NationStates

Most nations have had their name change over time, whether it's due to evolution of your language, changing of government, or anything else. And here you can list what your nation was called in the past, preferably in a timeline format (since that would make the most sense)

As for us:
1588 - 1596 - The Gondur Grand Council
1596 - 1603 - The Gondor Grand Council
1603 - 1643 - The Nzardom of Gandor
1643 - 1902 - The Nzardom of Gandoor
1902 - 1904 - Gandoor
1904 - Present - The Democratic Republic of Gandoor

As for us (since the Federation of Ulan-Ata was bunched together by several nations, I'm gonna reduce it to the "mainland" here):

ca. 2000 BC - ca. 1400 AD: The Great Khanate of Ulaanata
ca. 1400 - 1477: City States of Nakamura, Ichinaga, and Shikon no Tama (Japanese Empire colonies)
1477 - 1854: Nakamura-han, Ichinaga-han ("daimyates")
1854 - 1924: The City State of Nakamura; Ichinaga Free State
1924 - 1946: The Free State of Ulan-Ata
1946 - 1996: The People's Republic of Ulan-Ata
1996 - 2015: United Ulan-Ata
2015 - present: The Federation of Ulan-Ata

Salvatagard mean "running fence" in Romanian appeantly.

The Republic of Finlarvat has always been called The Republic of Finlarvat, being a country with no monarchy (just) and a representative bicameral legislature with a presidential system. However, Finlarvat itself got its name from the FINLARVAT independence movement (set up in May 2012), where the name stood for FINnish Liberation And Reunification, Viz. Another Territory. From there, it gets complicated, but the name remains constant. If you really DO want more information about our independence story, click here.

China has been so called since 1912, but the name has been used as a generic name for China aside from the reigning dynasty's name.

250BC - The 1st Communist Republic of Ivivyboria
210BC - The 2nd Communist Democrat Republic of Ivivyborenthia
ANNEXED FROM ??? TO 2000
2000 - Ivelboreta
2250 to Present - Ivelboria

*This reply applies to North Shellfort and South Shellfort*

1791-1829: The Colony of Hotbeach
1829-1903: The Kingdom of Sandfort
1903-1956: The Constitutional Monarchy of Sandfort
1956-1962: Annexed by the USA
1962-1967: The Republic of Shellfort

North Shellfort:
1967-1977: The United States of North Shellfort
1977-20??: The Republic of North Shellfort

South Shellfort:
1967-20??: The Constitutional Monarchy of South Shellfort

Unified Shellfort:
20??-2088: The Constitutional Monarchy of Shellfort
2088-Present: The Federal Republic of Shellfort

Chris Empire
Founded: Thu Jan 17, 2008
Last activity: Sun Feb 3, 2008

The Republic of The Chris Empire
Re-founded: Mon Apr 18, 2016

The Christos Republic of The Chris Empire (Christos)
Renamed: July 8, 2016

Since it's inception, my name has never changed.

1550s-1796 AD Myrtled Khanate and Pawleed Khanate (two wholly non-human states), Missionaries as well
1796 AD - Khaganate of Turtles Mushroom (formed when the two Khanates and the human missionary colony united into one country)
1796-1912 AD - Kingdom of the United Turtles, Mushrooms, and Men of TurtleShroom
1912-1933 AD - Republic of TurtleShroom
1933-2012 AD - Holy Republic of TurtleShroom
2012 AD-Present - Kingdom of the United Turtles, Mushrooms, and Men of TurtleShroom

The first name is derived from the "Arkish Kingdom" or "Arkland" inhabited by the "Arkish" people or simple "Arks". They were a confederation of Germanic tribes during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, who lived along the River Astwick, River Otford and the Melchet River along the southern coast. This was the first large scale unification in Arkiasis in the early 10th century and the first large Kingdom. Upon the arrival of the Latin script and Christianity in the Middle Ages, the name was latinised to "Arkiasia". The later later eventually evolved into the modern form of "Arkiasis". The other three major Kingdoms during the middle ages, the "Vesper Union", the "Kingdom of Hartel" and the "Donnish Kingdom" eventually unified (usually violently) within the "Kingdom of Arkiasia".

200BC-800AD - Kingdom of Kravanica
800AD-1264 - Kravanican Empire
1264-1881- Kravanican Republic
1881-Present - Realm of Kravanica

The name 'Ventalia' first appeared in texts from the fifth century and originally referred to the pagan lands west of the Immitis mountain range and Aurus river, though today has expanded to cover the modern country's entire territory. Historians and linguists are divided as to whether the name is of Latin or Gallo-Romance origin, as it is unclear which language arrived in the area first.

Though the name was first found in a Gallo-Romance text, most evidence points to Ventalia being of Latin origin and meaning "land of the wind." Indeed, the modern French word for "wind," vent, is itself sourced from the Latin ventus, and the suffix -talia implies Latin origin. In either case, the name is likely a reference to the occasionally strong winds from both the Immitis mountain range and extensive coastline that buffet the area.

The country has always kept this name - it has not fundamentally changed. The precursor to the modern Kingdom of Ventalia - The Commonwealth of Crowns (968 - 1326) - indeed restricted itself through its founding document to what was then considered to be Ventalia in the original narrow definition of the land. The Kingdom has not changed style nor seen an evolution in its etymology since foundation in 1326.

? -104 Kingdom of Junpum
104 - 1196 Sultanate of Junpum
104-117 Emirate of Sinmur
105-1289 Empire of Guli
1289-1786 Sultanate of Junmar
1786-1965 British Dependency and Protectorate of the Birimis Straits
1965-Present The Birimis Islands Republic

the Lexonian Carriebeanian Dual Dynastic Monarchist Kingdom
(1367-1410)
in 1367, when we gained our independence, we worked out a deal with the defeated Lexonians to include their name in the title. the nation was ruled with the King of Carriebean acting also as the Pope of the religion, which was catholic, and a Lexonian Czar, or ceaser, which was an elected position every 12 years, the elections took place in 1379 and 1391 before the dual kings split in a disagreement over which side really ran carriebean, which was the carriebeanians, and not the Lexonians, so the Dual Monarchy ended in 1410 during the rule of King Jacob.

The Carriebeanian Holy Kingdom of the Calvinist and Catholic Faiths
(1410-1420)
this name was adopted in 1410 by King Jacob, who was a Calvinist, and he also wanted to allow the Catholics a say in things, so he set up the states de protezanti, a small legislative branch of 50 kingly advisors who had messengers run to each village, report their problems while also taking a census of the population every five years. they could vote on bills that impacted the local lords and the peasants, such as the inclusion of the first military draft of peasants in 1413. eventually, with the death of King Jacob, the new King David I got rid of the system the next year, and disbanded the Holy Kingdom all together, replacing it with something else.

The First Carriebeanian Protestant Republic
(1421-1476)
set up during the rule of King David I, and ruling through queens Anne and Mary, both of whom were Calvinist and Protestant respectively, this was the first government in which a small population ( 4,000) of amanzonies were freed from enslavement, and some progress was made. they awarded the Nobility land and money to not rebel against the government, queen Anne fixed inflation and married Henri the I, who did not rule for some strange reason, and Queen Mary I built a big church and tore it down two years after it's construction after dying the same year. this government is seen as a major failure in the eyes of many carriebeanian and thernanian historians.

The Carriebeanian Catholic Monarchist revolutionary Holy Kingdoms of the Amanzonos
(1477-1520)
this is also known as the zhackarist form of govenrment, as it only had one king, Zhackary the I, and he tried to invade cuba three times, failing twice, and running the country into serious debt from 1481-1486 and again from 1492-1506, it was fixed with massive church internvention and the looting of several large cathedrals to help with the debt. the nation flourished it's last few years from trade with many nations, such as the Italian states, spain, france and the Icelandic vikings.
Carriebeanian Methodist-Protestant Unionist Republic
(1520-1535)
(1535-1600)

following the Protestants was the Catholics, who wanted a turn in running the government

Before 1964, China.

1964 - 1970: The Unified Socialist State of East Asia.

1970-modern day: The Democratic People's Republic of East Asia.

2019-2022: The Republic of Texas
2022-2031: United States of the Texan Republic
2031-2038: United Republic of Texas
2038- : Conservataria or United States of Conservataria

1112 - 1638: The Chachikulu Okongola Council
1638 - 1783: The Kingdom of Okongola
1783 - 1896: The Kingdom of Kukongola
1896 - 1897: The Colony of British Kukongola
1897 - 1960: The Colony of British Cleoye
1960 - present: The Commonwealth of Cleoye

Kingdom of Albion (1000 - 600 BC - 40 AD)

Province of Britannia (40 AD - 412 AD)

The Quadrarchy (412 - 430 AD - 960 AD)
(An imperfect alliance of the Kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria, Cambria, and Albion)

Kingdom of Britannia (960 AD - 1607)

Union of Britannia and Caledonia ( 1607 AD -1706 AD)

United Kingdoms of Grand Britannia and Hibernia ( 1706 AD - 1808 AD)

• First Britannian Empire (Also Known as the First Imperial Age)(1717 AD - May 12, 1808 AD)
• Government in Exile (May 13, 1808 AD - August 7, 1808 AD)

United Kingdoms of Grand Britannia (1808 AD - Present)

• Holy Britannian Empire (Also known as the Second Imperial Age)(1812 AD - Present)

Abbie Normal is named after its leader, Abbie Normal. This is not her real name but a supervillain name she adopted to sound more evil (Abbie Normal's real name is highly classified). It is a play on "abnormal", an adjective commonly used to refer to totalitarian dictators.

The Imperial Dominion of Longweather has been known as such for bulk of the polity's existence. However, for a brief period of time 1,357 years ago (about 12 years), it was known as the Dominion of Longweather. This change was brought upon by the adoption of a more modern, yet imperial, form of government.

Before that, the polity that existed in the location that the Dominion of Longweather controlled was known as the Triumvate. It was a literal union between the Theocractic Conclave of Hathsin, the Duchy of Norwell, and the Grand Republic of Meridia. These three former nations had a shared history and ancestry from a former nation that broke up, 834 years before the Dominion War (the war that established the Dominion of Longweather), when the various estates of the polity rebelled during a succession crisis. The Triumvate had only been in existence for 62 years before the Most Ancient and Noble House of Longweather and its various attendants arrived in an exodus from a parallel world, consolidated their place within the Triumvate to learn they could of their "benefactors", and then conquered them in a fairly swift coup known as the Dominion War.

Before the Great War, we were the United States of America. After establishing military bases over the wasteland, we would be known as the Enclave, after our original (now destroyed) HQ, a Poseidon Energy Oil Rig off the coast of San Francisco named Control Station Enclave. After destroying the Brotherhood of Steel in Washington DC and establishing control over the entire District of Columbia, the United States of America was proclaimed by the new President Augustus Autumn, after the former President self destructed.

?-1096 A.D.: Sparisi(original African name)
1096-1450s: 'Ard Aledyd min 'Adghal(Land of Many Jungles; Islamic Caliphate name)
1450s-1878: None(uninhabited)
1878-1880(1900): Nova Capilé(Dutch name; the Dutch would rule parts of the island until 1900, still under their original name)
1880-1900: Nova Kapilé(name suggested in Germany's charter of the island)
1900-Preset: Das Großherzogtum Nova Kapilé(name mandated in the 1900 peace treaty which secured all of the island for Germany; it has been used ever since).

1789-1946: United States of America
1946-2020s: United States of Columbia
2020-Present: Columbian Empire

1989-present: The Free Republic of Taylor Swift