In order to prevent confusion we have decided to change the name of this site, currently Republic of Lagrangia. There are two reasons to reconsider a name change:
- The current name either suggest that we are either a micronation or a government in exile. We are neither.
- It distracts from the actual name of the country we want to establish: the Humanist Republic of Mordan.
We are considering the following names:
- The Lagrangian Republican Association
- The Lagrangian Humanist Republicans
- The Lagrangian Humanist Settlers Association
We would like to hear your opinion on this change.
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I like the first, The Lagrangian Republican Association, although I’ve always be fond of the word/term: Guild.
Only I think “guild” would be a too unfamiliar term.
And a little exlusive in sound. Still, a nice word nonetheless 🙂
I agree with you it’s a nice word, though it’s important that people will understand it without having to look it up in dictionary. But I will take it into consideration.
I think I would go with 3
You are too late to prevent confusion. I’ve been confused ever since I began reading your site. 😦
But I will try to give my opinion of your name change. 🙂
I don’t like the word Republican. I get a little twitch or tic whenever I see or hear it. Or maybe it is just the word “an” that is the offender as nothing happens when I see the word Republic.
The word Settlers doesn’t settle too well with me. Seems a bit humdrum or everyday. Drab and lifeless. Just no get up and go feeling. I prefer something with a pioneering spirit.
Association is a group with a common interest or pursuit. But the word association congers up: “Oh it’s Thursday night. Darn! Got to go to the boring association meeting. They will just be asking for more money or voting on something.”
I found some substitutes: cooperative, league, partnership, coalition, alliance and yes guild as suggested by john z.
Humanist seems satisfactory to me. I would suggest leaving the “The” off of any new names.
Thanks for inviting us to participate. 🙂
>>Thanks for inviting us to participate.
Your input is quite valuable.
I prefer the first one too!
I like the current name.
I understand, but for the reasons I mentioned as well for future legal issues, we cannot maintain the current name.