Talk:Brunei Darussalam

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Brunei Darussalam

This is a Malay name, and Wikipedia doesn't make any mention that this is any kind of official name. Instead it says the official name is Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace. So is this actually attested, and indeed attested as the official name of Brunei? —CodeCat 19:39, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

I have seen this name in English-language maps as a long-form name. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:46, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

It's easy to find sources for this, e.g. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/brunei-darussalam —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:47, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

It's easily attestable, but not necessarily as its official name. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 14:45, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

The UN seems to use it as its official name and its short name (but then it also uses the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as Macedonia's official and short names). — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 14:54, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

cited Kiwima (talk) 21:45, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

@Kiwima: It's cited, but is the definition verified, that is, do we have any evidence that this is the official name of Brunei? — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 01:50, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

If you look at the authors of the three cites (Prime Minister's Office. Brunei; USA International Business Publications; and Commonwealth Secretariat) I would take that as reasonably strong evidence. Kiwima (talk) 02:30, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

@Kiwima: There's a distinction between official name and short name though. Its use in these sources don't indicate its status as an official name. The Malay official name is Negara Brunei Darussalam, so Brunei Darussalam could be a short name. Of course, as I've stated above, the UN uses it as both the official name and short name. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 02:54, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

According to this the official name is Brunei Darussalam or Negara Brunei Darussalam where Negara means "country" in Malay. Kiwima (talk) 08:34, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 10:29, 25 October 2017 (UTC)