind goes everywhere and I seem to have a nearly pathological digression issue. Teachers get more than a little frustrated with me in very small classes...

On another note, why is there a XIX at the end of your name? Is he Zoidberg the 19th, since I don't recall ever hearing that?

Ahh, ok, I see. My mind goes everywhere and I seem to have a nearly pathological digression issue. Teachers get more than a little frustrated with me in very small classes...

On another note, why is there a XIX at the end of your name? Is he Zoidberg the 19th, since I don't recall ever hearing that?

The XIX is at the end of my name because the name Zoidburg was unavailable. The 19 refers to my age.

Crimmond came from Crimond, which I saw on a Battletech map of the Inner Sphere and missplelled.

Wow. That's ironical.

One of the two races I'm no good with, from the greatest sci-fi epic videogame of all time.

Syreen doesn't have the same feeling, and I'd just finished reading the first five or six pages of Neuromancer, where it talks about a mushroom which prevents people from connecting to the internet that the Russians genetically engineered as a weapon of war. It was just absurd enough to stick in my mind.

But (with apologies) isn't television part Greek and part Latin in origin?
Eh, kinda. The thing is, television is derived from the Greek têle, "far off", but it passed through Latin before going to French, then English. Vision comes from the Latin visio, "sight", from videre, "to see". So, technically, it is bastardised, but since "tele-" passed through Latin, it is pardonable.

My friend Matt and I were talking one time, and instead of an exclamation point, I put a ~. We've talked with ~'s at the end of our sentences ever since. We call it our 'cult symbol' and call each other Squigg, among other things. Then we add the n00b 1337 factor with 'Teh'. And, there you go: Teh Squiggle.

I love Conan O'Brien

Alomogordo (also spelled Alamogordo) is the New Mexico town where the very first nuclear bomb test was held.

I had just finished reading "the general in his labyrinth" for the n-th time.

KOTOR. Kashyyk.

'nuff said.

KOTOR. Kashyyk.

'nuff said.

Yeah! Wookies rock out hardcore. I think there should be a Wookie rock band!

In college, my nickname was "R2-D2". Spelt out, that's "Artoo Ditoo".

My friend Matt and I were talking one time, and instead of an exclamation point, I put a ~. We've talked with ~'s at the end of our sentences ever since. We call it our 'cult symbol' and call each other Squigg, among other things. Then we add the n00b 1337 factor with 'Teh'. And, there you go: Teh Squiggle.


Tildes are the mark of the devil. Amersands are The One True ASCII, and must be respected as much. The world shall be purged of your evil soon, as I AM returns to the earth to judge his creation.

A long time ago, for a school project, I was required to create an entire continent from scratch. I had to create mountains, rivers, lakes, islands, countries, cities, everything. Its name: Egocenturia

This nation has almost no simlarity to my former creation. But I was stuck for a name when I did this, so naturally, I choose that.

Yeah! Wookies rock out hardcore. I think there should be a Wookie rock band!
Actually, Deep Shadowlands is Sith controlled nation. ;)

It's half of my last name.

Originally my country was an experiment to determine how a country would develop if it was ruled by vicious overlord robots. But then I grew attached to it, and we overthrew them. Still pretty vicious, though.

i was doing latin while still looking for games on internet over Christmas break, never ever do that ;) , and I found this site and decided to use the word in my dictionary, I forgot what it means :p .

The slang term for a Canadian, is Canuck

Since Canada is God's country, then this must be Heaven

Therefore the name CanuckHeaven

Bono is the Messiah... because well, there's no two ways around it; he is.

I was going to name my country "The Incorporated States of Poverty" for no other reason than that I liked the sound of it (i.e. it fit what passes for my sense of humor). However, Poverty had already been used, so I had to try some substitutes. Shanties was the first one that was available.

Tildes are the mark of the devil. Amersands are The One True ASCII, and must be respected as much. The world shall be purged of your evil soon, as I AM returns to the earth to judge his creation.
Ampersands are nothing! Nothing, you delusional fool!

i was doing latin while still looking for games on internet over Christmas break, never ever do that ;) , and I found this site and decided to use the word in my dictionary, I forgot what it means :p .
Culex means "gnat" in Latin, and is a genus of mosquitos in Linnaean taxonomy. It includes C. pipiens, the common house mosquito. Yes, entomology does occasionally pay off. :D

I chose huntaer, after a race of people I created for a story I'm currently creating. The people, "Huntarians" are a race of longlasting people who can live basicly immortal. But they can be killed in battle like the elves in Tolken's Lord of the Rings. I couldn't use Huntaria, because someother idiot took it and huntaria no longer exists. So, I played around with the name and came up with huntaer.

I'm just curious why people chose the names that they did. Is there a story behind it? Did you think hard about it? Or did you just bang your head on the keyboard and see what came out?
Pluto's my favorite planet. 'Nuff said.

:D

"Shiron" was the name of my original Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting I created back in the 1970s and have used ever since....

apparently someone used Shiron, so had to go with "New"

Because it wouldn't let me use "Freunlaven" for some strange reason

It was New Years Eve
Oh.. w/e too drunk

KOTOR. Kashyyk.

'nuff said.

Kashyyyk, three "y's." I guess we can blame Lucas for these wierd-ass spellings.

/sorry for being grammar nazi

Gnostikos better not touch this a ten foot pole. or an armed arsenal.

Occidio- Latin for slaughter Multus- added to

i am a trade embalmer, and violence obsessed. it was way longer- to translate to slaughter added to pleasure, domination, intelligence and choas, but that wouldnt fit. oh well.

"K...Kan....Kanobia? No, Kanabia, hmm, that sounds like a country."

That's about it.

Name of the song playing in the background when filling it in, same with animal and currency...

I wanted to have a corporate nation where it's populace are greedy and began eating each other alive.

Because I am the one and only Thesh Ooter.

Gnostikos better not touch this a ten foot pole. or an armed arsenal.

Occidio- Latin for slaughter Multus- added to
Actually, my practical knowledge of Latin is quite limited. Most of it is restricted to its etymological components. So as far as I know, those are completely correct. Multus is Latin for "much, many", which is where we get "multi-", but there are forms and cases and declensions that make it that Multus could be perfectly fine there. Occidio sounds similar, with similar meaning to occidere, "fall down; go down", which is where we get both occident and occasion, and I'm sure that Occidio and occidere are related. But I do not know actual Latin, as I said.

i am a trade embalmer, and violence obsessed. it was way longer- to translate to slaughter added to pleasure, domination, intelligence and choas, but that wouldnt fit. oh well.
Probably not good for the psyche, but I'm similar in some regards. I recently found out what a well slit throat looks like, and I must say I had no clue the skin acted that way. But I like your name, names with deeper meaning, especially in Latin or Greek, are very attractive to me.

I picked the name of saween mainly because the real spelling of it was taken.(samhain) saween is the actual way to say it. It is the Pagan new year, the end of harvest, one of the most important days in the year, and all and all my favorite holiday (halloween).

My country ended up named "Brocklandia" because my name is Brock. As perks for absolute rulers go, that's one of the best.

Actually, my practical knowledge of Latin is quite limited. Most of it is restricted to its etymological components. So as far as I know, those are completely correct. Multus is Latin for "much, many", which is where we get "multi-", but there are forms and cases and declensions that make it that Multus could be perfectly fine there. Occidio sounds similar, with similar meaning to occidere, "fall down; go down", which is where we get both occident and occasion, and I'm sure that Occidio and occidere are related. But I do not know actual Latin, as I said.


Probably not good for the psyche, but I'm similar in some regards. I recently found out what a well slit throat looks like, and I must say I had no clue the skin acted that way. But I like your name, names with deeper meaning, especially in Latin or Greek, are very attractive to me.

thank you. my psyche is great though. i must hear about your slit throat experience!!

i didnt feel like being creative, and sealab 2021 was on in the back ground.

I picked the name of saween mainly because the real spelling of it was taken.(samhain) saween is the actual way to say it. It is the Pagan new year, the end of harvest, one of the most important days in the year, and all and all my favorite holiday (halloween).
But...but it's pronounced soweyn. Or at least I thought it was. And if you want to be strict, Samhain is the Celtic winter season, but has been adopted by neo-pagans on the wheel of time as one of the sabbats, the one on the eve of October 31, to be precise. Sorry, just wanted to add that in for those who were curious.

Pulled it out of arse-space as something sounding unique but vaguely plausible.

Actually, my practical knowledge of Latin is quite limited. Most of it is restricted to its etymological components. So as far as I know, those are completely correct. Multus is Latin for "much, many", which is where we get "multi-", but there are forms and cases and declensions that make it that Multus could be perfectly fine there. Occidio sounds similar, with similar meaning to occidere, "fall down; go down", which is where we get both occident and occasion, and I'm sure that Occidio and occidere are related. But I do not know actual Latin, as I said.


Probably not good for the psyche, but I'm similar in some regards. I recently found out what a well slit throat looks like, and I must say I had no clue the skin acted that way. But I like your name, names with deeper meaning, especially in Latin or Greek, are very attractive to me.
based on my limited knowledge of latin, I was pretty sure that occidio was a variation of the word "occido" the word for cutter. That makes sense in it's context. Just like Carnus Occido would be butcher or cutter of red meat

Because Lunatic Goofballs threatened to eat me if I didn't choose this name ...

http://www.unlc.biz/images/lunaticeat.gif

Well, I used t have a nation called Byzanti. It was derived, of course, from the name East Roman Empire also called the Byzantine Empire. Latter on, I had a nation called Marxlan... I wanted to make it as a Socialist Paradise, so the name was appropriate. This nation I have now I decided to make as an evil, militaristic hell-hole. Checking back in my video-game history, the only name that could possibly be worth using was "Outer Heaven"... you know, from the Metal Gear series: a mercenary nation created by the greatest soldier of the twentieth century, Big Boss... who seems to have gone a little loopy as he created a giant nuclear equipped walking battle tank called Metal Gear and essentially declared war on the world. However, some bastard already took "Outer Heaven", as well as my second shot "inner Heaven".. so I decided to turn it into an acronym. MNOH: The Mercenary Nation of Outer Heaven.

based on my limited knowledge of latin, I was pretty sure that occidio was a variation of the word "occido" the word for cutter. That makes sense in it's context. Just like Carnus Occido would be butcher or cutter of red meat
Ok, you're probably right. I hadn't heard of occido before, so I'll wager you're closer than I am. Who knows, they might all be related, but I suspect not.

Well, I used t have a nation called Byzanti. It was derived, of course, from the name East Roman Empire also called the Byzantine Empire.
Also known as Byzantion, or Byzantium, depending on what period you're talking about.

Very nearly went with 'aspartame' because i saw it on a fanta bottle and liked the sound.
In the end i saw 'toujours' on a coca cola can next to it (i drink too much pop :P) and the rouge probably came into my mind as a conflation of the term 'rogue nation' and the fact the can of coke was red.

I liked the sound, it reflects my socialist ideals, and is a little different to the norm. I hope. :)

Nice, I can't remember on how many occasions I set my password or user name, or got inspiration for a corrupt-a-wish wish from the things around me. Glad I'm not alone.

But...but it's pronounced soweyn. Or at least I thought it was. And if you want to be strict, Samhain is the Celtic winter season, but has been adopted by neo-pagans on the wheel of time as one of the sabbats, the one on the eve of October 31, to be precise. Sorry, just wanted to add that in for those who were curious.

actually gnos, if you look at places like witchvox, sa-ween is accepted. yes you are right about it being the celtic winter season, a time of rebirth, but prior to st. patty and the other catholics, they were druids, another form of paganism. Also the true root of the wiccans, although, there are many factions, they predate christianity

Also known as Byzantion, or Byzantium, depending on what period you're talking about.
Now, I thought that Byzantium merely referred to the capital city: Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul

Now, I thought that Byzantium merely referred to the capital city: Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul
Sometimes, but since Emperor Constantine changed the caital to Constantinople, it is also referred to as Byzantium.

Basically, I took the name of this nation from a song...

I stumbled onto NS one fine day in the fall of 2003, and when I got to the nation name section, I locked up. What should I name it? I had no idea at the time, and decided to go with what made the most sense: I liked Arizona, and Nova goes good with anything. Thus a name millions would come to fear and laugh raucously at was born. Only later did I fit the name in with my nation's origins - Arizona, ironically enough, meaning "new home" in the language of the people, The Anikari. For more information, go to
http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Arizona_Nova
For anything else, go to my website: tis in the siggy!

Sometimes, but since Emperor Constantine changed the caital to Constantinople, it is also referred to as Byzantium.

Was Byzantium, then Constanptinople after Constantine moved in, then when Turks took over and Asia Minor became Turkey, it became Istanbul. Roughly, theres a lot that happened in between, but I don't feel like typing it all.

Was Byzantium, then Constanptinople after Constantine moved in, then when Turks took over and Asia Minor became Turkey, it became Istanbul.
Yes, precisely. But we don't refer to the Turks are Byzantines.

well, I was sort of thinking of Kiwi, since it's my nickname. then I remembered the old video game character Kiwi the Bird. so I typed that in. then I thought "You know, why Kiwi? why not Fluffy?" hence fluffy the bird was born.

and my other nation, dancing zombies draws its name from the fact that as an oppressive dictatorship it contains lots of dead people and that it'd be really funny to see them all dancing a conga line.

Ilura is the name of the kingdom where most of my stories that will never be written are set.

And since it's ruled by a highly speciesist king, I figured I'd probably do a better job than him. ;)

Well, when I was about 10, my friend and I were into these make-believe worlds, and I made up an island called Clytemnestros. The name came from that Greek chick Clytemnestra (wife of... some general that went to war against Troy and then killed him, then got killed by her children), and so when I found out that this thing existed, I realised this was my chance to make Clytemnestros come to life! (sort of)
Ps. My friend made up one then too, an archipelago called "Clompos", and she too has seized her chance to make fantasy a demi-reality.

I picked this name because it's what I was doing when I was trying to think of a name.

My nickname was "Woody" in high school. Hence, Evil Woody Thoughts, because I have evil thoughts. :D

I'm just curious why people chose the names that they did. Is there a story behind it? Did you think hard about it? Or did you just bang your head on the keyboard and see what came out?

I chose my name "The Land of the Enemy" because it is just the word "mordor" translated into English. Yes, I'm a Tolkien fan, no, I'm not a Tolkien linguist. I believe "mordor" is Quenya, "mor-" meaning "enemy," ("morgoth" meant "enemy of all things," [basically, I think, I need to check on that]) and "dor" means (roughly) "land." Mordor was home to Sauron, who, several times, was called simply "The Enemy." And so "Mordor" would in turn be the name given to the domain of "The Enemy." I'm summarizing the process by which I figured this out, but I can't help but think about what Tolkien was doing as he invented all that stuff. :confused:


Because I wanted a country where Personal Responsibility is valued above government responsibility. The way this country was in days to soon forgotten.

I was sick of reading about so much partisan BS.

As such, I took the two major parties in my coutnry (combined with Independent) and made a new one. =)

Because I wanted a country where Personal Responsibility is valued above government responsibility. The way this country was in days to soon forgotten.

But instead, you got a nation full of Personal Responsibilit.

What is that, exactly? Is it like Personal Responsibiliteraryfiction? Personal Responsibiliteralinterpretation? Personal Responsibilittlehonda? We just don't know. It's like a name, a jumble, and a mystery, all rolled into one.

Because Pagatude is what I have....Pagan Attitude.

....and because my usual internet screenie was already taken. :(

I was sick of reading about so much partisan BS.

As such, I took the two major parties in my coutnry (combined with Independent) and made a new one. =)

It's like Lil Abner. Demmicans and Republicrats.

Quentulus Quazgar is a mountain range in the land of Sevobeupstry in the planet Preliumtarn. Solar system Zarss. Sector QQ7 J Gamma.
The last words of the God have been written in these mountains using huge, burning letters.
(Guess what book.)

The first few names I came up with were already taken, so I just used my favorite color.


*nudge, nudge* You can wake up now. My boring story is over. ;)

But instead, you got a nation full of Personal Responsibilit.

What is that, exactly? Is it like Personal Responsibiliteraryfiction? Personal Responsibiliteralinterpretation? Personal Responsibilittlehonda? We just don't know. It's like a name, a jumble, and a mystery, all rolled into one.

There just wasn't room in the box for personal responsibility. Kind of like life in these United States today. I'd change it to "PersonalResponsibility" but I don't know how without starting a new country, which I don't really want to do.

Well my surname is Rainbird so feeling rather uncreative I add 'topia' on the end, people say it sounds gay and I can kinda see why. :/

its just a village in italy where i spent a lot of my childhood! and yes, im kinda sad, ah well tho!

Mine comes from the play Everyman, where near the end the doctor says "Ite, maledicti, in ignem aeternum," or "Go, ye accursed, into eternal fire."

But still, forgive me if my latin isn't exactly up to par. All the sources I've checked have said that Maledicti means either "accursed" or just "sinner."

Oh, and it's my name on GunBound, WABTY, and other assorted places.

There just wasn't room in the box for personal responsibility. Kind of like life in these United States today. I'd change it to "PersonalResponsibility" but I don't know how without starting a new country, which I don't really want to do.

Waitaminnit. Are you telling me that somehow the people or the government are interfering with the individual's ability to be responsible for him- or herself?

Decisive Action is the name of a computer game that a buddy loaned to me, and I was playing around with it and decided, "Hey, the name, it just sounds cool", and I also figured "Decisive Action" it sounds reactionary and right-wing, the left just typically takes "indecisive action", trying to be cool and "progressive", but the right seems to take "Decisive Action".

Note I mean the true right, not the false "neo-con" (new age globalist marxist) so-called right.

I opened a random book at a random page and picked a word (because everything I could think of had been used already). Luckily, the book was "The Definitive Guide to Fantasy" so there were a lot of interesting words to choose from.

(Rasselas was a young man who escaped from The Happy Valley only to discover the world had nothing better to offer him....or so this book says)

My other nation Cornflake Gremlins, was inspired by a cornflakes advert that was on tv a year or so ago

just randomly thought it up, always liked stars and wanted something in front so Sannistar

My country is named as thus because the one I wanted was reserved.

I was gonna make a country based on the Irken empire from Invader Zim, but blah.

Instead, we have a tribute to my dead cat. >_<

I am a failure.

My name comes from the fact that I wanted a nation where everything was possible - a kind of laissez-faire Utopia. So, I just made it sound like a country, adding -land, and there you go. Pretty simple, but yet so efficient! :)