Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-2165692-20140817160507/@comment-17114085-20140817161445

Elsweyr comes from a khajiiti proverb: "perfect society is always elsewhere."

Hammerfell has also been called Hegathe, by the Aldmer, and Volenfell, by the Dwemer Clan that first came there.

Skyrim used to be called Mereth by the Atmorans, don't know where the name Skyrim came from.

Black Marsh got that name when the outer swamps of Argonia were conquered by the Empire. Don't remember if it was the Second or the Third Empire.

I have no idea how Valenwood got its name.

Morrowind has only been called Morrowind since the 3rd Era, it had other names like Resdayn, Dwemereth and Velothi.

High Rock used to be the Direnni Hegemory, it only got the name High Rock once the Bretons took over.