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Post-colonial: Spanish place names that have no history of being used during the colonial period for the place in question or for nearby related places. (Ex: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, named in 1969 after a street in Burbank, California) Non-Spanish: Place names originating from non-Spaniards or in non-historically Spanish areas.
Town Name Origin Notes Azure City The Order of the Stick: Fictional capital of a country of the same name, the setting for a large portion of the Webcomic The Order of the Stick. Brigadoon Brigadoon: Brigadoon is a village in the Scottish Highlands, the setting of the musical of the same name. Chako Paul City [24] Chinese press agencies
The title of the series comes from the name of a fictional street in Shadyside, which was named after the Fear family. Contextual clues in the text suggest Shadyside is either in southern New England or a northern Mid-Atlantic state of the US. Shalako, New Mexico Louis L'Amour: Shalako: Shaston, South Wessex Thomas Hardy: Thomas Hardy's Wessex
Commonly held wisdom is that a prestigious-sounding name can add value to a neighborhood or subdivision. Now the research proves it. Buyers are willing to pay a premium of 4.2 percent for a.
(The name means "golden table" in Spanish.) Nollop: island state from the novel Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn; San Cristobel: tropical island country in The Guiding Light TV series, also the name for a separate fictional nation in the TV series Automan; San Esperito: South American island nation from the video game Just Cause. Translated in ...
The fictional neighborhood of Monica's Gang, and the main setting of the show. It was located in the city of São Paulo, Southeast Region, Brazil. A real city named Limoeiro exists in Pernambuco state, near capital city, Recife. Lundgren Sanjay and Craig: Nickelodeon: The fictional town and the main setting of Sanjay and Craig. M
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The name is similar to Greek-born film director Costa-Gavras; Costaguana: from Joseph Conrad's Nostromo, said to be a hybrid of several real countries; Country of the Blind: from the short story with the same name by H. G. Wells; Diamantara: a republic in South America from the anime Michiko & Hatchin