Coolest/worst names of countries

[SolSara]

Not a country but a province in EU4 is named Fak-Fak.

 

[Arjik]

But overall, I think Wanka wins best/worst at once....

I can imagine british commanders saying "Those bloody Wankas are up to it again, lads. Let's show them how a true british soldier fights!"

 

[Duman]

There is another Moroccan province "Haha"

 

[Haldan]

There's a province called "Ganja" in eastern Anatolia. There should be a tag named that, with a bush or flower as its flag and green its color. Religion would be Coptic, ofcourse.

 

[LordQ]

I've always been partial to the province Ingermanland, which it isn't. Nowadays it's called Ingria, and it's nowhere near England either.

 

[balmung60]

There's a province called "Ganja" in eastern Anatolia. There should be a tag named that, with a bush or flower as its flag and green its color. Religion would be Coptic, ofcourse.

For bonus points, its province number is 420.

 

[Bragi]

- goddamn Münster and Munster, I STILL after hundreds of hour of eu4 and eu3 mistake them!

Man.. in german they are even both written with Ü, so its super confusing :/

- Potiguara because it's name + it's green colour trick me every time into thinking it's Portuguese colony, especially irritating at early game when I always do [

Oh yeah...

There is also a province of HAHA in Morocco, "you lost 48930 men in the battle of HAHA"

Lol awesome

Commonwealth is problematic. 'Poland' would be much worse. Poland-Lithuania feels weird. But you, as a foreigner, should be really happy you don't have to deal with true, historical name:

Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów

I could bet over 90% of forum users (rest would be Slavic) couldn't pronunciate 'Rzeczpospolita' properly even after short Polish language course.

Yeah, I find Commonwelth a rather annoying and confusing name. Its like Commonwealth of England/GB

Not a country but a province in EU4 is named Fak-Fak.

O-kay..

"Hey strange man, where do you come from? Never met you here!"
"Fak-Fak"
*BAM*

I can imagine british commanders saying "Those bloody Wankas are up to it again, lads. Let's show them how a true british soldier fights!"

lol

 

[Chev]

I somehow find great enjoyment in the new nation of Mzab.

 

[Thagnus]

Not a country, but a province - back in EU3 there was province called Gubbi-Gubbi, it seems it's not in EU4.

 

[Incompetent]

'Ming' and 'Qing' annoy me as country names, if only because they mean that glorious 'China' is never daubed across the map.

 

[Hackworthy]

Chickasaw has nothing to do with chickens or saws; it's an Amerindian name like a lot of toponyms in the US. Chickasaw specifically is the name of a tribe. Woonsocket, Kentucky, Yakima, Oklahoma, Seattle, Dakota; these are all indigenous names.

 

[StatikShocker]

Cool: Ajuuraan, Majapahit, Chagatai, Songhai, Fez, Mughals

Worst: Jiangzhou, Gazikumukh, Qara and Aq Qoyunlu, U-Tsang, Ayutthaya... and many more, only because I can't pronounce them.

Kokkand, because I don't know any way to pronounce it other than cock-hand and saying that in a multiplayer chat never goes over well.

 

[gimel]

Commonwealth is problematic. 'Poland' would be much worse. Poland-Lithuania feels weird. But you, as a foreigner, should be really happy you don't have to deal with true, historical name:

Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów

Which was devised by P. Jasienica ca. 1960...

 

[gimel]

I'm being led to believe that proper pronounciation of Aq Qoyunlu goes, approximately: ak-ko-yun-woo, but anyone knowing better should feel free to correct me on this.

 

[Ibrins]

I personally love Punjab. Puns & jabs. Hehe. He.
I fell bad now.

 

[jrgen3]

Worst by far: "Byzantium" - Should be "Roman Empire"

 

[Holbenilord]

I really like Fox. So simple, so matter-of-fact. Also Tarascan because I imagine them torturing their enemies with a kind of hot sauce (yeah I know )

Least favourite... ugh, Pate, Date, Guge. Guge even sounds like a viscous kind of slime.

 

[Banjo]

I despise the province of Ayrshire.

Despite Ayr being a tiny unnoticeable town of little regard other than horse racing, the Ancient town of Dumbarton & the province (and Kingdom) of Strathclyde being of so much historical and strategic positioning at this time would make a logical choice for naming the area. Ayr's history? Strategic value? NONE! Plus Ayr & Air sound the same LOL :wacko:

I Like Susquehanna and Chickasaw. They sound great.

 

[BFTeixeira]

Actually i find it funny that 2 different nations in 2 different continents have the same name in 2 different languages. Go to google translator, and translate Peru, from portuguese to english...

 

[HansBaer]

There's a province called "Ganja" in eastern Anatolia. There should be a tag named that, with a bush or flower as its flag and green its color. Religion would be Coptic, ofcourse.

Nah, we definitely need Rastafarian in the Nation designer. Also, we need an achievement or a mission for the Caribbean nation similar to the "recover our cultural heritage" mission that Japan gets (btw, kudos to the devs. Had to chuckle Also, why wasn't Manga named yet? ).


Achievement: The five-leaved Herb
"Own Jamaica, Ganja, Amsterdam, Moron and the Highlands as Ethiopia".