Need to name my land...?

Lady Shanai-Irisis · **Posted:** January 20th, 2010, 6:58 am

I currently have "Vord" as my land name, but it's not what I am looking for. It's the name of the land that is ruled by the Great King. It is no match for Tarragon Meadow and Dakalden... will you guys help?

My world.... I don't have a name for at all... I will have to work on that.

Mama Raven Mimetes · **Joined:** December 30th, 2009, 12:55 pm **Posts:** 381

I like to help with names,
but I have to have something to go on.
What kind of place is it geographically?
Are the people there sophisticated or homey?
Do they have technology?
Are they primarily farmers?
factory workers?
magicians?
Is it a rich country or a poor country?
Do the majority of the people there believe in the one true God?
Do they mostly live in cities or in a rural setting?
What is the climate like?
Hot? Cold? Windy? Dry? Jungle?
Some things to get you started thinking!

~Raven

Lady Shanai-Irisis · **Posted:** January 21st, 2010, 8:00 am

White Raven wrote:

I like to help with names,
but I have to have something to go on.

I shall do my best!

White Raven wrote:

What kind of place is it geographically?

This particular kingdom is pretty flat with rolling hills and meadows, and a few rivers and streams. I am not sure about oceans yet... I have to map this place out in detail....

White Raven wrote:

Are the people there sophisticated or homey?

They are quite homey.

White Raven wrote:

Do they have technology?

No, they do not have technology, as we think of it to day. Think Middle Ages... that is the time period it is most similar to.

White Raven wrote:

Are they primarily farmers?
factory workers?
magicians?

They are primarily farmers, no factory workers, and no magicians.

White Raven wrote:

Is it a rich country or a poor country?

It is neither. They all live in houses that are decent, but not huge, but not small. They have everything they need. Not too little, not too much.

White Raven wrote:

Do the majority of the people there believe in the one true God?

My story is an allegory, so the Great King Ralpha Comega (could use a better name for him, too, unless ya'll think it is okay) is the representation of God, Christus is the representation of Jesus (obviously), and I am thinking about having a 'Wise One' to represent the Holy Spirit. I probably will...

White Raven wrote:

Do they mostly live in cities or in a rural setting?

Rural

White Raven wrote:

What is the climate like?
Hot? Cold? Windy? Dry? Jungle?

I am not actually sure. My story line is changing, and I think it may actually change the climate of the entire world, or just a few nations... I am not sure yet on that one.

White Raven wrote:

Some things to get you started thinking!

~Raven

Thank you very much, White Raven. I really needed to think about those little (and not so little) details.

Mama Raven Mimetes · **Joined:** December 30th, 2009, 12:55 pm **Posts:** 381

I'm a big fan of using root words to help name things and people.
I think that many people have a sort of intuitive understanding of words.
There are certain roots that make us subconsciously think of different words
or names in a good or bad connotation.
For us word nerds it's more than just subconscious!

For instance Mordor just sounds evil maybe it's because of words like:
morbid, morose, mortality, mortuary

Did you know that the French translation for "warning" is mis en garde?
Does that remind you of any other Tolkien place names? Isengard perhaps?

One of the things I really like to do is
take some descriptive terms about the thing I'm naming
and go to an online translator.
Such as this Old English translator.

I put in home and got ham (with a long a). Not such a good country name!
So I tried comfort. There I got elnung, frefran, and frofor.
Of which I much prefer Elnung!
How about "simple"? Unfeald.

While it may not be the most imaginative way to name things
it gives you a place to start!
And because it's YOUR book you can change
whatever words you come up with to suit yourself.
Maybe you don't like Elnung.
But you think Felnang sounds like a great country name.

~Raven

Lady Shanai-Irisis · **Posted:** January 22nd, 2010, 9:43 pm

Haha! I have to say... I always enjoy your posts, Raven!!!

Thank you very much for the advice. I shall try to keep it in mind on my quest for a name.

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