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FR - Ceci est la page forum du projet collaboratif Valonne. Pour la documentation officielle du projet, veuillez visiter la page du projet.
EN - This is the forum page for the Valonne collaborative project. For the project's official documentation please visit Collab page.
FR - La ville et le lac concernés dans ce billet sont : capitale sans nom et lac sans nom∈⊾.
EN - The concerned city and lake in this post are: unnamed capital city and unnamed lake∈⊾.


Flag of France.svg La capitale de Valonne est la plus grande et la plus importante ville du pays. On peut dire sans risque de se tromper qu'il s'agit d'une plaque tournante mondiale pour une pléthore de choses. La ville doit faire l'objet d'une planification minutieuse avant que la cartographie détaillée ne puisse commencer. Cela comprend la disposition de la ville par rapport à sa position géographique. Les différentes avenues et rues principales qui traverseront la ville, les gares, les parcs importants, les bureaux gouvernementaux, les sites notables, les monuments, etc.

De même, ce message du forum servira à choisir un nom pour le lac où se trouve la capitale. Il peut, mais ne doit pas nécessairement, partager le nom de la ville.

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The capital city of Valonne is the largest and most important city in the country. It is safe to say it is a global hub for a plethora of things. The city needs to be planned thoroughly before detailed mapping can commence. That includes the layout of the city relative to its geographic position. The various avenues and main streets that will crisscross the city, the railway stations, important parks, government offices, notable sites, monuments, etc.

Likewise, this forum post will be used to select a name for the lake where the capital city is located. It can, but does not have to share the name of the city.

Propositions de noms / Name proposals

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N'hésitez pas à discuter du développement de la ville ci-dessous. Les plans visuels sont acceptés.

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Feel free to discuss the development of the city below. Visual plans are also welcome.

Veuillez ajouter vos suggestions à la fin du tableau, ajouter une étymologie (qu'elle soit officielle ou qu'elle vous soit venue à l'esprit par hasard), et assurez-vous de signer votre nom. Please add your suggestions to the end of the table, add an etymology (whether official, or if it randomly came up on your mind), and make sure to sign your name.
FR - LE VOTE EST TERMINÉ - Les gagnants sont:
  • Nemans - pour le nom de la capitale, soumis par l'utilisateur Aiki
  • Lac de Glois - pour le nom du lac, soumis par l'utilisateur Aiki.

Les entrées restantes seront réutilisées dans tout le pays.
Les résultats du vote sont listés ci-dessous - merci d'avoir voté !

EN - THE VOTING HAS FINISHED - The winning entries are:

  • Nemans - for the name of the capital city, submitted by user Aiki,
  • Lac de Glois - for the name of the lake, submitted by user Aiki.

The remaining entries will be reused throughout the country.
Voting results are listed below - thank you for voting!

Nom de la ville / City name Nom anglais / English name Etymologie / Etymology Auteur / Author
Bourderoi Bourderoy Divers. Can be "city of Bourdain (a monarch)," or "the king's city," for example. varnel_maiser
Meiry Meire From Meyer (Mayor; Ruler) - Meierii -> Meieris -> Meyeri -> Meiry Davieerr
Sacerrè Saquerre From the river goddess Sequana - Sequanaterre -> Sequanterre -> Sequanerre -> Saquerre -> Sacerrè Davieerr
Blecair Bleclair Briíglerecia - Hilly Sea - Brikalerecia -> Bricalerecium Lacusioum -> Bricaliria -> Bricalia -> Brecalér -> Breclair Davieerr
Taulené Taulen Taulii - Obscure Tribe - Taulinium - Taulini -> Tauline -> Taulené Davieerr
Baseuil Baseuil From an old people called the Basilii. Basilium >> Baseuil Sweetykid (talk) 23:39, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
Tourneval Tourneval From Tourné (a knight) and -val (= valley) Sweetykid (talk) 23:39, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
Valcourt Valcourt From Val (= valley) and -court (= domain, area) Sweetykid (talk) 23:39, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
Nemans Nemans From Nemetomagos - plain/market of the sanctuary/holy grove in Gaulish - following the phonological changes usually displayed in Langues d'oïl area. Nemeton became ne in Nemours or nan in Nanterre, while Magos morphed into ɑ̃ (e.g. Caen, Rouen, Argentan) or ɔ̃ (e.g. Charenton). Neighbouring languages may have kept some of the original phonemes. Plevian, could have Nemego (with a stress on the first e). The demonym could be némansois/némansoise. Aiki (talk) 16:28, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Anthrace Anthrace From the mineral called anthracite that could be used and exploit there as coal. People could be called the Anthracians (Anthraciens, FR) and the region l'Anthracie / Anthracy Newflanders
Andarsailles Andarsailles This proposal could go with the name of the lake if this one was called "Lake Andarion". That could sound like Versailles. People, there, could be called the Andarsaillais and the region l'Andarie / Andary. Newflanders
Maurance Maurance This name could come from the name Maurice that could bear a king or a notable person. People could be called Mauranciens or Maurançais. And the region la Maurancie / Maurancy. Newflanders
Nom du lac / Lake name Etymologie / Etymology Auteur / Author
Lac Celossé (Callus Sea) Callustrum Mare -> Kalostromeer -> Lac Celostom -> Lac Celosstumé -> Lac Celossum -> Lac Celossé/Celßemeer Davieerr
Lac Carustell (Far Blue Sea) Caeruleustele Mare -> Carulstelemeer -> Lac Carustelé -> Lac Carrustell Davieerr
Lac Andarion This proposal could go with the name of the capital or a town on the shore of the lake if this one was called "Andarsailles". Newflanders
Lac d’Horance No etymology to give. Could be the name of a town on the shore of the lake or a river. Newflanders
Lac de Late or Lac lésien From Gaulish late meaning marsh if the shores or some sections were marshy. Lésien is a calque on arlésien (inhabitant of Arles), adjective deriving from Latin arelatensis. In Ingrean, this would be rendered as Lake Late (as in being late) or Lesian Lake. Aiki (talk) 19:29, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
Lac de Glois From Gaulish glastos/gleuos meaning blue-green or shiny. For further information, please refer to the discussion section of this page. Aiki (talk) 19:47, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Vote (Capitale) / Voting (Capital city):

  • Bourderoi
  1. Thanks, Zekiel (talk) 17:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. Ante44 (talk) 11:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  3. Sergjack (talk) 15:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  4. Paul Pfh (talk) 21:34, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Meiry
  1. Bixelkoven (talk) (West Uletha Admin) 12:55, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. Davieerr (talk) 14:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Sacerrè
  1. ParAvion (talk) 20:29, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Blecair
  1. ParAvion (talk) 20:29, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Taulené
  • Baseuil
  1. Chazeltine (talk) 13:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. — Alessa (talk) 12:29, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Tourneval
  1. Brunanter (talk) 23:52, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Valcourt
  1. Brunanter (talk) 23:52, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. Themapper53 (talk) 07:08, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  3. Sergjack (talk) 15:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  4. Leowezy (talk) 16:41, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  5. Sweetykid (talk) 13:23, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Nemans
  1. Bixelkoven (talk) (West Uletha Admin) 12:55, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. Izaland Terramorphing Committee (talk) 00:42, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  3. Stjur (talk) 04:27, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  4. Ruadh (talk) 06:56, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  5. Themapper53 (talk) 07:08, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  6. Ante44 (talk) 11:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  7. wangi (talk) 19:22, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  8. Aiki (talk) 11:53, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  9. — Alessa (talk) 12:29, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  10. Sweetykid (talk) 13:23, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  11. Davieerr (talk) 14:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  12. Paul Pfh (talk) 21:34, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Anthrace
  1. Thanks, Zekiel (talk) 17:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. Stjur (talk) 04:27, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Andarsailles
  1. Chazeltine (talk) 13:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Maurance

Vote (Lac) / Voting (Lake):

  • Nom équivalent à celui de la ville / Name equivalent to that of the city
  1. Thanks, Zekiel (talk) 17:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)\
  2. Brunanter (talk) 23:52, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  3. Stjur (talk) 04:27, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  4. Ante44 (talk) 11:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  5. Sergjack (talk) 15:08, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  6. Paul Pfh (talk) 21:35, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Lac Celossé
  1. Geoc3ladus (talk) 15:40, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. ParAvion (talk) 20:29, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Lac Carustell
  1. Sweetykid (talk) 17:14, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. Davieerr (talk) 14:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  3. ParAvion (talk) 20:29, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Lac Andarion
  1. Stjur (talk) 04:27, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Lac d’Horance
  1. Bixelkoven (talk) (West Uletha Admin) 12:55, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. Chazeltine (talk) 13:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  3. Izaland Terramorphing Committee (talk) 00:42, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  4. Thanks, Zekiel (talk) 17:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  5. Themapper53 (talk) 07:08, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  • Lac de Late or Lac lésien
  • Lac de Glois
  1. Bixelkoven (talk) (West Uletha Admin) 12:55, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  2. Chazeltine (talk) 13:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  3. Geoc3ladus (talk) 15:40, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  4. Sweetykid (talk) 17:14, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
  5. Ruadh (talk) 06:56, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  6. Ante44 (talk) 11:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  7. Sergjack (talk) 15:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  8. Leowezy (talk) 16:41, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  9. wangi (talk) 19:22, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
  10. Aiki (talk) 11:53, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
  11. Davieerr (talk) 14:08, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Discussion / Discussion

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Utilisez l'espace ci-dessous pour discuter du nom. Use the space below to discuss the name(s).

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Réflexions sur l'étymologie des toponymes

Bien que les langues gauloises aient laissé peu de traces dans le français moderne, une large part des toponymes français sont pourtant d'origine celtique ou gallo-romaine (avec une forte évolution phonologique). Certains sont directement dérivés du nom antiques, d'autres ont été remplacés par le nom de la peuplade gauloise vivant aux environs (e.g. Parisii -> Paris, Namnètes -> Nantes). A part les zones frontalières, je suppose que le projet collaboratif devrait respecter cet élément afin d'inventer des noms de lieux cohérents. Cela n'empêche en aucun cas l'utilisation de noms descriptifs français (e.g. Pont-sur-nom de rivière) ou de noms de saints. --Aiki (talk) 16:48, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

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Reflection on toponyms' etymology

Despite the fact that Gaulish languages left little to Modern French, a large part of current toponyms have in fact a Celtic or Gallo-Roman origin (with a heavy phonological evolution). Some have directly evolved from the ancient name, others have been replaced by the name of the Gallic tribe living in the area (e.g. Parisii -> Paris, Namnetes -> Nantes). Apart from border regions, I gather that the collaboration project should somehow use this real-world element as to generate consistent toponyms. This does not prevent from using descriptive names in French (e.g. Pont-sur-river name) or saints' names. --Aiki (talk) 16:48, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

In this vein perhaps something connected to glas, which in Celtic languages is variously the colour blue, green or grey. Specifically blue in Breton. Etymology could be connected to the lake. This would also allow for a future false etymology tied to the French meaning - which could lend to symbology. /wangi (talk) 15:07, 21 August 2024 (UTC)
Good pick for generating hydronyms. I had a quick look at wiktionary and it seems the cognates in Gaulish (from the extinct continental Celtic branch) were glastos/glasta/glaston (with variations: glasson, glađđon) for the blue-green meaning, or gleuos/gleua/gleuon for the “shiny” one. I guess we can have place names starting with Glât-, Glass-, Gloi- (e.g. le Lac de Glois). --Aiki (talk) 08:32, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

River's name

I've noticed the river flowing throw the city is still call Pretagne, a vocal cord vibration away from Bretagne. If the river flow is swift, I would suggest something on the Celtic root Isara as rivers Isère, Yser, Oise or Isar. Maybe something like Ise ou Yse (both pronounce like ease) in modern Franquese with an adjective ysérian/ysériane keeping the long-lost "r".--Aiki (talk) 19:41, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Yeah the river name was inherited from the entire region's name, however it is possible to rename it of course. I have to admit that I really like the name you've suggested, I am tempted to rename the river immediately, haha. ⸺ Bixelkoven (talk) (West Uletha Admin) 12:55, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
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