closed CountryName: Sao Tome and Principe .com(with the accents)

[lyndonmaxewell]

More information on the country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/São_Tomé_and_Príncipe


São Tomé and Pr�*ncipe (country name)

Unicode: SãoToméandPr�*ncipe.com
Punnycode: xn--sotomandprncipe-kkb0i9c.com

 

[625domains]

problem is the "and" part. it's kind of wierd to do part of the name in portuguese and the middle part in english. the name of the country is : "São Tomé
e PrÃ*ncipe"

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

"São Tomé and Pr�*ncipe" - Google 46,400,000 search results
"São Tomé e Pr�*ncipe" - Google 1,470,000 search results

It is an English word going from definitions from these sources:-

Answers.com - http://www.answers.com/topic/s-o-tom-and-pr-ncipe
Dictionary.com - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/S%C3%A3o%20Tom%C3%A9%20and%20Pr%C3%ADncipe
MSN Encarta - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565299/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.html
- http://encarta.msn.com/fact_631504852/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe_Facts_and_Figures.html
Encyclopædia Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/search?query=S%E3o+Tom%E9+and+Pr%EDncipe&ct=&searchSubmit.x=0&searchSubmit.y=0


Sites that use "São Tomé and Pr�*ncipe" as above in the thread title:-

IMF (International Monetary Fund) - http://www.imf.org/external/country/STP/index.htm
World Bank - http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXT...K:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:382765,00.html
U.S. Department of State (Travel) - http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1010.html
All Africa - http://allafrica.com/saotomeandprincipe/
GSM Association (GSMA) - http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_st.shtml
Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107943.html



Do read up on exonym and endonym. For example, Deutschland is an endonym; Germany is an English exonym for the same place; and Allemagne is a French exonym.

São Tomé and Pr�*ncipe is an English exonym, while São Tomé e Pr�*ncipe is an endonym for the Portuguese.

 

[tucan]

$ XXXX

good idn!

 

[domainstosell]

I like it, it has a lot of potential, and geographics are usually quite good. I would develop if I were you...

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

Thanks. Of course the one thing that is hindering me is that it is a pretty small nation, which I know nothing about! (Shocking, isn't it?)
How else would others appraise this name?

 

[brian1234]

Difficult name, hard to see much value in this one...

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

Difficult name, hard to see much value in this one...

I can assure you I had trouble pronouncing the name myself initially.

 

[Seraphim]

Hmmm... hard to appraise. I'll get back to you.

 

[625domains]

"São Tomé and Pr�*ncipe" - Google 46,400,000 search results
"São Tomé e Pr�*ncipe" - Google 1,470,000 search results

It is an English word going from definitions from these sources:-

Answers.com - http://www.answers.com/topic/s-o-tom-and-pr-ncipe
Dictionary.com - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/S%C3%A3o%20Tom%C3%A9%20and%20Pr%C3%ADncipe
MSN Encarta - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565299/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.html
- http://encarta.msn.com/fact_631504852/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe_Facts_and_Figures.html
Encyclopædia Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/search?query=S%E3o+Tom%E9+and+Pr%EDncipe&ct=&searchSubmit.x=0&searchSubmit.y=0


Sites that use "São Tomé and Pr�*ncipe" as above in the thread title:-

IMF (International Monetary Fund) - http://www.imf.org/external/country/STP/index.htm
World Bank - http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXT...K:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:382765,00.html
U.S. Department of State (Travel) - http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1010.html
All Africa - http://allafrica.com/saotomeandprincipe/
GSM Association (GSMA) - http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_st.shtml
Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107943.html



Do read up on exonym and endonym. For example, Deutschland is an endonym; Germany is an English exonym for the same place; and Allemagne is a French exonym.

São Tomé and Pr�*ncipe is an English exonym, while São Tomé e Pr�*ncipe is an endonym for the Portuguese.

Actually the important part about idn is who will have the right keyboard to type it in, so your information about google search results don't mean much, it's who and how will people type it in. I like the domain but in terms of people actually typing in the domain with the accents correctly it won't be anyone in countries with english keyboards.

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

I believe the only arguement that we were on was this:-

problem is the "and" part. it's kind of wierd to do part of the name in portuguese and the middle part in english. the name of the country is : "São Tomé
e Pr�*ncipe"

Take note.

São Tomé and PrÃ*ncipe — Democratic Republic of São Tomé and PrÃ*ncipe

* Portuguese: São Tomé e PrÃ*ncipe - República Democrática de São Tomé e PrÃ*ncipe

The search results shows so for the more popular term.

 

[shambles]

nice one. smallm poor island nation but lots of oil in its territorial waters. poised for a development boom

 

[lyndonmaxewell]

yea, but it may be a long while before everything takes place. 5 yrs? 10?