> Below are some Garish toponyms, as well as information about them, like whether they're canon and a description:

Legacy Spelling English Name Source Canon Etymology Description Location Notes
Aldoä Aldoae Aldoae Terraria yes ald (‘old’) + (‘island’) a fairly large island to be determined the name of my main Terraria world
Altåg Altaug Altaug in-universe yes ald (‘old’) + håg (‘hill’) an unwalled city, originally a farmstead, at the foot of a large hill for which it's named fairly central, near the west coast of the mainland the first ever Garish city I named
Fällsteärsalch Faellstearsalch Meteor Temple Terraria no fällster (‘meteor’, itself from fallan (‘fall’) + ster (‘star’)) + alch (‘temple’) a Greek-style temple at the top of hill with a shrine to meteor heads, made of marble and meteorite N/A a build in Terraria I made to keep new meteorites from spawning by having lots of meteorite already on the surface
Gapsfästning Gapsfaestning Chasm Fortress Terraria to be determined gap (‘chasm’) + fästning (‘fortress’, itself from fästnen (‘fortify’)) a fortress built on a bridge spanning Howling Gorge far north, over Howling Gorge my way of dealing with the Corruption biome in Terraria
Grötscäl Grauitsceal The Great Carapace Terraria yes gråt (‘great’) + scäl (‘carapace’) a large bridge to be determined the largest bridge in Garishland; built as a larger version of the Western Carapace
Håhag Hauhag Hauhag Terraria yes håch (‘high’) + håg (‘hill’) a moderately-sized town to be determined the name of the main town in my main Terraria world
Hülklüf Huilkleuf Howling Gorge Terraria yes hülen (‘howl’) + kluf (‘gorge’) a steep gorge carved through mountainous terrain by the Drimple far north just coined on the day of making this chart
Mircið Mircidi The Mircidian Forest Terraria yes mirc (‘dark, gloomy’) + -ið, a variant of wið (‘wood; woodland’) a large forest stretches from central to north Garishland equivalent to English Murkwood, following the Germanic tradition of naming forests ‘black forest’
Tinne Tilde Tinne Tilde Tin Tilly Terraria yes tinen (‘made of tin’) + Tilde, a pet form of Mächtild (‘Matilda’) a small bridge with a metal roof, for which it's named to be determined in Terraria, it's a tiny bridge in the remnants of the western jungle
Tröllssnieðing Troellssniething Troll's Crossing Terraria yes troll (‘troll’) + snieðing (‘crossing’), from snieðen (‘to cut off; to intersect’)) a small bridge over a gully southeast in Terraria, it's a tiny bridge far to the west
Watarþorp Watarthorp Waterthorpe Terraria yes watar (‘water’) + þorp (‘small, rural settlement’) a small village to be determined in Terraria, it's the jungle town
Westenn Westenn Westenn Terraria yes west (‘west’) + -enn, slender variant of -ann (‘port, landing’) a small fishing town southwest coast in Terraria, it's the village next to the western ocean
Westfêsbrüegg Westfeesbreuigg West Fairy Bridge Terraria yes west (‘west’) + (‘fairy’) + brüegg (‘bridge’) the western half of a larger structure, called Fairy Bridge to be determined the older section of the bridge, originally just called Fairy bridge due to historically frequent fairy sightings
Westscäl Westsceal The Western Carapace Terraria yes west (‘west’) + scäl (‘carapace’) a moderately-sized bridge resembling the Great Carapace somewhere in the west older than the Great Carapace, but significantly smaller
Äldsnieðing Aeldsniething Aeldsniething Terraria yes ald (‘old’) + snieðing (‘crossing’, from snieðen (‘to cut off; to intersect’)) a fairly large island to be determined an old bridge over a small river
Ölefsspier Auilefsspier Olaf's Tower Terraria yes Ölef (‘Olaf’) + spier (‘tower’) a large tower remaining from destroyed castle to be determined abandoned for a long time after the destruction of the surrounding castle, but later refurbished and inhabited by Olaf the Wise, also known as Olaf the Recluse, a Garish king and alchemist; at present, it's a historic site
Östfêsbrüegg Auistfeesbreuigg East Fairy Bridge Terraria yes åst (‘east’) + (‘fairy’) brüegg (‘bridge’) the eastern half of a larger structure, called Fairy Bridge to be determined the newer section of the bridge
Þe Drimpel The Drimpel The Drimple in-universe yes unknown; possibly from North Garish dreempel, a variant of druimpel (‘pit; well’) a large river running northwest far north, draining into the North Sea near the tip of Garishland like Howling gorge, just coined on the day of making this chart

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