Hello, I am rewriting my novel set in an alternate 1800s Southeast Asian country and I’m a bit undecided on some of the surnames and some of the names of places.

Which would be a better name for a thriving coastal city located near the mountains? All the names below are a variation of the word for Mountain.

  • Tutuktok
  • Tumuktok
  • Gunungin

8voters

Which of the following would fit the name of the capital city located between a bay and a river?

  • Orilyan (Bay)
  • Tayilo (there’s a river)

9voters

Which of the following would fit as the surname of the protagonist? Her first name is Salice and her father is from a merchant family.

  • Estare - ( to stand)
  • *Cuorre - (heart)
  • Arvo (Farm)
  • Ferro (iron)

6voters

Which one would fit as a surname of a powerful family?

  • Navivello
  • Thimatthias

8voters

Which surname would a nouveau riche family adopt?

  • Lehmann (tenant)
  • Housten (house)

7voters

I apologize if it's quite long.

I know some of the root words are, so it is kind of distracting me. So I picked the ones sounding more "foreign" :laughing: