Talk:Nara (city)

Etymology of the name
As another data point possibly in support of the Koreanic theory, I note that Empress Genmei who ordered the move to Nara in 708 was the daughter of Emperor Tenji, in turn the son of Empress Kōgyoku. According to Alexander Vovin, one of the Man'yōshū poems, specifically poem # 9 by Lady Nukata, starts out in Old Korean and was composed in 658 with Empress Kōgyoku as the intended audience. With Empress Genmei as Empress Kōgyoku's granddaughter, it is not unreasonable to explore the possibility that Empress Genmei may also have had knowledge of Old Korean, more specifically the variety used by the Baekje.

‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 00:22, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 15 July 2022

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus to move (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 20:59, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Nara, Nara → Nara (city) – see discusion on Talk:Nagano_(city) and all other cites like Shizuoka (city), etc. Gryffindor (talk) 22:26, 15 July 2022 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Support none of the other settlements called "Nara" seem to be cities.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk ) 08:42, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Support Yes, and the "Nara, Nara" reduplication is maddeningly silly, silly. Imaginatorium (talk) 15:18, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Support Waerloeg (talk) 09:35, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Support A major city should not have it's prefecture included if it is not distinguishing it from another city. Balon Greyjoy (talk) 20:30, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Support Waffledogefern (ᴛᴀʟᴋ) 03:37, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

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