I need the name of a kindgom

BeccaPrice · 02-05-2014, 08:34 AM

This is for my Heart of Rock story. People keep getting confused because there are two cities, and people tend to assume that when I talk about the second city that I'm really referring to the first city. There are geographic cues in the story that indicate that the two cities are on opposite sides of a mountain range, but I guess they're too subtle, because just about every beta reader is making the same mistake.

I need a name for either the kingdom or it's capitol city. The city is a walled city with a castle inside it - it backs on mountains, but the other side of the city are rich agricultural lands. The kingdom gets it's wealth both from agriculture and from mines in the mountains.

I'm lousy at thinking up names, but I'm having Rob Antonishen <RobA@cartocopia.com> draw me a map that I hope will help with the confusion, and if I have a map, I'm going to have to have at least a descriptive name. (the city where two rivers meet is The City of Wizards, for example)

*sigh* and I thought this story was in it's final beta form.

crich70 · 02-05-2014, 11:49 AM

How about something like Mountopolis? Sort of a mix of mountain top and the idea of a metropolis, which sort of reinforces the idea of a capitol city. You could even have the city and castle have the same name as in the real world cities grew up around such sites as castles and other fortifications.

cromag · 02-05-2014, 12:06 PM

Clifton (Cliff town)? I suppose "Hilton" might be a problem.

High Fields, for the mountain and farmlands.

If you don't mind borrowing from the mythology of our world, Ceres was the Roman goddess of grain and fertility -- you could work that into a name. The Greek equivalent was Demeter.

Namekuseijin · 02-05-2014, 04:05 PM

Nookage Kingdom

cromag · 02-05-2014, 04:11 PM

Across the mountain range -- "Transalpinia."

Or "Trans-whatever-your-mountain-range-is-called."

Dngrsone · 02-05-2014, 09:10 PM

You could always name a town after a pass or ford, if one of those is nearby...

Then again, you could come up with just about any name, so called by or after its founder(s) or patron god (e.g. Athens is named after the god(dess) Athena).

If you want us to just throw out a bunch of names, then we could, I suppose... Anthykyra. I like that one.

arjaybe · 02-05-2014, 09:59 PM

How about something like "Crags Keep?"

MichelleLouring · 02-06-2014, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

You could always name a town after a pass or ford, if one of those is nearby...

Then again, you could come up with just about any name, so called by or after its founder(s) or patron god (e.g. Athens is named after the god(dess) Athena).

I'm in the same situation as the OP and your suggestions are a great help

I don't know why it never occurred to me to name a city after a god, considering that a crucial part of my books is about the world's mythology.

HarryT · 02-06-2014, 11:16 AM

Becca,

I hope you won't be offended by this, but I couldn't help noticing that in the original post in this thread, you put an apostrophe in a possessive "its" three times:

it's capitol city
it's wealth
it's final beta form

Could you just check and make sure that you haven't done this in the real story? It's the kind of thing that really bugs me (and other people, too) when people get this wrong.

Thanks

Dngrsone · 02-06-2014, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MichelleLouring

I'm in the same situation as the OP and your suggestions are a great help

I don't know why it never occurred to me to name a city after a god, considering that a crucial part of my books is about the world's mythology.

Happy to be of service.

BeccaPrice · 02-07-2014, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Becca,

I hope you won't be offended by this, but I couldn't help noticing that in the original post in this thread, you put an apostrophe in a possessive "its" three times:

it's capitol city
it's wealth
it's final beta form

Could you just check and make sure that you haven't done this in the real story? It's the kind of thing that really bugs me (and other people, too) when people get this wrong.

Thanks

I try hard to not do that, but that's one reason why I use both an editor and a proofreader.

GlenBarrington · 02-07-2014, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

I try hard to not do that, but that's one reason why I use both an editor and a proofreader.

Yeah, I know what you mean, it seems like I toss in comma for no good reason every 10 -20 letters or so. It's easy to spot once I've put it out there for the world to see. But before I've made a fool of myself? Not so much.

EndlessWaves · 02-08-2014, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

it backs on mountains, but the other side of the city are rich agricultural lands.

Screeslide

It really depends on what sort of vibe you're after, whatever name you pick will influence people's impression of the city. A city called Grot is going to conjure up different images to one called Spreading Oaks.

Antoinekamel · 02-08-2014, 08:10 PM

Thoureau. The Strangest Kindgom of Thoureau.

Steven Lake · 02-19-2014, 11:21 PM

I've always found that naming tends to be one of my easier tasks. When in doubt, I just name something based along the item or person's characteristics. Now, figuring out character personalities and back story, that's a bit more of a challenge. lol.

02-05-2014, 08:34 AM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I need the name of a kindgom This is for my Heart of Rock story. People keep getting confused because there are two cities, and people tend to assume that when I talk about the second city that I'm really referring to the first city. There are geographic cues in the story that indicate that the two cities are on opposite sides of a mountain range, but I guess they're too subtle, because just about every beta reader is making the same mistake. I need a name for either the kingdom or it's capitol city. The city is a walled city with a castle inside it - it backs on mountains, but the other side of the city are rich agricultural lands. The kingdom gets it's wealth both from agriculture and from mines in the mountains. I'm lousy at thinking up names, but I'm having Rob Antonishen <RobA@cartocopia.com> draw me a map that I hope will help with the confusion, and if I have a map, I'm going to have to have at least a descriptive name. (the city where two rivers meet is The City of Wizards, for example) sigh and I thought this story was in it's final beta form.

02-05-2014, 11:49 AM	#2
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	How about something like Mountopolis? Sort of a mix of mountain top and the idea of a metropolis, which sort of reinforces the idea of a capitol city. You could even have the city and castle have the same name as in the real world cities grew up around such sites as castles and other fortifications.

02-05-2014, 12:06 PM	#3
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,043 Karma: 459735575 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Clifton (Cliff town)? I suppose "Hilton" might be a problem. High Fields, for the mountain and farmlands. If you don't mind borrowing from the mythology of our world, Ceres was the Roman goddess of grain and fertility -- you could work that into a name. The Greek equivalent was Demeter.

02-05-2014, 04:05 PM	#4
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	Nookage Kingdom

02-05-2014, 04:11 PM	#5
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,043 Karma: 459735575 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Across the mountain range -- "Transalpinia." Or "Trans-whatever-your-mountain-range-is-called."

02-05-2014, 09:10 PM	#6
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	You could always name a town after a pass or ford, if one of those is nearby... Then again, you could come up with just about any name, so called by or after its founder(s) or patron god (e.g. Athens is named after the god(dess) Athena). If you want us to just throw out a bunch of names, then we could, I suppose... Anthykyra. I like that one.

02-05-2014, 09:59 PM	#7
arjaybe Wizard Posts: 1,057 Karma: 12349424 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Okanagan Device: Sony PRS-650, Kobo Clara	How about something like "Crags Keep?"

02-06-2014, 11:16 AM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Becca, I hope you won't be offended by this, but I couldn't help noticing that in the original post in this thread, you put an apostrophe in a possessive "its" three times: it's capitol city it's wealth it's final beta form Could you just check and make sure that you haven't done this in the real story? It's the kind of thing that really bugs me (and other people, too) when people get this wrong. Thanks

02-08-2014, 08:10 PM	#14
Antoinekamel Addict Posts: 278 Karma: 2511467 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: ABC W p2	Thoureau. The Strangest Kindgom of Thoureau.

02-19-2014, 11:21 PM	#15
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,158 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	I've always found that naming tends to be one of my easier tasks. When in doubt, I just name something based along the item or person's characteristics. Now, figuring out character personalities and back story, that's a bit more of a challenge. lol.