SR - Naming the region
Jodi McMaster
jmcmaste at accd.edu
Thu Aug 20 21:15:28 PDT 1998
Timothy A. McDaniel wrote:
>
> As one counter-example, do you think a Laurel Sovereign of Arms would
> buy "Shire of Los Angeles" with the argument that the city's full name
> is "Ciudad de Nuestra Se{n~}ora, la Reina de los Angeles" (the which
> spelling I've doubtless mangled)?
>
Search me, but it seems an arguable distinction that "Los Angeles" is
far more well known than "Cibola."
> Saints are no problem registering: witness the College of Saint
>
> Not necessarily "famous individuals", but "individuals associated with
> a particular place". Thoresby is simply "Thor's farm", for example.
I was thinking more along the lines of tribes known for a particular
individuals.
> England has hundreds of examples, I'm sure, of similar humble names.
> As for famous people in general: Ricardo and Ragnar would, I think, be
> suitable bases for names.
I know it seems Ragnar is mentioned any time there are stories told. At
one point I think we had a list of "Ragnar"+ "x" names. Daniel, you
still got them? Ragnarsham, Ragnarsborough?
> > "Tierra del Calor" seems appropriate after this summer--"Tierra del Fuego"
> > is a good model
>
> Isn't "fuego" fire?
Yep.
That's something you can point at; heat isn't quite. It's a start, but
I'd like more examples of similar names. In
> my modern world atlas there are Tierra Blanca times 5, Tierra Amarilla
> times 2 (what *does* Amarillo mean?
Yellow.
>The *connotation* is "way the
> hell out there", but the *denotation* doubtless differs!), and Tierra
> Colorada
Red.
Lots of colors--how about Tierra
Whateverthehellyoucalldroughtstrickengrass.
"Caliza" is "limestone." What about "Torres Calizas" or "Aguas
Calizas"?
AElfwyn
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