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Q&A What are some good strategies to use when naming a fictional city?

I've read a lot of the questions on here concerning naming characters and deciding on whether to use a fictional city. I have already decided to use a fictional city in the piece. But, my problem w...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by RE Lavender‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:17:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/27394
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar RE Lavender‭ · 2019-12-08T06:17:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've read a lot of the questions on here concerning naming characters and deciding on whether to use a fictional city. I have already decided to use a fictional city in the piece. But, my problem with naming concerns finding names for cities. What are somethings to help with this? And, what should I avoid in the name if the city is based off a real place but I don't want the readers to associate the real place with the fictional one? **How do I go about naming a place, in general?**

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-03-28T23:54:57Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 6