TSP Map: Naming Contest

[Escade]

On Monday, 11/18 the TSP Map (http://forums.thesouthpacific.org/topic/...h-pacific/) will experience a land rush as TSPers stake their claims.   :hula:

 

But, before then, we're having a naming contest for the five continents on the map!

 

Post your ideas for continent names here and may the odds be ever in your favor!

 

Some that I am submitting:

 

Antartic - Bifrost, Glacia, Ikkeirtok, Freja, 
 
Other words that may sound nice as names:
Sol, Emblazon, Blazon, Seyreaux, Penigal, Lyra, Edolen, Arcadia, Symphony, Sonnet, Alinora, 

[Loh]

Loh, on 11 Nov 2013 - 12:44 AM, said:

Some names I thought about for the continents: Fudgia, Christia, Mattlandis, Nord and Bellzur. Names are based on TSPers as you see  


 

 

Just quoting my ideas for names :groovy:

[QuietDad]

AntiArts on the Bottom, Seahorse on the left, North and South Ameritralia on the right,  ExtoHardia to the bottom right of Seahorse. There was actual thought behind them....

[TheStonedSurfers]

My submissions for the naming contest:

Antarctic Continent: Snowdonia

Mid Southwestern Landmass: Brutania

Western Continent: Inaria

Rainbow Islands: Friendship Islands

Northeastern Continent: North Antaria

Southeastern Continent: South Antaria

[Tsrill]

Western continent: Blue whale

Eastern continent (north): Chameleon

Eastern continent (south): Badger

Southern (antarctic) continent: Penguin

Small continent: Bunny

Islands: Lampshade isles

(after iconic south pacific animals in the past...)

 

(Or we could go by the Tsrillik names:

Western continent: Father West (Ftan Lunn)

Small western continent: Gold coin (Ptorin Kfeiaš)

Eastern continent (north): Northern rocksnake (Gloi Sfinn Tair)

Eastern continent (south): Southern rocksnake (Psarl Sfinn Tair)

Southern (antarctic) continent: Cold place (Brarr Ktenn)

[Sierra Lobo]

Antarctic Continent: Brutlandia

Mid Southwestern Landmass: Liliputia

Western Continent: Bigtopia

Rainbow Islands: Violet Bridges

Northeastern Continent: Maxtopia

Southeastern Continent: Marche Noria

[Pituquasi]

Western Continent: Tuauru Whenua = "Western Lands" in Maori 

Southwestern Continent (small): Te Waipounamu = "South Island" in Maori

Northeastern Continent: Akauaina = "North Land" in Hawaiian

Eastern Continent (South): Tuaimihenua = "Tribe Lands" in Moriori

Eastern Continent (North): Rauurihatu = "Northeast Land" in Rapanui

[QuietDad]

Just had an idea. Going back to the land request thread, the first nation landing on a continent gets to name it as explorers did in the day. In reality, history dictates that Europe, Asia and Africa always had "names", but the Americas, Australia and the Arctic came after they where "discovered" by European explorers.

[Farengeto]

Just had an idea. Going back to the land request thread, the first nation landing on a continent gets to name it as explorers did in the day. In reality, history dictates that Europe, Asia and Africa always had "names", but the Americas, Australia and the Arctic came after they where "discovered" by European explorers.

I would presume in most cases the nations were the area's original inhabitants, and didn't quite have the same technology gap as Europeans vs Native Americans when first discovered by foreign visitors.

[Brutland and Norden]

My other plan is to have 5 successive contests to name the 5 continents. We'll do it one continent at a time. All TSPers can propose a name, and everyone will be able to vote, but their votes will be weighted: ordinary TSPers (not on the map) gets 1 vote, TSPers on the map gets 2 votes, and TSPers on that continent to be named gets 3 votes. They may split their votes on any proposed names, or dump it all on a name they like so much. Whichever names gets the most votes wins, and we can then make a back-story on how the continent was named.

[The Solar System Scope]

The Central Continent could be called "Hummingia"(pronounced <span><span>ˈhʌmɪŋ<span><span><span>ɪ</span></span>a)</span></span></span>, because I think it looks like a hummingbird.

[Awesomiasa]

My other plan is to have 5 successive contests to name the 5 continents. We'll do it one continent at a time. All TSPers can propose a name, and everyone will be able to vote, but their votes will be weighted: ordinary TSPers (not on the map) gets 1 vote, TSPers on the map gets 2 votes, and TSPers on that continent to be named gets 3 votes. They may split their votes on any proposed names, or dump it all on a name they like so much. Whichever names gets the most votes wins, and we can then make a back-story on how the continent was named.

 

As MoRA, I'd like agree to this. Unfortunately, my term doesn't last 5 months though

[Brutland and Norden]

As MoRA, I'd like agree to this. Unfortunately, my term doesn't last 5 months though

Well, we can do it, a contest every two weeks - one week for nominations and one week for voting. If we start now, it'll be over by your term's end. Now we must think of the prizes....

[Awesomiasa]

 

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As MoRA, I'd like agree to this. Unfortunately, my term doesn't last 5 months though

Well, we can do it, a contest every two weeks - one week for nominations and one week for voting. If we start now, it'll be over by your term's end. Now we must think of the prizes....

 

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