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<blockquote data-quote="J-H" data-source="post: 8599032" data-attributes="member: 7020951">After watching these videos (below), I estimate that 30% or more of national capitals or nations in Europe are in some fashion named after a body of water.If you're doing worldbuilding, you may appreciate these videos for insight into how place names develop over time.&nbsp; The same videographer has done names of nations for the rest of the world, but Europe has the highest density where we have a good idea of language-changes over time out of the ones I've watched (haven't finished the whole world yet).Just take something geographically descriptive and then toss it through a few hundred years of name change or into another language, or just leave it as is.A few examples, with the actual place name in modern English in parenthesis.&quot;Smoky bay&quot; (the capital of Iceland)&quot;Sandbar at the river mouth&quot; (Belfast)&quot;Riverland&quot; (where you insert the name of a local river; several of these)&quot;Old Fort&quot;&quot;Blackpool&quot; (Dublin)&quot;Floodfields&quot; (London, &quot;marsh that floods&quot;)&quot;Safe Harbor&quot; (Lisbon)&quot;Ky's Fort&quot; (Kiev, IIRC)&quot;New Spring&quot;&quot;Red Rock&quot;&quot;Tower Hill&quot;&quot;Seven Hills&quot; (Rome, although that's not the origin of the name)[MEDIA=youtube]BwoO9DPMnEo[/MEDIA][MEDIA=youtube]C7PwGdbGtFU[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J-H, post: 8599032, member: 7020951"] After watching these videos (below), I estimate that 30% or more of national capitals or nations in Europe are in some fashion named after a body of water. If you're doing worldbuilding, you may appreciate these videos for insight into how place names develop over time. The same videographer has done names of nations for the rest of the world, but Europe has the highest density where we have a good idea of language-changes over time out of the ones I've watched (haven't finished the whole world yet). Just take something geographically descriptive and then toss it through a few hundred years of name change or into another language, or just leave it as is. A few examples, with the actual place name in modern English in parenthesis. "Smoky bay" (the capital of Iceland) "Sandbar at the river mouth" (Belfast) "Riverland" (where you insert the name of a local river; several of these) "Old Fort" "Blackpool" (Dublin) "Floodfields" (London, "marsh that floods") "Safe Harbor" (Lisbon) "Ky's Fort" (Kiev, IIRC) "New Spring" "Red Rock" "Tower Hill" "Seven Hills" (Rome, although that's not the origin of the name) [MEDIA=youtube]BwoO9DPMnEo[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]C7PwGdbGtFU[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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