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Anduin(River)Literature A river in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series. From the fictional Sindarin language and meaning “long” and duin meaning "river”.
Ankh-Morpork(Settlement)Literature A city in Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' series. From the English words "ankh" and "morepork".
Arkham(Settlement)Literature The name of a fictional town in Essex County, Massachusetts, used in the stories of H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937). It may be influenced by Latin arcanum meaning "mystery, secret" and Old English ham "home, homestead".
Arnor(Country)Literature A former kingdom in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series. From the fictional Sindarin language ar meaning "high, noble, royal" and dor meaning "land, dwelling".
Barad-dûr(Settlement)Literature A tower in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series. From the fictional Sindarin language barad meaning “tower” and dûr meaning “dark, somber”.
Belegaer(Body of Water)Literature An ocean in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. From the fictional Sindarin language beleg, "great", and gaer, "sea".
Beleriand(Region)Literature A region in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. From the fictional Sindarin language, Balar (an island and bay in the region) and iand meaning "land".
Benoye(Political Subdivision)Arthurian Cycle The more famous Benoye, or Benwick, was in France. There seems to have been another Benoye, in Britain – the dukedom of Duke Ansirus the Pilgrim. Ansirus’ daughter, Alice La Beale Pilgrim, married Sir Alisander le Orphelin and they retired "into their country of Benoye, and lived there in great joy."... [more]
Bombo(Mountain & Other)Kongo, Literature, Popular Culture The name of a hill in the border between southernmost mainland Congo Brazzaville and westernmost DRC; the meaningful name of a little known Tarzan inspired character.
Celephaïs(Settlement)Literature The name refers to a fictional city that appears in Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, including his novella "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath".
Doriath(Country & Other)Literature A kingdom in JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion. From the fictional Sindarin language dôr meaning "land" and iath meaning "fence".
Elsinore(Settlement)Literature, English Anglicized form of Helsingør. This is the name of Hamlet's castle in William Shakespeare's play.
Emhain Abhlach(Island)Irish Mythology, Arthurian Cycle Emhain Abhlach is often identified with various mythical or mystical islands in Irish mythology. One of the most well-known references is associated with the Otherwordly island where Manannán mac Lir, a sea deity in Irish mythology, resided... [more]
Eriador(Region)Literature A region in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. Meaning "lonely land, wilderness" in the fictional Sindarin language, likely derived from Primitive Elvish eryā meaning "isolated, lonely" and ndore meaning "land".
Fangorn(Region)Literature A forest in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. From the given name Fangorn, itself meaning "treebeard" in the fictional Sindarin language, from fang meaning "beard" and #orn" meaning "tree".
Galanton(Other)Arthurian Cycle A castle where, in one of his first adventures, Perceval rescued Sir Patrides, who was chained to a block of stone.
Genewis(Country)Arthurian Cycle The kingdom belonging to Pant (Ban), Lancelot’s father, in Ulrich’s Lanzelet. He married Clarine, the mother of Lancelot in a Germanic version of the latter’s story.... [more]
Golgonooza(Settlement)Literature Golgonooza is a mythical city in the work of William Blake. Golgonooza is a City of Imagination built by Los, the spiritual Four-fold London, a vision of London and also linked to Jerusalem and is Blake's great city of art and science.
Gorgoroth(Region)Literature A region in JRR Tolkien's works. From the fictional Sindarin words gor meaning "fear" and goroth meaning "horror".
Gwalia(Country)Welsh (Archaic), Literature From Medieval Latin Wallia, which was a Latinized form of English Wales. This is an archaic Welsh name for Wales; although never as widely used as Cymru, Gwalia was once popular as a poetic name for the country... [more]
Harad(Region)Literature A region in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. From the fictional Sindarin language, harad meaning "south".
Illyricum(Country)Arthurian Cycle A land whose queen was abducted by the barbarian King Milocates. She was rescued from Milocates’ island by Gawain, who returned her to the King of Illyricum.
Kanga(Settlement & Other)Kongo, Popular Culture, Literature Even though it is also the name of a hill range in westernmost Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kanga is best known internationally as the name of a certain Kangaroo from Winnie the Pooh books and the basis for the name Kaänga.
Kirrin(Island)Literature Kirrin Island is the fictional island in Enid Blyton's 'The Famous Five' series of children's books.
Læhtamris(Other)Arthurian Cycle A forest where Perceval defeated King Vergulaht of Ascalun and ordered Vergulaht – as a term of his surrender – to assume a quest for the Grail. Vergulaht later transferred this duty to Gawain.
Lönneberga(Settlement)Swedish, Literature Combination of Swedish lönn "maple" and berg "mountain". This is the name of a small village and parish in Småland, southern Sweden... [more]
Maidenland(Country)Arthurian Cycle The enchanted land of fairies where, in Ulrich’s Lanzelet, Lancelot was raised by his foster-mother, a fairy. It had no men, but Lancelot was able to learn skill with arms from visiting mermen. It is comparable to the island or valley in later legends ruled by the Lady of the Lake.... [more]
Medarie(Country)Arthurian Cycle A land ruled by King Schaffilan, who was killed by Gawain’s son Wigalois. The three princes of Medarie were Darel, Gamer, and Ariun.
Minas Tirith(Settlement)Literature A city in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. Meaning "tower of guard, tower of watch," from the fictional Sindarin language, minas meaning "tower, fort" and tirith, meaning "watch, guard, vigilence".
Mompracem(Political Subdivision, Region, Settlement & Island)Literature, Popular Culture Mompracem is the historical name of Kuraman, which is currently known primarily as the alter ego name of Keraman in the Sandokan series.
Mongibel(Mountain)Arthurian Cycle The name given to Mount Etna, in Sicily, when it is considered an Arthurian locale. Morgan planned to bring Arthur there after he was given his final wound.... [more]
Monjardín(Settlement)Arthurian Cycle The city in Spain in which the Lady Lidoine was held captive by King Savari until rescued by Claris.
Morrois(Region)Arthurian Cycle The Wood of Morrois in Cornwall serves as the location of several adventures in the Tristan stories.... [more]
Nangijala(Other)Literature Meaning unknown. Invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for her novel "The Brothers Lionheart" (1973) where it is the main setting. In the book, Nangijala is the name of afterlife where our souls go after we die.
Númenor(Country & Island)Literature An island empire in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. From the fictional Quenya language númen, meaning "west", and nórë, meaning "land".
Orthanc(Settlement)Literature A fortress in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series. Likely from the fictional Sindarin language orod, "mountain", and thanc, "cleft, split".
Osgiliath(Settlement)Literature A city in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series. Meaning "city of the stars", from the fictional Sindarin language ost, "fortress, city" and gil "star".
Pandæmonium(Political Subdivision)Literature From Greek παν (pan) "all" and δαιμόνιον (daimónion) "little spirit, little demon" or only δαιμον (daímōn) "demon, evil spirit" with a suffix... [more]
Quinqueroi(Region)Arthurian Cycle A forest that was the home of the Red Knight, who was killed by Perceval.
Rhûn(Body of Water)Literature A sea in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series. From the fictional Sindarin language rhûn meaning "east".
R'lyeh(Settlement)Literature A fictional lost city in the South Pacific, invented for HP Lovecraft's short story 'The Call of Cthulhu'. From a fictional language incomprehensible to and unable to be pronounced by humans.
Sirion(River)Literature From JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series. From the fictional Sindarin language sîr meaning “river” and iaun meaning “wide”.
Terabithia(Political Subdivision)Literature The magical kingdom from the children's novel 'Bridge to Terabithia' (1977) by Katherine Paterson. Terabithia means "land of the turpentine-trees", it is in relation to the island Terebinthia in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C. S. Lewis.
Valinor(Region)Literature A region in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' series. From the fictional Quenya language, a compound of vala, a fictional quasi-divine species, and the suffix ndor meaning "land".
Valyria(Settlement)Literature The name of a city in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.
Wadling(Body of Water)Arthurian Cycle A lake in Inglewood Forest, which formerly existed under High Hesket (Cumbria), ten miles south of Carlisle. It is the setting for the Middle English poem The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne... [more]