Haha great post @Jon the Numbat but 'founded the settlement of Vieux Carré' oh my now that is funny. Mayans name their new glorious city by coincidence the same name the French would use for that spot on Île d'Orléans.
An interesting thing is what name would the city there be, if Bienville had not named it Nouvelle Orléans and the particular area he founded would become the Vieux Carré of modern times as the city grew into over 10 different wards. Originally the cities area was and still technically is, Île d'Orléans but obviously that would not be used.
However, the cities nickname, Ville du Croissant/ Crescent City is a possibility as at the turn of the fleuve Mississippi there is a crescent shape formed by it and the land on either side. Then a smaller cresecent is formed only a few km down between the Algiers pointe and the Vieux Carré and 9th ward Marigny area. So a Mayan equivalent of Crescent city or City of the Crescent is plausible.
Another possibility is the odd word, Tchouptoulas. A Louisianais French rendering of a Choctaw/Houma word meaning beside the river or down the river. Perhaps a Mayan play on this word could be used? This name could in otl have become the official name, when LaBalize was the major city in Louisiane (1690s-1718), the area was likely called this as a Indian trading post before the area was renamed in the French manner and Tchouptoulas became a major street along the Mississippi.
An interesting thing is what name would the city there be, if Bienville had not named it Nouvelle Orléans and the particular area he founded would become the Vieux Carré of modern times as the city grew into over 10 different wards. Originally the cities area was and still technically is, Île d'Orléans but obviously that would not be used.
However, the cities nickname, Ville du Croissant/ Crescent City is a possibility as at the turn of the fleuve Mississippi there is a crescent shape formed by it and the land on either side. Then a smaller cresecent is formed only a few km down between the Algiers pointe and the Vieux Carré and 9th ward Marigny area. So a Mayan equivalent of Crescent city or City of the Crescent is plausible.
Another possibility is the odd word, Tchouptoulas. A Louisianais French rendering of a Choctaw/Houma word meaning beside the river or down the river. Perhaps a Mayan play on this word could be used? This name could in otl have become the official name, when LaBalize was the major city in Louisiane (1690s-1718), the area was likely called this as a Indian trading post before the area was renamed in the French manner and Tchouptoulas became a major street along the Mississippi.