Forum:Ingerland/Change the country name?

Some Ingerland mappers (and others) have expressed a preference for a change of the country's name. Reasons include that the name Ingerland sounds like rather childish parody of England, and it is associated with some of the more hooligan, extreme and racist elements of English society.

A change of name could impact quite a few other countries, especially if it changes the language name too, involving a fair number of changes to the map and wiki. So, although the decision ultimately rests with Ingerland mappers, comments and ideas from the wider community are welcome.

So ... should the country (and language) name be changed? Any ideas for alternative names? Any other considerations? -- Pawl (talk) 16:46, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Discussion

While I support the name change (despite previously opposing it), I firmly believe that all (or at least an overwhelming majority) mappers of Ingerish-speaking countries, and especially mappers where Ingerland is incorporated into the name, must be on board with the name change and have a chance to contribute to this discussion before anything is decided. --Lithium-Ion | [1] (talk) 17:15, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Alternative names

Please add any suggestions you have for an alternative name (if the name is to change). Add your username in the last column by writing three tildas (~~~).

Name	Adjective	Demonym	Linguonym	Comments	Suggested by
Aecland	Aeclish	Aecodean	Aeclish	Could also be "Acland". From "ac/aec" the Old English word for "oak", thus "Oak-land". If someone could come up with something to put between aec and land it could perhaps be refined further.	Lithium-Ion | [2] (talk)
Anbion	Anbish	Anbian	Anbish	A play on Albion, an ancient alternative name for Britain. No etymology but I'm sure we can invent some!	Pawl (talk)
Brynland	Brynish	Brynian	Brynish	A Gearmanic mis-hearing and mis-understanding of the Caeltig Bryn y lan (Hill by the shore), which they thought was referring to a whole land and not just a particular hill (similar to "Canada" coming from an Iroquois word for "village").	Pawl (talk)
Intherland	Intherish	Intherish	Intherish	It's "Ingerland" but with a "th" instead of a "g". While it's still a pretty obvious England ripoff, it's far less egregious than before, and could possibly have an etymology related to "Hinterland" or, like England, the Inther people - whoever they are.	Lithium-Ion | [3] (talk)
Inthria	Inthrish	Inthrish	Inthrish	A variation on Lithium's suggestion of Intherland that feels less like an obvious England ripoff while still having the same etymology and similar descriptors.	Ernestpkirby