Grounder Names

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Grounder names for places and people are often based on cities or landmarks that existed in the associated clan's territory before the Apocalypse. This page lists these names and their likely real-world origins.

Places

Name	Origin
Bowie	Bowie, Maryland
Doah	Shenandoah, Virginia
Mana	Manassas, Virginia
Rappahan	Rappahannock County, Virginia
Reva	Reva, Virginia
Rockburn	Rockburn Branch Park, Maryland
TonDC	Washington, D.C.
Woodstock	Woodstock, Virginia
Xandria	Alexandria, Virginia

People

Azgeda

Name	Origin
Nia	Niagara Falls on the border of New York and Ontario, Canada.
Ontari	Ontario, Canada.
Roan	Roanoke, Virginia, or one of the many other places called Roanoke in Northeastern United States.

Louwoda Kliron

Name	Origin
Madi	Madison, Wisconsin.

Nomadic

Name	Origin
Emori	District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Otan	United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.

Trikru

Name	Origin
Artigas	José Gervasio Artigas statue in Washington, D.C.
Costia	Either the Anacostia neighbourhood in Washington, D.C. or the Anacostia River.
Delano	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Lexa	Alexandria, Virginia.
Lincoln	Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Penn	Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland.
Tomac	Either Potomac, Maryland, or the Potomac River.