Alternative History:Alternate Names
From Alternative History
You will find here alternate name for countries in OTL that could be used in alternate histories. These were either briefly used or proposed around the time of creation but discarded.
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[edit] Argentina
- Rio de La Plata
[edit] Austria
- United States of Greater Austria was proposed in 1906
[edit] Canada (post-1867)
These are mainly from contemporary newspapers as reported on the Canadian ministry of resources website:
- Albertsland (after Prince Albert)
- Albionora ("northern Albion"),
- Borealia (from a latin word meaning north)
- Britannia
- Cabotia (after John Cabot, one of the early european navigator to land in modern day Canada)
- Colonia
- Efisga (a combination of the first letters of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, and Aboriginal lands)
- Hochelaga (a name used on early map to represent a large part of modern day central Canada, also former name of Montreal)
- Norland
- Superior
- Transatlantia ("over the atlantic" from the british point of view)
- Tupona (an acrostic for the United Provinces of North America)
- Victorialand (after queen victoria)
In addition, "Kingdom of Canada" was the prefered name among Canadians. "Dominion" was chosen largely as a result of American objections.
[edit] Colombia
- New Granada (Nueva Granada in Spanish)
- Gran Colombia Name of the federation of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela
[edit] Ecuador
- Quito
[edit] Ethiopia
- Abyssinia name for the Ethiopian Empire which in OTL existed between 1270-1975
[edit] Germany
- Union of German Countries was proposed for a confederation in 1948
[edit] Ghana
- Gold Coast name of the former British colony in Ghana
[edit] Iran
- Persia
[edit] Sweden
- Svea Rike
[edit] United Kingdom
- Albion Name applied to Great Britain by Pliny the Elder. All the islands of Britain were known as "the Britanniae"
[edit] United States
- Vinland
- Columbia
- Fredonia
- Appalachia
