Cloud Cuckoo Land

A nonexistent place of perfection, a utopia. This phrase comes from The Birds by the Greek dramatist Aristophanes, in which the birds decide to build a perfect city called Cloud Cuckoo City. Over the years “City” became “Land.”

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shaniqua	shə-NEE-kwə	African American (Modern)
Ruben	RUY-bən (Dutch)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Armenian, Biblical Latin
Luben	-	Bulgarian
Alanis	ə-LAN-is	English (Rare)
Dafna	-	Hebrew
Doris	DAWR-is (English), DO-ris (German)	English, German, Croatian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology