Place names?

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

Inspired by a recent post... what do you think of place named when you're not from the place or have no heritage there... like for example Ireland. I am not Irish, directly or have any past heritage from there... but I may love the name and the place, the culture, the people. Same with people naming their children Asia and having no heritage there. Yay, Nay? what say you?

Comments

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like a lot of place names, but I probably wouldn't use them myself. I feel like if you're using them, it's best if you have some ties to that culture. But I would also extend that to being *interested* in the culture or area or whatever, even if it's not a part of your heritage.

Where I take issue is when it seems as though the name has been chosen simply because it sounds good.

[monkey-fruit.livejournal.com]

Pretty much this.