The Mana World Forums

We need to name the current snow village. Please choose one of the four provided, or post your own. Names that are copyrighted will be ignored.

I voted for "Nivalis" because all others are too long and unpronounceable IMO, but I think it sounds more like a metropole than a small town.

Nivalis

Nivalis is indeed the best option.

Hi All,

Could I also make a suggestion that the names of any places be signposted in the game. (via an NPC)

New people are always asking for directions to somewhere, and I think it would be nice to have a few NPC signposts that when clicked on give your current location (As a name) and the directions to any nearby locations.

If it wasnt to complicated, it would be really good if the signpost could actually give limited directions to any place, from a current location.

Regards
ikms

ikms wrote:Hi All,

Could I also make a suggestion that the names of any places be signposted in the game. (via an NPC)

New people are always asking for directions to somewhere, and I think it would be nice to have a few NPC signposts that when clicked on give your current location (As a name) and the directions to any nearby locations.

If it wasnt to complicated, it would be really good if the signpost could actually give limited directions to any place, from a current location.

Regards
ikms

Yes. But first, we need place names.

Nixenath /nɪkːsənːɒːtʰ/, is better suited for a place in a forest, I feel.

Nivalis /nɪvːɑːlɪsː/, sounds too much like Latin, and does not have the feel the Snow Town have, in my mind.

Nivenath /nɪvːənːɒːtʰ/, okay, maybe too a typical name in my opinion, but follows the genre’s “rules” nicely.

Nivaneth /nɪvːanːeːtʰ/, okay, maybe a bit too swirly in my mouth, like getting something living in your mouth and you try your hardest to get it our without hurting it...

Other, well while I probably would like some of the possible other names, they are not mentioned here explicitly.

I had no trouble with any of their pronunciations. But then I hardly ever do, I just pronounce it my way, as it comes naturally every given moment.

Curious may know I voted for ニベナート.

I've always just called it "Santa's Village" or "The North Pole"

Nivalis

Ces wrote:Nivalis /nɪvːɑːlɪsː/, sounds too much like Latin, and does not have the feel the Snow Town have, in my mind.

Nivalis is latin. For example, the latin name for the Snow drop flower is Galanthus nivalis. I don't remember the exact meaning of nivalis, but it has to do with snow of course.

Vink wrote:Nivalis is latin. For example, the latin name for the Snow drop flower is Galanthus nivalis. I don't remember the exact meaning of nivalis, but it has to do with snow of course.

In Botanical Latin it means “(growing) in/at snow”, from the Latin nivis ‘snow’. There are quite a few flowers with this epithet (Galanthus, Gentiana, ...), and some animals as well (Mustela for instance).

In Latin proper I guess a more correct translation of nivalis would be “of snow”, but that’s details only icky classical philologists with a grammatical desire care about.

if i ever find my latin to french dictionary
(never let someone borrow your dictionaries)
im gonna translate it properly
that discution reminds me i have to get a good etymology book about french
im tired of renting them at the library i never have them when i need em

Why do all names start with "N"?? it isnt very original
FlakeLand
Snowy Earth

Nivalis on latin is adjective that means snowy, something that comes with snow or belongs to snow. So, towns name cant be snowy... If you want latin name with nivalis, it would be nivalis rus or nivalis vicus (both rus and vicus have same meaning, village, so it would be snowy village or snowy town). Another possibility is nivalis locus (snowy place), but all names like this are long.

I would give it name hiems (which means winter).

Other: 'tishierkoud