Johnny Cosmo
Inkling
I can never seem to give people, locations, regions, continents, mountain ranges, rivers, or anything else names without meaning. At the moment, I'm using old Norse for my names, mixing words, altering them so they can be pronounced more easily - but the names always needs relevant origins. I am, however, sometimes tempted to settle for something that sounds nice, or cool, but I usually dissuade myself.
How about you guys? Do you painstakingly research the names for everything? If so, what is your process? Or do you happily let yourself skip this step, choosing cool words, saving yourself a lot of time, and relaxed in the knowledge that most readers won't even care to consider that the name of your capital was influenced by x, and is relevant due to y?
How about you guys? Do you painstakingly research the names for everything? If so, what is your process? Or do you happily let yourself skip this step, choosing cool words, saving yourself a lot of time, and relaxed in the knowledge that most readers won't even care to consider that the name of your capital was influenced by x, and is relevant due to y?