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Naming Question

Long time no see. Hope you have been doing good.

I was hoping you could help help me with a naming question.

I recently came across the Estados Unidos Perú-Bolivianos and the name "Los Incas." I'm tempted to use this name instead of "Tahuantinsuyo" in my Russian America (due to it being shorter and easier on the tongue). However, I wanted to get a native Spanish-speaker's prospective on what this name for a country would work.

Does the name "Los Incas" (two words) sound good for a Spanish-speaking country? (similar to "El Salvador" or "La Pampa"). Or would it be further shortened to "Inca" in normal conversation?

Thank you for your time. Please take care. ^_^ -- NuclearVacuum 03:23, June 16, 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. I'm happy to hear you and your family are doing well. My family and myself have been doing alright given the circumstances.

I had a feeling "Los Incas" sounded off, so thank you for the clarification.

In regards to your suggestion of "República Inca", could the name "Inca" work as a short name? Or is it also too descriptive of the people to work? I'm asking because of Argentina (República Argentina) and the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa (Estado Portuguesa) (which I just learned).

Once again, thank you for your time and help. -- NuclearVacuum 00:32, June 17, 2020 (UTC)

Thank you once again for your help. I really wanted to avoid using a double-barrel name for the country, but you are right that I don't see any clearer alternative. All good in the end. Thank you again. =) -- NuclearVacuum 02:40, June 20, 2020 (UTC)

No worries. It's all good. I'm currently in the process of reworking the history for the Peru-Bolivian Confederation in my timeline. All-in-all, I'm starting to dig the name "Peru and Bolivia" or "Peru-Bolivia" as the short name (makes more sense the more I think about it). I just wanted to know if there were alternatives. I also wanted to avoid naming this country something that would sound awful in their native tongue.

Thank you again. ^_^ -- NuclearVacuum 00:39, June 22, 2020 (UTC)