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<blockquote data-quote="Mystaros" data-source="post: 3565941" data-attributes="member: 3921">Well, as far as stupid or boring names go, all place names derive from something common and perhaps boring, and eventually seem to be stupid many generations later.&quot;New York,&quot; for example, is of course derived from &quot;York&quot; in England. &quot;York&quot; is purportedly derived from &quot;Eboracum,&quot; which in turn was derived from the native name &quot;Ebor-Acon,&quot; which meant &quot;Place of the Yew Trees.&quot; So really, &quot;New York&quot; should be called &quot;New Place of the Yew Trees.&quot; Sounds pretty stupid, no?&quot;Chicago&quot; is apparently derived from the local native word for the area, Shikaakwa or Checagou, or &quot;Wild Leeks,&quot; which referred to the area being a stinky marshland filled with wild leeks. So on a fantasy map of America, &quot;Chicago&quot; might be named &quot;Stink Marsh City.&quot;&quot;Milwaukee,&quot; also derived from the local tongue, was called &quot;Millioke&quot; which means either &quot;Pleasant Place&quot; or &quot;Gathering Place by the Water.&quot; So that fantasy map of America would have the town named &quot;Pleasant Gathering Place by the Water.&quot;Look back at any older names of Europe, Asia, or Africa and they all have similar origins. &quot;Rome,&quot; so it is believed, is simply the name of the mythical founder, Romulus, effectively &quot;Romulus Town&quot; (though the way myths work, it is probably the other way around). There are some who think it is derived from the root word for &quot;teat&quot; based on the suckling of Romulus and Remus by the she-wolf; this gives Rome a wholly different fantasy name!&quot;Athens&quot; is derived from &quot;Athenai&quot; which is the name of the goddess Athena as a plural; &quot;Athena&quot; is believed to derive from an ancient word for &quot;Mother,&quot; though some early Greeks derived it from &quot;Mind of God.&quot; So &quot;Athens&quot; could be either &quot;City of Mother Worshipers&quot; or &quot;Mind-of-God Town.&quot;You can look up virtually any settlement name in Wikipedia or elsewhere and find similar common, boring, and seemingly stupid origins for virtually any place name...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mystaros, post: 3565941, member: 3921"] Well, as far as stupid or boring names go, all place names derive from something common and perhaps boring, and eventually seem to be stupid many generations later. "New York," for example, is of course derived from "York" in England. "York" is purportedly derived from "Eboracum," which in turn was derived from the native name "Ebor-Acon," which meant "Place of the Yew Trees." So really, "New York" should be called "[B]New Place of the Yew Trees[/B]." Sounds pretty stupid, no? "Chicago" is apparently derived from the local native word for the area, Shikaakwa or Checagou, or "Wild Leeks," which referred to the area being a stinky marshland filled with wild leeks. So on a fantasy map of America, "Chicago" might be named "[B]Stink Marsh City[/B]." "Milwaukee," also derived from the local tongue, was called "Millioke" which means either "Pleasant Place" or "Gathering Place by the Water." So that fantasy map of America would have the town named "[B]Pleasant Gathering Place by the Water[/B]." Look back at any older names of Europe, Asia, or Africa and they all have similar origins. "Rome," so it is believed, is simply the name of the mythical founder, Romulus, effectively "Romulus Town" (though the way myths work, it is probably the other way around). There are some who think it is derived from the root word for "teat" based on the suckling of Romulus and Remus by the she-wolf; this gives Rome a wholly different fantasy name! "Athens" is derived from "Athenai" which is the name of the goddess Athena as a plural; "Athena" is believed to derive from an ancient word for "Mother," though some early Greeks derived it from "Mind of God." So "Athens" could be either "City of Mother Worshipers" or "Mind-of-God Town." You can look up virtually any settlement name in Wikipedia or elsewhere and find similar common, boring, and seemingly stupid origins for virtually any place name... [/QUOTE]

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