[Opinions] Re: Thoughts on the name California?
in reply to a message by perezident
Why not Calafia or Khalifa, or another variation? She was the mythical queen that California got its name from, and would avoid the negative associations, song lyrics, or jokes about being named after a state.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calafia#:~:text=Calafia%2C%20or%20Califia%2C%20is%20the,Esplandi%C3%A1n)%2C%20written%20around%201510.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calafia#:~:text=Calafia%2C%20or%20Califia%2C%20is%20the,Esplandi%C3%A1n)%2C%20written%20around%201510.
This message was edited 3/14/2024, 2:02 PM