"Yeah, it used to be the eastern edge of a much larger empire, what can you do"
I'm a game developer, professionally!
You may know me from things like: Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, The Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking, Gone Home, Bioshock 2, or maybe something else.
Right now I work as a Technical Narrative Designer at Remedy Entertainment in Stockholm, Sweden
Perhaps there are other aspects of my personality that may also be revealed here on this website
"Yeah, it used to be the eastern edge of a much larger empire, what can you do"
for your consideration, some place names from real life:
See also Norway - Norge comes from Old Norse Norðwegr meaning "north way"
Heck, even us in the US know a good example of a terrible land name: West Virgina. Or North and South Carolina. Or North and South Dakota. We have a state named after a King! (Georgia)
"Lone Island" [there are actually tons of other islands further out, beyond where anyone had explored before naming Lone Island]