Base names thread

[Micha]

nope, -burg sounds German;
I admire Jamnitogorsk or Jamskov/ Jamskivostok most

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Micha
nope, -burg sounds German;

Hmmm - I wonder if the inhabitants of St. Petersburg or Ekaterinburg think that?

[Googlie]

One can always plagiarize:

Jamskigolovka
Jamskiyabinsk
Jamskizhik
Jamskibarovsk
Jamski-Novgorod
Jamskizavodsk

I too like Jamskivostok

[Micha]

Originally posted by Googlie


Hmmm - I wonder if the inhabitants of St. Petersburg or Ekaterinburg think that?

they might not think that, but it´s true.

Ekaterinburg is named after "Katherina", a German queen (princess? dutchess? ).
And St. Petersburg after Peter the great, who has visited Germany (and other western european countries) before.
Both cities were founded in the later history of "Czarian Russia", when they got involved with German and Austrian politics. Might have sounded good to the Czars, so they adopted it.

All I say is that it SOUNDS German, as we have:
Hamburg, Wartburg, Wolfsburg, Elgersburg ... It means "castle".

Edit:
Actually I speek only very little Russian, so I don´t know whether it is a native Russian word. But since no city had that kind of name before the 18th century, I bet it´s not Russian at all

[Snowflake]

Alright, alright How about we come back to my "defending the caveman" suggestion What language is Jamiski Clovek?

[Jamski]

Jamskivostok - I think this one's going to win, unless "Jamski's Fun Factory (Nervestapling)" wins

-Jam

[Googlie]

Originally posted by Micha

Ekaterinburg is named after "Katherina", a German queen (princess? dutchess? ).

Actually was named after Catherine the Great

Originally posted by Micha

All I say is that it SOUNDS German, as we have:
Hamburg, Wartburg, Wolfsburg, Elgersburg ... It means "castle".

Actually comes from old german bergan - a shelter

(from whence also comes burgh, as in Edinburgh, and the anglicized version, borough or bury as in Peterborough, Marlborough, Canterbury, etc)

[Gnool]

Gnoolopolis can be my city

[Vev]

Novaya Vevlya (Zemlya) - island famous for certain atmospheric oddities where the sun can be seen while below the horizon and also thermonuclear test site.

[Snowflake]

Anybody likes Hong Kong? You know a city in the far east?

[Jamski]

HongHu Kong, you mean?

-Jam

[Static Universe]

Originally posted by Jamski
HongHu Kong, you mean?

-Jam

I like HongHu KongHu.

[Snowflake]

I don't know what to say to you guys.

[Voltaire]

Well it looks as though we'll need a poll to decide on the next base names, but not to worry, I'm certain everyone will have 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 bases named after them, it's not as though we'll be lacking in bases.

[Vev]

One for summer retreat, one to hid from relatives, one for hiding various stuff, one for ...