How do you name yours?

[grapplehoeker]

I noticed recently in the April Progress Update a comment about someone's inability to think of original names for their districts. Rather than go off topic there, I thought I'd start it here.
I don't have a great deal of interest in the names of my districts, nor for any of my residents or animals for that matter.
They are just reference points for me during my build and with UI turned off when the city is done and i'm taking my shots/vids of it I don't see the names anyway.
Most of the time therefore, I accept anything the game automatically names them.
Sometimes,I do name them though; just because each of my cities has it's own character and even a reference point deserves a little personality. Thinking of names isn't difficult but even if I were to have trouble, I simply look around and use whatever is at hand. And so the infamous "Dusty Boards" iron mines, "Moonrise Moors" farming belt and "Dog needs a walk" forest districts were born. (The latter is actually a great personal reminder and appears on every map, just in case I get too distracted ;)

[KalorienSauGER]

Haha, I also give my districts similar names as you.
Just the "dog-idea" i didnt had til now, very good :D

I read between your words, you are very love this game...
There is only one thing left to say:

It's just the same feeling as I have! :)))))

[cookii]

That's actually fantastic and I will use your naming strategy now.

[Saber Kitsune]

Since it kinda counts, I've nicknamed a bridge "Garbridge" due to most of of the garbage trucks have to cross it to get the incinerators on the other side of the river. Aside from that, I don't really care much for district names atm. If I did though, I'll most likely use fictional places from games, books, movies, etc

[ErickaUnlimited]

I enjoy the ability to name all the little things in my city, so for districts, I usually either use ones from the places I live, or make them up completely. Sometimes the game auto picks a name I rather like, so in that instance I leave them alone.

[Kago™².]

I usually put an unique building in each distric (churches, cathedrals, universities, etc) So I name those districs with the building name for example: Saint Johns Cathedral, Distric of the University, Town Hall distric, etc..

[TakedownKG1]

It depends, if the random name seems OK to me I keep it, then I name other districts around it similar things. Or I just use neighbourhood names from my home town or other places near me.

[Terra Beh]

For one of my maps I used names from my favorite game series. So, Bowerstone and Oakvale etc.it's my Albion. For my other map I have been using flower names for resident, candy & desserts for commercial, forrest industry is trees, and veggies for the farming. I just tried to come up with an easy system so I can easily identify what is where.

[Plazmic Flame]

I just have a theme...

City Name: Diamond Valley
District Names: Ruby Grove, Sapphire Lanes, Emerald Hills, etc

:)

[Cain.]

For myself I use a mixture of names which are vaguely what you might find in steampunk/dystopian settings, functional ones, and fictional/real-life.

Ie. Industrial zones - 'The Works'
Commercial zones - 'Exchange Square'; 'Market Garden'
Residential - 'Plains District'; 'Lake District'; 'Wind District'; 'Cloud District' (obvious reference here)

[DidNotFinish]

I always name them, here's a few that I can think of off the top of my head:

Emerson
Lafayette
Fairview
Belfont
Radford
Levittown
Brentwood
Newcastle
Queenstown
Promontory Hill

See, I use names that I've heard or seen before and then tweak them slightly to make them unique. I never ever use the default names.

[mountrye]

I give the districts names to remind me what they're for. For example, for my oil districts I have referred to oil companies like Kuwait and BP to found The Q8 Caliphate and Beepeeby. For farming district's I have Old McBurger's Farms and Molassian Fields. The first industry district in a city will usually be generic industry, and to commemorate the founders, I have named such a district Ye Olde Factoryes.

Still a bit of a noob, I haven't yet made districts for other purposes than industry specialization, but I'm thinking of doing an area for the rich, with special ordinances. Now what should I call that.... Richie Rich's Richmond? Hmmm, have to think about that...