Re-name Civ: Siam (as in Thailand)
Leader title: The Mighty ...
Leader Name: Aiko (My Siamese cats name)
City Names: After:
(1) Stars, Constellations, Planets, Science Fiction themes (can include made-up science stuff, like "Quantum Drift", etc.)
(2) I name citys strictly in alabetical ordrer, eg, Aldebarin, Betelguise, Canopus, Deneb, etc. Cycled A-Z then repeat with a diffenent A type, B type, etc. I can rougly tell a cities location by its name/letter type. Some letters can be pretty tough!
Leaders: All are great Science Fiction writers: Asimov, Heinlein, Niven, etc.
Lots of fun, LOL!
I usually KEEP the original Civ's name of a city conquest (thats not razed of course). Sorta nostlagic thing a 1000 years later, heritage, you know? Sometimes, though, I will change the name, depending on mood, and then it ALWAYS gets a "New ..." in front of a name already used, like New Debeb, etc. I save "Novy" or "Nova" for science fiction-ly names, like "Nova Solaris", when I am stumped for a name for an obsqure letter (like Q or Z).