Due to the Prespa agreement, the Republic of Macedonia has been renamed to the Republic of North Macedonia. In June 2018, the Arbitration Committee authorised an RFC to change the naming conventions for Macedonia. Now tat the name change has occurred, we should consider what the changes should be.

This discussion will end on XX March 2019.

Contributors are reminded to base their opinions on the principles of naming conventions, disambiguation, the neutral point of view policy and the reliable sources guideline.

Once the discussion period is over, consensus will be reviewed by a panel of three uninvolved, experienced contributors.

There are 9 areas of discussion:

  1. Main article
  2. Disambiguation
  3. Nationality of people
  4. Government organisations and other associated entities
  5. Adjective
  6. Language, ethnicity, culture etc
  7. Present day references
  8. Historical names
  9. Other proposals

Main article

What should the main article on North Macedonia be called?

1A: North Macedonia

The main article should be titled North Macedonia.

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1B: Republic of North Macedonia

The main article should be titled Republic of North Macedonia.

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Disambiguation

What should the order of items on Macedonia be?

2A: North Macedonia at the top

North Macedonia should still be at the top, with explanatory text added.

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2B: Macedonia (region) at the top

Macedonia (region) should be at the top.

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Nationality of people

What should people from North Macedonia be called?

3A: Macedonian

The people form North Macedonia are North Macedonian.

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3B: Macedonian

The people form North Macedonia are Macedonian.

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Government organisations and other associated entities

What adjective should government organisations and other associated entities from North Macedonia use?

4A: "of North Macedonia" only

Government organisations and other associated entities from North Macedonia use "... of North Macedonia" only e.g. Government of North Macedonia, not (North) Macedonian Government.

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4B: Macedonian

Government organisations and other associated entities from North Macedonia use Macedonian, e.g. Macedonian Government. Note: "... of North Macedonia" is also acceptable, where a similar form would be used for other countries.

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4C: North Macedonian

Government organisations and other associated entities from North Macedonia use North Macedonian, e.g. North Macedonian Government. Note: "... of North Macedonia" is also acceptable, where a similar form would be used for other countries.

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