User:Maltropia/Refs

This page attempts to keep track of all the sources, references, in-jokes, tributes et al. (an impossible task) behind the names in my various nations.

Amalfi

• Aegata: battle of the Aegates Islands.
• Balinus: a shoddy Latinisation of the word for a whale.
• Cocrana: Zefram Cochrane, who in Star Trek canon invents the warp drive.
• Duderus: Duder, a very Astyrian reference.
• La Frana: Llafranc, seaside town in Catalonia.
• Limoncia: lemons.
• Mygda: Amygdalus, subgenus including almonds (reflecting the province's shape).
  • Mygda's flag also depicts an almond tree.
• Myras: Conger myriaster, a species of eel.
• Nalocia: Battle of Naulochus.
• Orada: Catalan name for bream (a fish).
• Tarosis: Taros, a kingdom in Total Annihilation: Kingdoms.
• Ticinus: River Ticinus, one of Hannibal's battles.
• Trasimene: Lake Trasimene, one of Hannibal's battles.
• Trevia: River Trebia, one of Hannibal's battles.
• the motto of the Supreme Court, Pro Magna Aequitate, references Zero Wing's famous line "For great justice".

Andamonia

• Ayastoc Abazu: Serbian words jastog and abažur, meaning "lobster" and "lampshade", respectively.
• Cevrazu: Veracruz, Mexico.
• Cuyuotl: Kwout, from Astyria.
• Eltoajon: Elton John.
• Entaftlian Ruoyorbisi: End of the Line, a song by the Traveling Wilburys, and Roy Orbison, a member of the same band.
• Sarmize: Sarmizegetusa Regia, capital of classical Dacia.
• Shala Lamarilo: Is This the Way to Amarillo, a song covered by Tony Christie.

Arimathea

• Arimathea: the Biblical place of the same name.
• Kerhnai Eloradi: most likely the Electric Light Orchestra album Eldorado.
• Mayzhurn: Amazing Journey, a song by the Who.
• Vertifem: New Vertiform City, holographic city in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Cadenza

• Adrahil Kamënus: Adrahil, father of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth in Lord of the Rings, and the Byzantine Komnenos dynasty.
• Cadenza: a nice musical word.
• Edarak and Janari: Basque words for food and drink.
• Temir: Temuir, one of a number of Old Irish spellings for the Hill of Tara.

Kur'zhet

• Benaan: banana, a fruit.
• Kur'zhet: courgette, a vegetable.
• Medlar: a fruit.
• Ruh Barb: rhubarb, a vegetable.
• the flag features a pomegranate, following the fruit/veg theme.

Maltropia

• An Sord: Swords, County Dublin.
• Ardencross: Ardnacrusha Dam.
• Calymne: Greek island of the same name.
• Carbery: the baronies in west Cork.
• Chetwynd: the Chetwynd Viaduct, County Cork.
• Corcaigh Nua: Cork City.
• Dionn Uillinne: my Irish teacher used to say "dingaling" to get people's attention.
• Escir: eskers.
• Eochaill: Youghal, County Cork.
• Helvick: fishing port in the Waterford Gaeltacht.
• Kinsale: Kinsale, County Cork.
• Lecan: the Yellow Book of Lecan, an early medieval Irish manuscript.
• Lizarde: the Lizard, a Cornish headland with the same etymology, and Lissarda, County Cork.
• Monastersnyme: Sneem, County Kerry.
• Montrose: Battler of Montrose, a ship mentioned in the song The Bonnie Ship the Diamond.
• Moraine: moraines.
• Skerrick: Skerries.
• Tallaght: Tallaght, County Dublin.
• Tavsgorge: Irish name "Altán Taibhseach" translates as Gorgeous Gorge, alluding to the Snatch character Gorgeous George.
• Tír Midire: Midir of Brí Leith, member of the legendary Tuatha Dé Danann.
• Tremayne: Tremayne, a hamlet in Cornwall and the namesake of some Cornish people (and their descendants).

Stiltonia

• Aura: a type of cheese.
• Brie: a type of cheese.
• Chezzen: cheese.
• Dam: alludes to various Dutch towns and therefore cheeses, particularly Edam.
• Emmen[tal]: a type of cheese.
• Gouda: a type of cheese.
• Gruyère: a type of cheese.
• Havarti: a type of cheese.
• Herve: a type of cheese.
• Jarlsberg: a type of cheese.
• Limburg: Limburger, a type of cheese.
• Mols, house of: a region in Denmark famous for its cheese.
• Oswald Kramer: Oswald of Carim, a Dark Souls character.
• Parrano: a type of cheese.
• Port Salut: a type of cheese.
• Roque: Roquefort, a type of cheese.
• Stencken, bishop of: Stinking Bishop, a type of cheese.
• Stiltonia: Stilton, a type of cheese.
• Welthen: "Well then", which when written without spaces looked pretty German.

Telseris

• Athyrski: my girlfriend mashed some keys.

Trellin, Hysera, Isles of Velar, Txekrikar

• Alyrum: Illyria/Illyricum.
• Asketon: Askeaton, County Limerick.
• Azmir: Smyrna.
• Damos, King of Velar: ancient Greek dêmos, meaning "people".
• Durats: Durazzo, now Durrës, Albania.
• Ebin: Ebene, Mauritius.
• Idisamo: a line from Serbian song Nije Ljubav Stvar, "idi samo, samo, idi tamo".
• Iruska: Irun, town in the Basque country.
• Kalku: Calico, ghost town and former silver mining town in the Mojave Desert.
• Kaurapip: Curepipe, Mauritius.
• Khorvu: Corfu.
• Morikz: Mauritius.
• Lúiv: the Serbian word "ljubav", probably.
• Onostada: Donostia (San Sebastian), Basque seaside city.
• Palaegon/House Palaegos: Byzantium's Palaiologos dynasty.
• Parthenope: an old name for Naples.
• Prosperity Hills: their max elevation, 1701 metres, refers to the registration of Star Trek's USS Enterprise.
• Reqriu: Rincrew, near Youghal, County Cork.
• Retikh: SimCity's loading dub "reticulating splines", possibly.
• Rha'gutza: Ragusa, now Dubrovnik.
• Sarma: a Serbian dish.
• Tamari Valley and Tamarind Falls: Tamarin, Mauritius.
• Tasarin: a fast-food chain in Ireland called "Tasty Bite" which needs to learn kerning. Its signs mostly read "Tas tybite".
• Temuir: one of a number of Old Irish spellings for the Hill of Tara.
• Tenedos: Aegean island in the Aeneid.
• Uanax, naturalist: wánax, Ancient Greek for "king".
• Vacoas: town of the same name in Mauritius.
• Vedalera: Eamon de Valera, President of Ireland.
• Velar (Sea of, Isles of): LeVar Burton, actor who played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
• Ymni: "imní", the Irish for anxiety or worry.
• Zanurika Ivezhqoima Geretamí (Principality Air Guard): ZIG fighters from Zero Wing.
  • its motto, Pro magna iustitia, also references Zero Wing's famous line "For great justice".