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How to create a good name for a fictional nation in my story?

Asked by: Lynn Rivera

Also try:

  1. pick a foreign-sounding word you like the sound of e.g. sorelle.
  2. Change a consonant for effect e.g. germanic military use harsh sounds so “sorek”
  3. Change a vowel e.g. “sorok”
  4. Add nationalistic trimmings e.g. People’s Democratic Republic of Sorok.
  5. Check google for meanings in other languages.

How do you come up with a fictional city name?

Whether you’re naming a place or a character there are two things your name needs to be memorable: uniqueness and story impact. Pronounceability also helps. Something that is unique is memorable because it is different.

What is a good name for a fantasy world?

Random World Name Ideas

  • Devuniake, Lake of the Devils.
  • Angbotain, Terrain of the Angels.
  • Warkinles, Vales of the Warriors.
  • Prisluake, Lake of the Princesses.
  • Spiunknds, Woodlands of the Spirits.
  • Dradevows, Barrows of the Dragons.
  • Froprirth, Earth of the Frogs.
  • Warlosnse, Expanse of the Warriors.

How do you create a fantasy country?

5 steps to build your fantasy world:

  1. Plan the lie of the land.
  2. Give your fantasy world concrete rules.
  3. Think about the tone of your fantasy world.
  4. Plan magic, religious, social and political systems.
  5. Learn how to create a believable world via plot.

How do you create a fantasy name?

So you want to create good fantasy names?

  1. Put yourself in your audience’s shoes as they pick up your book for the first time. …
  2. Keep the name consistent with your worldbuilding. …
  3. Pay attention to the sound of the character name. …
  4. Try tweaking existing names from cultures and countries (or a fantasy name generator).

How do you name a country?

According to our research, the majority of country names fall into just four categories:

  1. a directional description of the country.
  2. a feature of the land.
  3. a tribe name.
  4. an important person, most likely a man.

What is a good name for a mythical place?

List of mythological places

Name Description
Alfheim Land of elves in Norse mythology.
Alomkik A place accessible to the Abenaki peoples’ mythological protector Pamola, where he holds those who trespass on Maine’s Mount Katahdin.
Amaravati A holy city within another location known as Indraloka where siddhas make their home.

How do you name a planet?

Planet Naming Rules

  1. Avoid naming a planet after individual names or using pet animal names.
  2. Avoid using a name which is too similar to current planet names.
  3. Planet names are ideally less than 16 characters in length.
  4. Names in most cases are one word long.
  5. Planet names should be easy to pronounce.



How do you create a unique name?

If you want something truly unique, give up basing your name in anything you’re already familiar with and try to invent something completely new.
Create a name from other words.

  1. Blend common names together. …
  2. Try different spelling variations. …
  3. Rearrange your own (or a friend’s) name. …
  4. Create anagrams from common words.

What are some good empire names?

Creative Custom Empire names

  • Vant Ascendancy.
  • Asseimono Organism.
  • Vortis INC.
  • House Tepes.
  • Nox Sanguis.
  • Orthos Imperium.
  • Éthros’ Wish.
  • Athor, Lord of Despair.

What’s a badass name for a girl?

Badass Girl Names for Your Rebel Princess

Davina Beloved Scottish
Diana Heavenly and divine Latin
Dola The crown brings honor African
Dominique Lord Latin
Domino Lord Latin

What name means death?

Thana means “death.” Thanatos is also a Greek name for the god of death.



Is Rebel a girl name?

The name Rebel is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Defiant Person.