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I sometimes wonder why that isnt just "New Wales". Is there something so distinct about the south of Wales that makes it be seen as something distinct to name something after?
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Australia is also just called South. And apparently someone proposed the name Borealia (North) for Canada.
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy Mountains>- Shark bay >- Great Sandy Desert >- Little Sandy Desert >- Snowy Mountains Lol these sound like Super Mario Bros levels
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Honestly surprised it's that low
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy Mountains
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Reminds of the old story that I heard (unsure if it's true or not) about Torpenhow Hill in the UK. Over centuries... various invaders and conquerors had come to that place and asked what it was called... First it was called Tor later on invaders added the word 'Pen' which was their word for Hill... later, more invaders came along and added the suffix 'How' which was their word for Hill.... and finally... it was named in more modern English as Torpenhow Hill.... which literally translates as Hill, Hill, Hill, Hill. I don;t know if that's 100% true or not... but it's an amusing little story and given the oddities of the English language... I'd like to think it was. Especially given there's a species of bear out there that's name is literally translated as Bear, Bear, Bear.
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Reminds of the old story that I heard (unsure if it's true or not) about Torpenhow Hill in the UK. Over centuries... various invaders and conquerors had come to that place and asked what it was called... First it was called Tor later on invaders added the word 'Pen' which was their word for Hill... later, more invaders came along and added the suffix 'How' which was their word for Hill.... and finally... it was named in more modern English as Torpenhow Hill.... which literally translates as Hill, Hill, Hill, Hill. I don;t know if that's 100% true or not... but it's an amusing little story and given the oddities of the English language... I'd like to think it was. Especially given there's a species of bear out there that's name is literally translated as Bear, Bear, Bear.Unfortunately, [Tom Scott](https://youtu.be/NUyXiiIGDTo) has already debunked this
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Sometimes name it after a person, or some shit that went down there, especially if its not someplace important. Like its not the nightmare town, there's nothing particular about it. So it's susanstown, and attempts to discover local lore would find stories about the ancient founder that have been embellished over the years.Derekshithispantsthereville
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy MountainsThe Powerpuff Girls happened in Australia‽‽
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People naming things in Australia: - Townsville - Western Australia - Shark bay - Great Sandy Desert - Little Sandy Desert - Snowy Mountains
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Fun fact: Celts were originally central European, but the British Isles and Brittany were the only places Celtic culture survived the Romans.
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If only I had the self-confidence of the guy who went to Australia and said "this place is called New South Wales now."
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Yes, Wales is generally divided into North, Mid and South (and Corner, as in Cornwall). South Wales generally corresponds with the former Kingdom of Deheubarth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deheubarth?wprov=sfla1 Deheubarth was punished for rebelling against Engkand in 1282 by being divided into the three counties of South Wales. Referring to it as South Wales rather than south Wales is a miniature act of rebellion in itself; the Welsh government styles it capitalised to emphasise that historical distinction; the Britsh government uses lower case to erase the distinction.Interesting, I wasn't aware that Wales was historically disunited like that, but I suppose that other than the location, having a different language and one of the more interesting flags, I dont know a ton about it. I suppose I just assumed that it was a singular kingdom before being invaded by the English at some point.
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Fantasy world names: scadrial, Pallimustus, Vulcan, Tatoine Real planet names by locals: DirtIt was called "Earth" because we needed to distinguish it from Sky and Water, which were totally different things.
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Naming my main character "Alexander" and every time I visit a city I tell the DM to refer to it as "Alexandria" going forward.
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Fun fact: Celts were originally central European, but the British Isles and Brittany were the only places Celtic culture survived the Romans.
