Alternative History:Alternate Names

You will find here alternate name for countries in OTL that could be used in alternate histories. These were either briefly used or proposed around the time of creation but discarded. Feel free to add entries but try to refrain from adding personnal suggestions.

Argentina

 * Rio de La Plata

Austria

 * United States of Greater Austria was proposed in 1906

Canada (post-1867)
These are mainly from contemporary newspapers as reported on the Canadian ministry of resources website: In addition, "Kingdom of Canada" was the prefered name among Canadians. "Dominion" was chosen largely as a result of American objections.
 * Albertsland (after Prince Albert)
 * Albionora ("northern Albion"),
 * Borealia (from a latin word meaning north)
 * Britannia
 * Cabotia (after John Cabot, one of the early european navigator to land in modern day Canada)
 * Colonia
 * Efisga (a combination of the first letters of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, and Aboriginal lands)
 * Hochelaga (a name used on early map to represent a large part of modern day central Canada, also former name of Montreal)
 * Norland
 * Superior
 * Transatlantia ("over the atlantic" from the british point of view)
 * Tupona (an acrostic for the United Provinces of North America)
 * Victorialand (after queen victoria)

Colombia

 * New Granada (Nueva Granada in Spanish)
 * Gran Colombia Name of the federation of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela

Ecuador

 * Quito

Ethiopia

 * Abyssinia name for the Ethiopian Empire which in OTL existed between 1270-1975

Germany

 * Union of German Countries was proposed for a confederation in 1948

Ghana

 * Gold Coast name of the former British colony in Ghana

Iran

 * Persia

Sweden

 * Svea Rike

United Kingdom

 * Albion Name applied to Great Britain by Pliny the Elder. All the islands of Britain were known as "the Britanniae"

United States

 * Vinland
 * Columbia
 * Fredonia
 * Appalachia
 * Amerigo Vespucci-land