Where did all the provinces got there names from?

I only know the history of hammerfell's name.. and Black Marsh is'n't that hard to guess why they called that

Morrowind - called that by the Empire after the Armistice (If i remember right). Used to be called a lot of names: Velothi, Dwemereth, Resdayn.

Can't remember the others.

edit: I can assume Skyrim is called as such because of the http://www.imperial-library.info/pge/skyrim.shtml.

Highrock is pretty self explanatory, since its basically mountains. Cyrodiil evolved from the name Cyrod, which was the name of the area while Ayleids and later Alessians ruled it. Elsweyr comes either from the saying "a perfect society is always found elsewhere" or from Llesw'er, a khajiiti paradise. I'd guess that Valenwood evolved from "veiled wood." Morrowind was given the name when it was conquered annexed by the imperials, but its origin is unknown to me.

[edit] there, better? it doenst matter for the topic at hand anyways...

Morrowind wasn't conquered, but you're more or less right. Morrowind is the Imperial name for Resdayn, which was probably officially a Khanate, and known to the Nords as Dunmereth, and to the Chimer (essentially the Dunmer) and Dwemer before their alliance as Velothi.

High Rock is obvious. Orsinium means 'Orc town.' Hammerfell used to be called Volenfell, but it means the same thing. Cyrodiil comes from the word 'cyrod.' Black Marsh, or Argonia, is obvious. Elsweyr is from the union of two Khajiiti kingdoms, who were more or less cultural opposites, which, after many years of war, led them to believe that 'a perfect society is always elsewhere.' Skyrim is obvious, as is the Summerset Isles.

Ignore this.

You didn't. Lady Nerevar did.

Oh. I'm an idiot.

Isnt there one to the far south? Like, off the mainland?

thats Summerset Isle

edited my original post <_<

Hehe...just saying

On of the dwemer kings threw his hammer, Volendrung to the west and his clan moved to Volenfell, now called Hammerfell.

I suppose they all got their names one way or another, and the legends are pretty interesting...

I already said I knew Hammerfell's one...

I've to say that the reason of Elsweyr is quite cool..