Araluen {a-rah-loo-en} : is an aboriginal word meaning ‘place of the singing waters’, ‘place of the lilies’. I think this word is the perfect name for our magical little sanctuary vale.

Visken {vhisk-en} : is derived from ‘Viskar’, a Swedish verb that means ‘to whisper’. Perfect for an enchanted forest that protects its inhabitants.

Seren {se-ren} : is the Welsh word for star (and also a girl’s name). I’ve often thought while looking up at huge mountains like their peaks point to certain special stars, so this is why our mountain range is called the Seren Mountains.

Moln {mol:n} : is the Swedish word for cloud. The perfect place to hide a lot of endangered magical creatures who are regularly hunted, a cloud valley.

Elva {ell:va} : is derived from the Norwegian word for rivers, elver. Loch Elva has multiple rivers that run into and out of it so it became known as the lake of rivers; Loch Elva.