Worst fantasy names in our Real World

[Zaister]

Men are from Manhattan, trolls are from Trollhattan.

Actually, besides the real worls Trollhättan in Sweden, there was also a city called Trollhattan in Alphatia in the D&D Known World.

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

Oatmeal

 

[Verdande]

Kalamazoo, anyone?

 

[pawsplay]

Midlothian
Djibouti
Peoria
Petit Jean Mountain
Aux Arc Mountains
The Red River
The Yellow River
Oregon

A few real names I've encountered of people:
Matthew Truelove
James Abendroth
Aurora Dragon
Katrina Blalock
William Nix

 

[Hella_Tellah]

Walla Walla Washington

Hey now, that's my hometown!

I still cannot believe no one has opened up a Wishy Washy Laundromat of Walla Walla Washington. There is a record shop called "Hot Poop" that bills itself as the "Walla Walla Bing Bang" record shop, though.

 

[Graybeard]

There is a town called Mystic in Connecticut that one would think they could find a magic user. There is a town in Massachusetts named Ware. That could lead to a long and tiring exchange between the players and GM.

Player 1: "Where are we going next?"

GM: You are going to Ware

Player 1: "That's what I asked you. Where are we going?"

GM: Ware.

Player 1: "Just answer the question!"

 

[RangerWickett]

Cut and Shoot, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

Cut and Shoot, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If only it were down the road from "Hack and Slash, TX".

Now I'm feeling the need to go found a town...

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Of course Australia has lots of names from indigenous dialects. And they can sound rather quaint/silly to English speakers.

Wollongong
Wooloomooloo (shortened from the original Woolooloomooloo.)
Burpengary
Indooroopilly
Lillypilly
Wagga Wagga

the list goes on...

 

[jonesy]

Wollongong
Woolooloomooloo
Burpengary
Indooroopilly
Lillypilly
Wagga Wagga

Man, I gotta put those in a campaign one of these days. =)