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Chernarus: meaning "Black Rus", a post-Soviet state located in Eastern Europe and setting for ARMA 2 and DayZ. The terrain used on those games is set in the fictional "South Zagoria" province, an accurate recreation from geographical data of real landscape between the cities of Ústí nad Labem and Děčín in the Czech Republic.
Town Name Origin Notes Azure City The Order of the Stick: Fictional capital of a country of the same name, the setting for a large portion of the Webcomic The Order of the Stick. Brigadoon Brigadoon: Brigadoon is a village in the Scottish Highlands, the setting of the musical of the same name. Chako Paul City: Chinese press agencies
Victoria, British Columbia. Vigornia. Worcester, England; Worcester, Massachusetts. Vindobona. Vienna, Austria. Latinized form of a Greek name. Naples/Neapolis is a rare exception to the rule of Latinization of foreign city names owing to the fact that it was established by the Greeks and predates Rome by many centuries.
A legendary Inca lost city or utopian rich land said to lie east of the Andes. Pohjola: The realm of Louhi in Finnish mythology, literally translated its name means "North". Quivira and Cíbola: Two of the legendary Seven Cities of Gold supposed by Spanish conquistadors to have existed in the Americas. Ryūgū-jō
Ancient (bracketed) and modern places in the Iberian peninsula which have names containing the Celtic elements -brigā or -bris < -brixs 'hill, hillfort'. The Celtic toponymy of Galicia is the whole of the ancient or modern place, river, or mountain names which were originated inside a Celtic language, and thus have Celtic etymology, and which are or were located inside the limits of modern ...
Algonquin Bay is a small town in Northern Ontario, a fictionalized version of the city of North Bay . Alissar. Lyon Sprague de Camp. Novarian series. A Novarian city-state. Al-Ybi. Terry Pratchett. Discworld. Al-Ybi is a mostly unremarkable desert city in Klatch.
Here are 100 French names and their interpreted meanings. Pick one for your petite fille! Vivienne — Alive. Simone — To listen. Belle — Beauty. Henriette — Ruler of the home. Beatrice ...
A demonym ( / ˈdɛmənɪm /; from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, tribe', and ὄνυμα (ónuma) 'name') or gentilic (from Latin gentilis 'of a clan, or gens ') [1] is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. [2] Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the ...