Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24614685-20140826113605/@comment-24614685-20160903022453

110.175.225.181 wrote: In German, it is called 'Tränenstadt', which means City of Tears (crying). Furthermore, in Russian it is called 'Тир' (Tir), which would be pronounced similar to the word Tear (crying).

I guess it is named for the tears of the slaves.

Two years later, and I've now got a definitive answer. Thanks man!