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Postby Jenetsia » Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:20 am

Our capital city's name doesn't have meaning.
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Postby Zeganas » Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:41 pm

It was a spanish settlement called San Megan. When that region became independent there was an accidental typo adding another g to megan. Foolish of us, we know, but we stuck with it because it seems unique to us. "the mistakes that can bring positive fortunes"
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Postby New Lyrane » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:07 pm

As far as we can tell, 'haru' doesn't actually mean anything. It's probably a remnant from a now vanished pre-Harunese language.
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Postby East Endor » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:11 pm

Orienta Ĉefurbo literally means "Eastern Capital".
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Evenland
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Postby Evenland » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:14 pm

"Vairl" comes from the ancient noble family name "Vairling" which ruled the city.

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Postby Hyfling » Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:32 am

Our capital is Yonwood, it was founded during very early times (over 500 years ago) in Hyflings history, before it was even a nation (which happened 374 years ago) The decision for its name has since been lost to time.

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Postby Jeronma » Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:34 pm

Londeria City..
Lond- means Elite
and -eria Workers on the Old Jeeron Language
and City means City

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Postby Antirol » Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:56 pm

Altane is the name of the capital city of Antirol. Originally called Altaneme, which means 'High Seat' in the Antar tongue. Over the ages it became shortened to just Altane.
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Postby Alahana » Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:20 pm

Well Alahan city is based on the word Alahan wich means "Power" in an ancient alahanese language.
Alahana is based on the fact that the independent city of Alahan was the superior power in the Alahanese penisnula so thats also the way how the nation got its name.
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Postby Liberionia » Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:22 pm

We promised we'd make a better country than the old regime, and we did. The name was a fixed name of the old country and good lord the old name sounded terrible.

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Postby -San Andreas » Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:30 pm

The meaning of Los Santos is "City of Saints"
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Postby The Nubenis » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:37 pm

The Meaning of Rez'Dar is "Black Citadel".

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Postby Radiatia » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:43 pm

Xerconia was originally intended to be called "Union City" and technically its real name is "The Federal Capital Territory".

However the name Xerconia became popular due to Xerconia Castle, around which the city was built. Xerconia Castle was in turn named after Strom Xercon, a mad billionaire who designed and built the castle in the early 20th century before disappearing into the desert never to be seen or heard from again.

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Postby Post-Modern Techno Shamans » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:44 pm

City of Coutl is a Techno City. That's aboot it.

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Postby Cameroi » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:20 am

while every sound in our language has meaning, and new words can be created by choosing the combination of those meanings, few names of places, and no names of persons, are chosen on the basis of their doing so. our capitol, is one of those places, who's name was deliberately chosen NOT to have any particular meaning. as culturally, it would not be befitting for it to do so.
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Postby United Furry Alliance » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:22 am

New Caden we just thought the name was pleasant to say.
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Postby Old Tyrannia » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:23 am

Nova Latium City was named after Latium in central Italy, the heartland of the Roman Empire.
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Postby Imperial Avantia » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:25 am

IMPERIAL CITY stands for IMPERIAL CITY!! :p :p :p
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Postby San Leggera » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:25 am

The name of San Leggera's capital, New Chicago, translates into the Konkani language as "When I'm elected, I'll make sure Taliban militants and gays cannot destroy our right to borrow money from Asia."; a phrase said by its founding father that one time that of course actually happened.
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Postby Holy Patrician States » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:27 am

Paris is Patrician for Paris.
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Postby Romberg » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:31 am

Holmgard, which in Rombergian-Nordic traditional culture is the port of Asgard, where souls embark to the afterlife. In this modification of mainstream Norse culture, it is believed that souls would enter Asgard through Holmgard to be judged of their sins by the Norse gods, and then be sent to their appropriate position in the afterlife.

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Postby The New Dog Nation » Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:28 am

New Yorkshire. It sounded cool.
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Postby Avaerilon » Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:47 am

Minas Avalon means "the citadel of Avalon," the city being a citadel, of course, and Avalon being the region of the country where it is located. Avalon itself comes from the old Fereldonian afa lorn, which roughly means "kingdom of glades," noting the topographical features of the area.
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Postby Lojbo Empire » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:10 am

Lojgu'e (pronounced "lōzh-GOO-hey") literally translates to "Logical Country". The name was chosen back when our "Empire" was just a city-state, and even after we expanded our territory, the name stuck.

There's a referendum every few years to change the city's name to Lojytca ("LŌZH-ə-cha", meaning "Logical City"), but it obviously has never passed.
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Postby Girafistan » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:33 am

Morningside is on the east coast of the main island, so it sees the sun first.

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