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Can you name the other names proposed for what became the Dominion of Canada in 1867?
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Alternative History - Alternate Names (also Wikipedia)
This is not by any means a comprehensive list of the proposed names (there were several others, often variations of the names on this quiz)! Names are in alphabetical order. Corrections welcome!
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The British Royal Consort at the time
After Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861).
'Northern Albion' (English)
I've also seen this one spelled 'Albionara,' but I think that was a typo.
'Northern Land' (Latin)
This name would have provided an very neat symmetry with Australia.
A Roman province
This would have had the potential to cause confusion, I think.
An early explorer of North America
After Giovanni Caboto, also known as John Cabot (c. 1450-c. 1499).
'Colony' (Latin)
Well, it was accurate, anyway...
An acronym based on the 6 founding peoples of Canada
'England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, & Aboriginal Lands.' I think we dodged a bullet with this one...
A native village on the site of what is now Montreal.
The word means 'beaver dam' or 'beaver lake' in Iroquoian.
A saint after whom a major Canadian river is named.
'Laurentia' is now the name of the North American geological craton.
Clue
Name
Notes
'The Land Between the Seas' (Greek)
Ocean water between 200m and 1000m of depth is known as the 'mesopelagic zone.'
'Northern Land' (English)
Nothing much to say about this one except 'meh.'
'Higher' (Latin)
Of course, this is now the name of one of the Great Lakes
'Across the Atlantic' (Latin)
This is now the name of the London School of Economics' transatlantic relations blog.
An acronym based on a name very similar to that of the country to the South.
'The United Provinces of North America.'
'Land of Bears' (Latin)
I genuinely like this name.
'Land of the Evening Star' (Latin)
'Tales of Vesperia' is now a popular fantasy CRPG.
The British Monarch at the time
After Queen Victoria (1819-1901), obviously.
The original Viking name for the area
It means either 'Wine Land' or 'Pasture Land' in Old Norse.
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chriskotx
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Dec 30th, 2010 at 05:04 GMT
2 points
Vinland or maybe Superior are the only two of those I'd feel good about.
Chunklets
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Dec 30th, 2010 at 16:11 GMT
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@chrikotx: I could certainly tolerate Vinland. As mentioned in the quiz, I also quite like Ursalia.
Roman
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Dec 31st, 2010 at 21:01 GMT
2 points
Norland sounds like Norway
carbon_rod
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Jan 23rd, 2011 at 00:23 GMT
2 points
Could also include "Kingdom of Canada" and "Confederation of Canada", as they were proposed before "Dominion of Canada" was decided upon.
Chunklets
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Jan 24th, 2011 at 02:06 GMT
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An interesting point, carbon_rod. I had thought about including "Kingdom of Canada" on the quiz, but couldn't come up with a clue that sounded good. Interesting to think, though, that we very nearly ended up with King John I of Canada, rather than Sir John A. MacDonald, Prime Minister!
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