West Continent/Region Name Proposals

NOTE: This activity has already ended on 2005.11.10. This page exists now to serve an archival purpose and as a reference to the developers of the project. Any future additions attempting to suggest more names will be reverted. Thank you for your concern.

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This is the page once using for region name proposals collecting of the West Continent project. There is a seperate page for proposing a name for the continent itself. That page can be found here.

Every proposer will find at least part of their proposed names be adopted. Since the total number of proposals has exceed the amount of names we need, the quality and quantity of proposals decide how many of them will be accepted, while if there are repeated proposals for same locations, which proposal will become the final one shall be a matter of luck and probability.

You can visit the up-to-date West Continent map by visiting its project page.

Suggestions from Kain:

• [ACCEPTED] Nifelheim (3rd largest city? and perhaps also realm name. I suggest the white city at the top of the map, alittle to the east.)

How will realm be formed is still a mystery even to me, but third largest city is something I can arrange for I believe. -- Gsklee 3 November 2005 15:00 (CET)

I updated the 3rd largest city name to Nifelheim and named the other city Muspelheim instead.) Kain 3 November 2005 19:54 (CET)

Updated my suggestion to where some of the regions could be according to West Continent version 3. Kain 4 November 2005 15:41 (CET)

• [ACCEPTED] Nifelhold (Stronghold, east of Nifelheim)
• [MODIFIED] Helheim
• [ACCEPTED] Hvergelmir
• [MODIFIED] Nastrond
• [ACCEPTED] Odenir
• [ACCEPTED] Norrdir
• [ACCEPTED] Valldir
• [ACCEPTED] Muspelheim (the black city below Nifelheim)
• [ACCEPTED] Aegir's Deep (Region below Muspelheim which you can board a boat from)
• [ACCEPTED] Freke's Deep (Townsland)
• [MODIFIED] Yggdramir ("Lighthouse" at the top middle of the map, which is in the middle of 2 bridges.)
• [ACCEPTED] Well of Mimer (Townsland)
• [ACCEPTED] Nidhogg's Mark
• [ACCEPTED] Ymer's Fall
• [MODIFIED] Valkyrja ("Lighthouse" northeast of Nifelheim)

Suggestions from matt andrews:

(with suggested location for each... covering the large southeast island and small southern islands)

• [MODIFIED] Fatmilak (city - tall white minaret tower on small island, just left of bottom centre) - shouldn't this city be moved to the coastline so it's the port for the sealane?

Feel free to change it ;) -- Gsklee 3 November 2005 14:29 (CET)

• [MODIFIED] Fatmilak Fields (hinterland of Fatmilak)
• [ACCEPTED] Tovabur (rural - south/west of Fatmilak)
• [ACCEPTED] Bol (rural - east of Fatmilak)
• [ACCEPTED] Madina (city - on larger island northeast of Fatmilak)
• [ACCEPTED] Madina Gardens (hinterland of Madina)
• [ACCEPTED] Maabu (small one-region island east of Madina)
• [ACCEPTED] Lawataling (forest region northeast of Madina)
• [ACCEPTED] Panafau (forest region north of Lawataling)
• [ACCEPTED] Panabuk (rural - west of Panafau)
• [ACCEPTED] Laraibina (rural - north of Panabuk and Panafau)
• [ACCEPTED] Lugagun (rural - west of Madina, with bridge)
• [ACCEPTED] Panamana (mountains - west of Lugagun)
• [ACCEPTED] Fissoa (city - southwest tip of large southeast island)
• [ACCEPTED] Fissoa Fields (hinterland)
• [ACCEPTED] Munawai (rural - east of Fissoa)
• [ACCEPTED] Libba (rural - north of Fissoa)
• [ACCEPTED] Mangai (rural - north of Munawai, bordering desert)
• Tirin (rural with windmill - northeast of Libba, bordering desert)
• [ACCEPTED] Kamade (forest - northeast of Mangai, bordering desert)
• [ACCEPTED] Maraba (forest - east of Kamade, bordering desert)
• [ACCEPTED] Nuas (rural - south of Kamade and Maraba, on coast)
• [ACCEPTED] Maf (rural - north of Nuas, bordering desert, lake and coast)
• Kala (large desert region)
• Yai (rural - north of Maf, bordering desert and lake)
• Siramangas (large city northeast of Kala desert)
• Siramangas Gardens (hinterland)
• [MODIFIED] Vaal (rural - northeast of Siramangas, with bridge)
• Tazirau (rural - southeast of Siramangas)
• Muna (rural coast - west of Siramangas, bordering Kala desert)
• Fangalawa (small rural with windmill - southwest of Tazirau)
• Kapsu (rural - south of Tazirau, on coast)
• Lemakot (small city north of Kala desert)
• Lemakot Farms (hinterland)
• Lelet (hills south of Lemakot)
• Nonopai (rural coast, northwest of Lemakot, with bridge)
• Lulak (rural coast, southeast of Lemakot)
• Bura (rural coast, southwest of Nonopai)
• Kafkaf (rural coast with windmill and sealane, south of Bura)
• Belifu (rural coast, south of Kafkaf, bordering Kala desert)
• Lemusmus (rural, east of Belifu, bordering Kala desert)

Suggestions from Kristian:

• [ACCEPTED] Nebel
• Zwitter
• Targoviste
• Valasko
• [ACCEPTED] Ulitsa
• Mariapol
• [ACCEPTED] Demyansk
• Gotaland
• Svealand
• Norrland
• Scania
• Moravia
• [ACCEPTED] Knyazes
• Vorkuta
• Kavkaz
• Tepes
• Levadia
• [ACCEPTED] Grodno
• [ACCEPTED] Mozyr
• Tula
• Armavir
• Batumi
• [ACCEPTED] Elets

Suggestions from Marc J.:

For the cities and regions in the lower left:

• [ACCEPTED] Paisly: city halfway up the coast with the sea route
• Brewville: one of the cities in the woods
• [ACCEPTED] Twainville: the other city in the woods
• Keithburg: the small farming region on the left
• [ACCEPTED] Evanburg: other small farming region
• [ACCEPTED] Chesney: city at the land bridge
• [ACCEPTED] Candiels: city at the cape with the sea route

Grab bag of names for the other regions in that area:

• Kurban
• Astill
• [ACCEPTED] Larur
• [ACCEPTED] Kid's Rock

LOL... shall put this one on somewhere has a rock in it -- Gsklee 1 November 2005 14:48 (CET)

• Lacsar
• Stalf
• Lonestar
• Gentry
• Montgom
• Shelton
• Johnnic
• [ACCEPTED] Dunnbrook
• [ACCEPTED] Gretchew
• Jodmess
• Sugerland
• [ACCEPTED] Faithill
• [ACCEPTED] Girich
• [ACCEPTED] Vassar
• Rebam

Evil Sounding Suggestions from Morgan Evans:

• Doomsday
• Crackodoom
• Lava Pits
• Dreary Haven
• Inferno
• [MODIFIED] Walpurgisnacht
• Gallows Hill
• Perdition
• Tarpeian Rock
• Bottomless Pits
• Tyburn Tree
• Helhole
• Brocken Mountian
• [MODIFIED] Nightscree
• Crooked Nook
• Sulfur Springs
• Miasmic Swamp
• Phosphorus Falls
• Polucca's Place
• Firestorm
• [ACCEPTED] Underroot
• [ACCEPTED] Grympen Mire
• Roilnboil
• Empty Caverns
• Tarpits
• Hoptoad
• Trollbridge
• [ACCEPTED] Nightmarch
• The Warrens
• Stinktown
• Chrispy Boal
• Sizzlington

Suggestions from Craig L.:

• Tardigrad
• [ACCEPTED] Aveston
• [ACCEPTED] Mellifera
• Kuiper
• Rex
• Nemat
• Lusca
• [ACCEPTED] Echiur
• Lida
• Lepidox
• [ACCEPTED] Gonophor
• Mertea
• Toprok
• Ordat
• Alcarea
• Optra
• Tremat
• [ACCEPTED] Tubrel
• Apula
• [ACCEPTED] Thysan
• [ACCEPTED] Odona
• Hiona
• Blattar

Oriental Names suggestion from Balley

I would suggest Oriental theme region names concentrate in the same place. Easier to roleplaying a Oriental Realm.

Maybe the Western side near volcanoes: Prefered names:

Small size city near Volcanoes with black soil

• 黑風寨 Heifengzhai = Blackwind Keep - Coastal winds consistantly blew the darkened volcanic dust. Hence named.

This is good, but I thought someone said we should put oriental names on the east side island? Maybe its English version can be put into consideration. -- Gsklee 3 November 2005 14:40 (CET)

Preffix

• Wu'yuan武玄 = Related to Battle, no geographic meaning but looks cool

fancy suffixes behind it to suit locations

Emmm, I think it should be 玄武. The inversion is not bad though. -- Gsklee 3 November 2005 14:40 (CET)

• 關 guan = fort / wall
• 邑 city = but more ancient usage
• 寺 ji = temple

(Maybe the fort like thingie can be called Wu'yuanji or Wu'yuanguan)

Mountains:

• 劍台山Jiantaishan = Mountains of Swords

or

• 萬刃鋒 Wanrenfeng = Mountains of Swords

City on coast

• [ACCEPTED] Linhai 臨海 (By the sea)

The Eastern Island on the map

• [ACCEPTED] Donghaiwei = 東海衛 (Fort on the Eastern seas) (looks not so good in Chinese, okay in English sound though)

Just a comment, is'nt too few rivers?!!! Many Chinese names are water feature related :p

I won't mind to have a few more if someone willing to go piecing them out... -- Gsklee 3 November 2005 14:40 (CET)

since Chinese is a Characterical language....i have to explain a bit..more

NAMING places in a Chinese way - properly...

Many who dont know Chinese but want to make a Chinese name would just simply find a dictionary and grab words, making some nonsense words (especially ones seen in tatoos...ugh)

Many Chinese places are based on a prefix or suffix plus a word to descibe the feature of the place

Geographical

• shan 山= hill / mountain
• yang 陽= sun (eg: Hanyang the ancient capital of Qin Dynasty, a South facing slope. In the Northern Hemisphere a South facing slope is warmer, Han means facing i guess)
• jiang 江= river

problems: words with the same sound

• jiang also stands for border jiang 疆....
• he 河= also river
• hai 海 = sea
• wu 湖 = lake
• tau 頭 = head
• zhou 州= region, province (very common in ancient China!)
• gang 港 = port
• wan 灣 = bay
• lin 林 = forest
• jing 京 = capital / big city (IRL, Beijing = North Capital)

Directional:

• dong 東 = east
• nan 南 = south
• xi 西 = west
• bei 北= north

Many of these combinations are used in real world (eg: North of the Lake = Wubei.). So for BM map I would have to choose some fancier , more ancient words. Also it is better to relate places on map

Not so good names, below:

Just City

• Longjing 龍京 = Dragon Capital / City (again rare in Chinese..but okay in English)

A moutain

• Yunxian 雲山 = Cloudy Mountain...

or

• [MODIFIED] Caiyunxian 彩雲山 = Visual sensational Cloudy Mountain ..hmm...

Aboves are not so good in Chinese (just...not so good, mostly the feel) but examples, but if you feel okay feel free to use them. (This is English game anyway :p)

More to come. I need to think awhile...hmm (I have end of semmester exams recently...) RPG games might be a source of ideas.

Bear me..It is quite hard to think Chinese name from nothing (or just my lack of creativity). Possibly i will try to translate some English names here.....

One of my favorite ancient Chinese place names (mostly from Three Kingdoms)

• [ACCEPTED] 劍閣 Jiange = Alley of Swords! (In fact a real place name in Sichuan, alley of swords is a passage along the cliffs, it is so mountainous and dangerous)

閣 means some kind of small pavilion or summerhouse... "Alley of Swords" sounds good though :) -- Gsklee 3 November 2005 14:29 (CET)

• 長安 Chang'an = Consistantly Peace. Present day Xi'an, ancient capital of Han and Tang Dynasty the gateway to silk road.

Sorry, this one too famous. Can't use it :( -- Gsklee 3 November 2005 14:29 (CET)

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Gee, I am a native Chinese ;)

I think this is the first time I meet a player in BM who is also a Chinese :) -- Gsklee 1 November 2005 17:39 (CET)

Nice to meet you. In fact I know there more ethic Chinese as well (mostly from Hong Kong). Old Grehk has some ;p. --Balley 1 November 2005 17:50 (CET)

No wonder its icon (LOL) -- Gsklee 1 November 2005 18:37 (CET)

Nice meeting another Chinese speaker here Gsklee. I have some online friends in Taiwan and visited them in my last trip to Taiwan, though they don't play BM. Denning

Good to meet you :) Seems like most East Asian players here are from Hong Kong. Probably due to its connection with English speaking community I think. -- Gsklee 2 November 2005 08:30 (CET)

Back to the topic. If you want to propose some Chinese names Balley, just write them down in Chinese. And maybe with their pinyins. -- Gsklee 2 November 2005 08:39 (CET)

Possibly, Another category will be overseas Chinese. I seen some from UK or US. --Balley 2 November 2005 09:05 (CET)

I've seen a couple of them from Singapore or Malaysia. --Denning 2 November 2005 09:27 (CET)

Suggestions from Kolyn Mikalson

Set 1

• [ACCEPTED] Ashrak
• Tishrak
• Alirak
• [ACCEPTED] Tamirak
• [ACCEPTED] Shilorak
• Karak
• [ACCEPTED] Elntorak
• [ACCEPTED] Shomrak
• Kanrak
• Tenolm
• Karkaolm
• Tisholm
• Shalitolm
• Kerisholm
• Oshtok
• Tinamok
• Shonok
• Elntonok
• Kaeriok
• [ACCEPTED] Shokalom (for a city/town)
• [MODIFIED] Koshtom (for a city/town)

Set 2

• Carriston
• Merriton
• Gomton
• Lonaton
• Janeston
• Palliston
• [MODIFIED] Mech Alban
• [ACCEPTED] Mech Derris
• Mech Paldan
• [ACCEPTED] Mech Calen
• Mech Darry
• Mech Michal
• Mech Temthon
• Dol Maston
• Dol Picadey
• Dol Mardoch
• Dol Amroth
• Dol Thortin
• Dol Corsanis
• Carsley
• Peninsey
• Norsley
• Dembsey
• Norisey
• Camberley

Suggestions from Wesley

• [ACCEPTED] Zereth
• Aldraseress
• Otep
• Murdok
• Zyphrus
• Lychrist
• Xime
• [ACCEPTED] Via
• Coria
• Daagnagar
• Marknar
• Zukrek
• Rime
• Lustra
• [ACCEPTED] Masatodon
• Corralok
• [ACCEPTED] Nark
• Yerth

Suggestions from Ghostly

• [ACCEPTED] Cailyn
• Rykoo

Suggestions sent to Gsklee by in-game messages

By Phelan

• [ACCEPTED] City - "Gaston City" or just "Gaston"

Reason: Gaston was the name of the county I started in with the Adrian Empire; a medieval re-creation society that I dedicated 12 years to.

• [ACCEPTED] City - "Chrysantalys"

Reason: A great mountain city that existed before written history currently records. Known for mining of preciuos and semi-preciuous gems. citizens are very distrustful of outsiders even those of their own realm, but viciuos fighters when protecting their home.

• [ACCEPTED] City - "Samhain"

Reason: A great city named after summers end

By Ciara

• Wingow
• Hellthorn
• [ACCEPTED] Nid Tek
• [MODIFIED] Drowen
• Guildorian
• [ACCEPTED] Gardana
• Sin Row
• Mount Birth
• [ACCEPTED] Santoo
• Wood Dark
• Night Helm
• Criston
• Demont
• Cartell
• [ACCEPTED] Ciarin Tut
• [ACCEPTED] Axewild
• [ACCEPTED] Lavendrow
• Dark Rock
• Woodkin

By Hannibal

• Carthage
• Arebanks
• [ACCEPTED] Tofino
• [ACCEPTED] Inklen
• [ACCEPTED] Nimh

By Sualk

• [ACCEPTED] Vyanar
• [ACCEPTED] Crotona
• [ACCEPTED] Asurbanipal
• Kratovia
• [ACCEPTED] Storms Keep
• [ACCEPTED] Thar Gortauth
• Halifirien
• Aeslergard
• [MODIFIED] Black Barrrow
• [ACCEPTED] Miniath
• [ACCEPTED] Wallershire
• Bannesville
• [ACCEPTED] Itau
• Skroellor
• Apolonia
• MountDoom

By Tamior

• Royalsun
• Turelsonveil
• [ACCEPTED] Agl
• [ACCEPTED] Bbandasdor
• Otyailu
• [ACCEPTED] Ienith
• Rivenagl
• Ahiraicil
• [ACCEPTED] Duil
• [ACCEPTED] Bberentaur
• Telerduin
• Lorin
• [MODIFIED] Minasimramvair
• [ACCEPTED] Eeborngul
• Valiomirvair
• Issimacatac
• Aleatasamae
• Tensisalbumipa
• Amsiumea
• Ccratchrys

By Best222

• [ACCEPTED] Garuck Udor
• [ACCEPTED] Weinschenk
• Caspin
• Dooremond
• Vequistly
• [ACCEPTED] Golden Farrow
• Any combination of the word Farrow
• [ACCEPTED] Farrowfield
• [ACCEPTED] Rettleville
• Amberwise
• Tork
• [MODIFIED] Quebling
• Xazune
• Froone
• Gagorious
• [ACCEPTED] Forguthrie
• Penelly
• [MODIFIED] Walefish
• Tarrou Cove
• Michlander
• Osswego
• [ACCEPTED] Ünterstrom
• [ACCEPTED] Sallowtown

By Keiichi

• Aiden
• [ACCEPTED] Yaren
• [ACCEPTED] Kaigen
• [ACCEPTED] Raden
• Thera
• Mira
• [ACCEPTED] Ninith
• [ACCEPTED] Aspar
• Tanri
• Fenrir

By Alexi

Region - Hudsonsland

• City - Hudsonton
• [ACCEPTED] Cortlandt
• Ossining
• [ACCEPTED] Cold Spring
• [ACCEPTED] Irvington
• Ardsley
• [ACCEPTED] Croton
• Tarrytown
• Yonkers

Region - Haven

• City - Havenville
• [ACCEPTED] Mamaroneck
• Westport
• [ACCEPTED] Springdale
• Fairfield
• [ACCEPTED] Rye
• Larchmont
• [ACCEPTED] Stratford
• Beacon Falls

Region - Harland

• City - Harlsburg
• Mount Kisco
• Bronxville
• Croton Falls (near Croton, perhaps)
• Brewster
• [ACCEPTED] White Plains
• Scarsdale
• Chappaqua
• Katonah

By Someone

Sorry, forgot who's the proposer.

• Atakan
• Bostist
• Devian
• [ACCEPTED] Eregon
• [ACCEPTED] Mistight
• [ACCEPTED] Shuberstone
• Yerta

By Lycastus

• [ACCEPTED] Storms End - fortifications near coast

By Zekka

For some city names,

• [ACCEPTED] Saffalore
• [ACCEPTED] Kybcyell
• Castle Caladan
• Arrakeen
• Binring
• MesserStadt (ask Tom for proper spelling, city of knives)
• [ACCEPTED] Wurzburg (this is a realm place, just thought Id add it, alot of my family is from there)
• Nachtburg
• [MODIFIED] Chateau d'If
• Geidi Prime
• Halicarnassus
• [MODIFIED] Kydonia
• Lugdinuim
• Thapsus
• Dumatha
• Phraaspa
• Thessalonica
• Larissa
• Pergamum

And some county names

• [MODIFIED] Aquitainia
• [ACCEPTED] Lusitania
• [ACCEPTED] Gallaecia
• [ACCEPTED] Celtiberia
• Baetica
• Taraconenis
• Narbonenis
• Noricum
• [ACCEPTED] Maeotis
• Paionia
• Nyrtunia
• Bospjurum

By Lewis

• [ACCEPTED] Torrents Breath - for a desolate beach
• [ACCEPTED] Dragon's Roost - for a mountain with monsters on it

By Lord of Blood

• Bloodburg
• [MODIFIED] Htaeddoolb
• [ACCEPTED] Smokey Hills

By Aloysius

• [ACCEPTED] Mergrathor
• Zokkiwoods
• [ACCEPTED] Cadier
• Cadier Rocks
• Mastreigh
• [ACCEPTED] Herle
• Sittradia
• Rormouth
• [ACCEPTED] Gelene
• Sib-la-Mas
• Lovender
• Tamania
• Irud
• Irud-al-Kath
• Tothrade
• Corio
• [ACCEPTED] Shinnen
• [ACCEPTED] Shinfield
• Elkenrade
• Winantsrade
• Hulsborough
• Falconborough
• Oxenborough
• Kelim
• Tagir-oc-Tova
• [ACCEPTED] Ygg d'Razhuul
• Pallaver
• Perhumus
• Agarthul
• Brismoor
• Challen
• Dordandi
• [ACCEPTED] Eisenik
• Flor-di-Ghal
• Gremendoth
• Hara-al-Bishi
• Imulshi
• [ACCEPTED] Jorradith
• [ACCEPTED] K'dira
• Licodocia
• Melenas
• Nitumbar
• Octo-di-Pares
• Pas-el-Thrak
• Querido
• Rashman
• Situ-el-Marna
• Trumont
• Tir-na-Noc
• [ACCEPTED] Lupa Lapu
• Ims-thra-Dir

Suggestions from Shoenaemaeh

• Roolze
• Prakos
• Shaftir
• Lefko
• Jarkon
• Tryptos
• [ACCEPTED] Hawoq'y
• [ACCEPTED] Sabadell
• Terrassa
• [MODIFIED] Flowrest
• Volnarec
• [ACCEPTED] Orphealis
• Mukarino
• Aureaum
• Rofalegir
• Hastotk
• Wefgina
• Xeroxy
• Perphs'lad
• [MODIFIED] Vakreno
• Lifab
• [ACCEPTED] Askileon
• Promautek
• Corjik
• Illuser
• Pastre
• [ACCEPTED] Grazne
• Aesturea

Suggestions from Eric Stone

• Chelden
• Agstine
• [ACCEPTED] Raviel
• Levasqex
• Glordania
• [ACCEPTED] Vashgew
• [ACCEPTED] Zerujil
• [ACCEPTED] Poryatu
• [ACCEPTED] Sulorte