I figured it would help if we had a master thread for all alternate terminology/vocabulary discussions. Most of the threads started for asking this kind of advice die pretty soon, only lasting for a couple of posts or a couple of pages at most. So, to prevent cluttering the forums with these kind of mini-threads, let's just have this one central marketplace of ideas. Hope you find this useful.
Some useful links :
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/alternate_history/alternate_terminology
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/alternate_history/alternate_geographic_names
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/resources/etymology
Some examples of past discussions about alternate etymology :
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=160522
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246217
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=283971
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=241486
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=262243
Some useful links :
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/alternate_history/alternate_terminology
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/alternate_history/alternate_geographic_names
http://wiki.alternatehistory.com/doku.php/resources/etymology
Some examples of past discussions about alternate etymology :
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=160522
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246217
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=283971
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=241486
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=262243