That is something that More himself addresses in an addendum to his book: Wherfore not Utopie, but rather rightely my name is Eutopie, a place of felicitie. In English, Utopia is pronounced the same as Eutopia (the latter word, in Greek Εὐτοπία, meaning 'good place,' contains the prefix εὐ-, 'good', with which the οὔ of Utopia has come to be confused in the English pronunciation). In fact, More's very first name for the island was Nusquama, the Latin equivalent of 'no-place', but he eventually opted for the Greek-influenced name. In early modern English, Utopia was spelled 'Utopie', which is today rendered Utopy in some editions. Utopia is derived from the Greek prefix 'ou-' ( οὔ), meaning 'not', and topos ( τόπος), 'place', with the suffix -iā ( -ίᾱ) that is typical of toponyms the name literally means 'nowhere', emphasizing its fictionality. That translates, 'A truly golden little book, no less beneficial than entertaining, of a republic's best state and of the new island Utopia'. The first created original name was even longer: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia.

About the Best State of a Commonwealth and the New Island of Utopia.

On the Best Kind of a Republic and About the New Island of Utopia.Concerning the Best Condition of the Commonwealth and the New Island of Utopia.On the Best State of a Commonwealth and on the New Island of Utopia.Concerning the Highest State of the Republic and the New Island Utopia.On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia.It is variously rendered as any of the following: The title De optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia literally translates, 'Of a republic's best state and of the new island Utopia'.

Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Utopia ( Latin: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia, 'A truly golden little book, not less beneficial than enjoyable, about how things should be in a state and about the new island Utopia') is a work of fiction and socio- political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516. Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia at Latin Wikisource

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