Topic: The Atlas of True Names (Read 9445 times)

KvP · « **on:** 04 Dec 2008, 16:44 »

Behold, an atlas that reflects the etymological origins of names! Sadly, it costs money

but it's still pretty cool.

Greetings from the Land of the Red Ones!

lprkn · « **Reply #1 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 16:48 »

Wow, this. is. awesome.

I think this needs to go in the geeky desires thread, too.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #2 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 16:49 »

oh man i would love to know what all the names from my area (Washington State, USA) mean because they are mostly just indecipherable, Native-American gibberish to me.

jhocking · « **Reply #3 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 16:50 »

ah man it's not available on Amazon, I'd order it at the same time as a couple other things I've had my eye on.

Yakob · « **Reply #4 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 16:53 »

Apparently I live in "Remote Corner, where Rough Grass Grows"

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #5 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 16:54 »

sounds nice.

Liz · « **Reply #6 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 16:57 »

I am right between the "Land of Friends" and "Pastures."

This atlas is shocking accurate.

Ladybug · « **Reply #7 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 16:58 »

This looks pretty awesome. I, apparently, live in the Home of the Thunder God.

AanAllein · « **Reply #8 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 17:17 »

I already know that the name of my suburb means "Den of Leeches" in the local Aboriginal language

Trollstormur · « **Reply #9 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 17:48 »

my name means "grey home", and my last name is a town in norway.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #10 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 17:50 »

I got all excited until I remembered Bournemouth means 'mouth of a stream that flows from a spring'.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #11 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 19:27 »

Yeah my city means "rear of the lake" in french

RedLion · « **Reply #12 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 19:44 »

I live quite close to Stink Onion.

That explains a lot.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #13 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 19:46 »

So how are you guys finding this out? I can't see a search option, and my city isn't on any of the maps they showed...

LittleKey · « **Reply #14 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 19:52 »

i'm thinking the same thing, how are you guys finding these out? and yeah, this seems cool, i wish i could get one for christmas.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #15 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 20:14 »

Click the samples. I also live between Pastures and Land of Friends, not too far from Mudwater.

Patrick · « **Reply #16 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 20:36 »

My dad lives near St. Littlefrank. And it doesn't appear on the map, but I live in the Land of Eagles.

(fuck you, Internet, I wanted to find an etymological origin for Tirana)

yelley · « **Reply #17 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 02:34 »

yeah, so the town i live in was supposed to be named after william ralston, some railroad guy that financed a lot of projects in california, but he was too modest to have his name put on a town. so some spanish speaking guy said he was 'muy modesto' and so now i live in modesto.

COOL STORY, EH?

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #18 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 04:01 »

My town is boring. Sumter. It was named after Thomas Sumter. And Fort Sumter. How boring.

redglasscurls · « **Reply #19 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 04:48 »

Well. I apparently live right between Sibling Love and Marshton. That finally explains all the soggy morons around here!

Inlander · « **Reply #20 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 06:21 »

Quote from: yelley on 05 Dec 2008, 02:34

yeah, so the town i live in was supposed to be named after william ralston, some railroad guy that financed a lot of projects in california, but he was too modest to have his name put on a town. so some spanish speaking guy said he was 'muy modesto' and so now i live in modesto.

Huh. I'd always wondered why Modesto was called that.

Catfish_Man · « **Reply #21 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 13:11 »

Portland <--- laaaaaame

I want to know how Drain, OR and Boring, OR were named. I mean really, who picks something like those?

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #22 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 13:15 »

There's a town called Emo. I wonder where that came from but don't really feel like looking it up.
I think it's in Minnesota.

yelley · « **Reply #23 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 21:39 »

harry, you've heard of modesto?

ruyi · « **Reply #24 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 22:56 »

A Whale's Vagina

Inlander · « **Reply #25 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 02:25 »

Quote from: yelley on 05 Dec 2008, 21:39

harry, you've heard of modesto?

It's where Grandaddy came from.

Also I think I'd heard the name around the traps before then.

tragic_pizza · « **Reply #26 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 02:32 »

My town is named for a town of the same name in Great Britain.

I think it translates "redneck idiots."

stereobreadstick · « **Reply #27 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 02:49 »

Quote from: yelley on 05 Dec 2008, 02:34

yeah, so the town i live in was supposed to be named after william ralston, some railroad guy that financed a lot of projects in california, but he was too modest to have his name put on a town. so some spanish speaking guy said he was 'muy modesto' and so now i live in modesto.

COOL STORY, EH?

Hey, someone else from the Central Valley. I'm originally from Fresno which I believe, though I'm by no means positive, means "Ash Tree" in Spanish. According to this atlas I'm currently in the Land of the High Serenity

Slick · « **Reply #28 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 07:05 »

...I don't get why my home is Farmer's Land. That doesn't make sense. Did they see 'Markland' and think it was Scottish? I am offended. And marginalised.

jhocking · « **Reply #29 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 07:17 »

Quote from: ruyi on 05 Dec 2008, 22:56

A Whale's Vagina

what is this magical place?

Patrick · « **Reply #30 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 08:37 »

Quote from: stereobreadstick on 06 Dec 2008, 02:49

Hey, someone else from the Central Valley. I'm originally from Fresno which I believe, though I'm by no means positive, means "Ash Tree" in Spanish. According to this atlas I'm currently in the Land of the High Serenity

You only count as being 'from' the Central Valley if you have eaten at Luna Pizzeria in Old Town Clovis though.

/born in Fresno

Christophe · « **Reply #31 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 09:05 »

Sometimes I want to move to Modesto (which would only be an hour away right now from Merced, or the City of Mercy) to start a band called Modesto Mouse. I would hire two Modesto musicians and cover Modest Mouse songs.

(God, that's such a stupid joke. Plus I don't even like Modest Mouse.)

Central Valleycon, anyone?

yelley · « **Reply #32 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 12:14 »

what the hell. where did all these central valley people come from all of a sudden? who are you and why are you not at my house playing rock band with me?

Christophe · « **Reply #33 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 12:57 »

I'm actually from Saint Joseph, Wide Bay, but I came to Merced to study at the new UWB. Partly because the others I applied to rejected me.

Patrick · « **Reply #34 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 13:21 »

Yelley I will fuck you up at Rock Band, I'm showing up at SFO on the 12th and I have the whole day of the 13th free. I got dibs on guitar and FUCK YEAH I DO NOT NEED TO REST AFTER MY FLIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS MOUNTAIN DEW IN AMERICA YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Christophe · « **Reply #35 on:** 06 Dec 2008, 13:33 »

If it's in Modesto, I am down to join in a Rock Band Modestocon. PM me if this is at all a possibility.

yelley · « **Reply #36 on:** 07 Dec 2008, 21:14 »

Quote from: Patrick on 06 Dec 2008, 13:21

Yelley I will fuck you up at Rock Band, I'm showing up at SFO on the 12th and I have the whole day of the 13th free. I got dibs on guitar and FUCK YEAH I DO NOT NEED TO REST AFTER MY FLIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS MOUNTAIN DEW IN AMERICA YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

the guitar is all yours, i call mic. by the way, how would you be getting to my place? do i have to come pick you up?

trouble is i don't actually own rock band yet... it was a planned christmas purchase though, so we'll see...

Patrick · « **Reply #37 on:** 08 Dec 2008, 01:38 »

You probably would, heh. Soon as I get my paycheck deposited (and gifts for the woman bought) I can help with gas. I just hope you can sing on expert, because I feel like getting lots of moneys for each performance so my character won't have to play with a lame-looking guitar. I do not know how to play guitar on anything but expert anymore, I seriously start to fail out on easy because I get bored and lose focus.

(let me warm up on some of the easy songs first though 'cause I haven't played at all since October)

David_Dovey · « **Reply #38 on:** 08 Dec 2008, 03:13 »

Quote from: tragic_pizza on 06 Dec 2008, 02:32

My town is named for a town of the same name in Great Britain.

I think it translates "redneck idiots."

Birmingham, right?

It actually translates as "land of Black Sabbath"

yelley · « **Reply #39 on:** 08 Dec 2008, 11:26 »

Quote from: Patrick on 08 Dec 2008, 01:38

You probably would, heh. Soon as I get my paycheck deposited (and gifts for the woman bought) I can help with gas. I just hope you can sing on expert, because I feel like getting lots of moneys for each performance so my character won't have to play with a lame-looking guitar. I do not know how to play guitar on anything but expert anymore, I seriously start to fail out on easy because I get bored and lose focus.

(let me warm up on some of the easy songs first though 'cause I haven't played at all since October)

i can most likely sing on expert for some songs, but my range is tight so i'd probably have to drop to hard for songs that go above or below what i can hit comfortably. but i can't say the same about whoever ends up on drums... even medium trips me up once that orange bar thing starts up...

eddie · « **Reply #40 on:** 08 Dec 2008, 11:52 »

Quote from: tragic_pizza on 06 Dec 2008, 02:32

My town is named for a town of the same name in Great Britain.

I think thats pretty much every single town and city in the US.

Patrick · « **Reply #41 on:** 08 Dec 2008, 12:38 »

Quote from: yelley on 08 Dec 2008, 11:26

i can most likely sing on expert for some songs, but my range is tight so i'd probably have to drop to hard for songs that go above or below what i can hit comfortably. but i can't say the same about whoever ends up on drums... even medium trips me up once that orange bar thing starts up...

If it's just the three of us, could Jason do bass? Bass is all kinds of fun assuming you have a song that doesn't suck 30 shits.

yelley · « **Reply #42 on:** 09 Dec 2008, 00:35 »

well i acquired rock band 2 today. surprisingly i found it at the first store i tried. but we only have one guitar... i guess i'd need to find another one. also christophe might join us...

Ozymandias · « **Reply #43 on:** 09 Dec 2008, 00:38 »

Quote from: eddie on 08 Dec 2008, 11:52

I think thats pretty much every single town and city in the US.

I do not think you will find Santa Fe, Albuquerque, or Socorro in the UK.

This is just a guess.

Reed · « **Reply #44 on:** 09 Dec 2008, 06:13 »

Quote from: eddie on 08 Dec 2008, 11:52

Quote from: tragic_pizza on 06 Dec 2008, 02:32
My town is named for a town of the same name in Great Britain.

I think thats pretty much every single town and city in the US.

That's basically just the East Coast.

Quote from: Patrick on 06 Dec 2008, 13:21

Yelley I will fuck you up at Rock Band, I'm showing up at SFO on the 12th and I have the whole day of the 13th free. I got dibs on guitar and FUCK YEAH I DO NOT NEED TO REST AFTER MY FLIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS MOUNTAIN DEW IN AMERICA YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Shit, I'm jealous. I grew up in the bay area, but I'm stuck out here in fucky Ct with not enough money to return!

Tyler · « **Reply #45 on:** 09 Dec 2008, 13:06 »

CT isnt too shitty if you know where to go.

jhocking · « **Reply #46 on:** 09 Dec 2008, 13:20 »

The best thing about CT is going to New York.

EDIT: For the record, this happens to be true of NJ too.

Reed · « **Reply #47 on:** 09 Dec 2008, 17:59 »

Quote from: Tyler on 09 Dec 2008, 13:06

CT isnt too shitty if you know where to go.

It probably is if you're not a criminally underpaid grad student with no car living in Vernon/Rockville

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #48 on:** 09 Dec 2008, 18:12 »

Hey I live in shitty CT too.

Tyler · « **Reply #49 on:** 10 Dec 2008, 13:59 »

Someone is clearly a UConn student. The greater Storrs area is wildly uninteresting unless you have a solid group of friends that do exciting things.

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